Independent Monitoring Sample Clauses

Independent Monitoring. Management is to ensure that there is adequate segregation of duties between the functions of the front, middle, and back offices. Personnel involved in risk measurement, validation, monitoring and reporting are to have the appropriate competencies in understanding the monitored activity and clear independence and autonomy from the trading function. NJR Internal Audit shall perform periodic non-scheduled audits at the discretion of the Vice President of Internal Audit. The results of these audits will be provided to the RMC and the Audit Committee after Management has had the opportunity to review the findings and respond appropriately.
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Independent Monitoring. 1. Ghana shall engage the services of an Independent Monitor in consultation with the Community for the purposes of the functions listed in Annex VI. 2. The Independent Monitor shall be an entity that has no conflict of interest arising from any organisational or commercial relationship with the Community, or Ghana's forest sector regulatory authorities, its licensing authority, any bodies engaged by its licensing authority to verify legal timber production, or any commercial operators in its forest sector. 3. The Independent Monitor shall operate in accordance with a documented management structure and with published policies and procedures that meet internationally-accepted best practices defined by ISO 17021 (requirements for conformity assessment bodies) and ISO 19011 (guidelines for auditing procedures) or equivalent standards. 4. The Independent Monitor shall refer complaints arising from its work to the Joint Monitoring and Review Mechanism. 5. The Independent Monitor will regularly prepare full and summary reports as outlined in Annex VI. 6. The Parties will facilitate the work of the Independent Monitor including by ensuring that the Monitor has access to information as required in territories of both Parties in order to carry out its functions. However, the Parties, in accordance with their national legislation on data protection, may withhold any information which they are not permitted to communicate.
Independent Monitoring. Independent Monitoring (IM) is conducted by Indonesia's civil society and is independent from other elements of the TLAS (those involved in the management or regulation of forest resources and those involved in the independent audit). One of the key objectives is to maintain the credibility of the TLAS by monitoring the implementation of verification. Indonesia has formally recognized the IM function and allows civil society to submit complaints when irregularities in the accreditation, assessment and licensing processes are found. Key Questions: — Has the government made the guidelines for IM publicly available? — Do the guidelines provide clear requirements on the eligibility of organisations to perform IM functions to ensure impartiality and avoid conflicts of interest? — Do the guidelines provide procedures to access the information contained in Annex IX? — Can civil society access the information contained in Annex IX in practice? — Do the guidelines provide procedures for the submission of complaints? Are these procedures publicly available? — Have reporting and public disclosure provisions that apply to verification bodies been clarified and established?
Independent Monitoring. Independent Monitoring (hereinafter referred to as the “IM”) is conducted by a body comprising of representatives from civil society, the private sector and the relevant government ministries and agencies and is independent from other elements of the LAS (those involved in the management or regulation of forest resources and those involved in the independent audit). One of the key objectives is to maintain the credibility of the GTLAS by monitoring the implementation of verification.
Independent Monitoring. The Recipient shall contract non-governmental organizations, on terms of reference acceptable to the Association, to: (a) monitor the implementation of resettlement and compensation activities under the RAPs, the ESMP, the Process Framework and the Contractors’ EMPs; (b) provide legal aid to Affected Persons; and (c) carry out the LAIR program.
Independent Monitoring. 1. On or before May 1, 2014, XxXxxx agrees to hire and retain for the duration of the Monitoring Term an Independent Monitor who is knowledgeable on DOT’s, Illinois’ and local governments and other public entities in Illinois’ DBE Programs to oversee implementation of its Corporate Compliance Program, to provide random unannounced monthly inspections of XxXxxx’x current Public Construction Projects as of the execution date of this Agreement, and Public Construction Projects arising after the execution date of this Agreement, and to inspect records for all Public Construction Projects. a. The Independent Monitor contract (“IM Contract”) will apply to XxXxxx and any other affiliated company that performs work on Public Construction Projects. b. The IM Contract will specify that the Independent Monitor is to report only to the FTA, the State CPOs, and the City, and is subject only to the FTA, the State CPOs, and the City’s control and discretion, and the terms of its contract. c. The IM Contract will require the Independent Monitor to submit periodic reports directly to the FTA, the State CPOs, and the City, with copies to XxXxxx, regarding XxXxxx’x institution and implementation of the measures required by this Agreement, and to any Contracting Agency where the Contracting Agency is referenced in a report. The reports will include a summary of the Independent Monitor’s activities and findings in monitoring XxXxxx’x DBE compliance. A report will be submitted quarterly (every three (3) months) and a final report will be submitted at the end of the third year. d. The IM Contract will provide that the Independent Monitor will communicate any DBE compliance issues to FTA, the State CPOs, the City, and, as applicable, the Contracting Agency, as well as XxXxxx, so that XxXxxx may either explain the issue to the Independent Monitor or take necessary corrective action. However, the IM Contract will also provide that the Independent Monitor may, at its discretion, confidentially communicate a compliance issue to the FTA, the State CPOs, and the City for appropriate guidance. Any such compliance issues, and their resolution, shall be documented in the Independent Monitor’s next report. e. The IM Contract will provide that the Independent Monitor will review any DBE compliance related issues identified by the FTA, the State CPOs, the City, or a Contracting Agency from a previous report. The results of any such review may be included in either the Independent Monitor’s n...
Independent Monitoring. Boards (IMB) - inside every prison (and immigration removal centre) there is an IMB. IMB members are independent and unpaid, appointed by the Ministry of Justice to monitor day-to-day life in their local prison or immigration removal centre and ensure that proper standards of care and decency are maintained.51 This remit includes healthcare provision. The role and accountability of IMBs remain unchanged by this agreement.
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Independent Monitoring 

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  • Contract Monitoring The criminal background checks required by this rule shall be national in scope, and must be conducted at least once every three (3) years. Contractor shall make the criminal background checks required by Paragraph IV.G.1 available for inspection and copying by DRS personnel upon request of DRS.

  • Project Monitoring The Developer shall provide regular status reports to the NYISO in accordance with the monitoring requirements set forth in the Development Schedule, the Public Policy Transmission Planning Process Manual and Attachment Y of the OATT.

  • Independent Manager Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement of the Depositor, the Depositor shall ensure that at least one manager of the Depositor shall be an Independent Manager.

  • Independent Managers Of the authorized number of Managers provided in Section 7.03 hereof, the Board shall at all times have at least two individuals who are Independent Managers (as defined in Section 7.16) who are acting as Managers. So long as any Securities are outstanding, this Section shall not be amended, altered or repealed without the written consent of 100% of the Board (including Independent Managers) with notice of such amendment provided promptly to each Rating Agency. To the fullest extent permitted by law, including Section 18-1101(c) of the Act, and notwithstanding any duty otherwise existing at law or in equity, the Independent Managers shall consider only the interests of the Company, including its creditors, in acting or otherwise voting on the matters referred to in Section 5.02. Except for duties to the Company as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence (including duties to the Member and the Company’s creditors solely to the extent of their respective economic interests in the Company but excluding (i) all other interests of the Member, (ii) the interests of other Affiliates of the Company, and (iii) the interests of any group of Affiliates of which the Company is a part), the Independent Managers shall not have any fiduciary duties to the Member or any other Person bound by this Agreement; provided, however, the foregoing shall not eliminate the implied contractual covenant of good faith and fair dealing. To the fullest extent permitted by law, including Section 18-1101(e) of the Act, an Independent Manager shall not be liable to the Company, the Member or any other Person bound by this Agreement for breach of contract or breach of duties (including fiduciary duties), unless the Independent Manager acted in bad faith or engaged in willful misconduct. No resignation or removal of an Independent Manager, and no appointment of a successor Independent Manager, shall be effective until such successor shall have executed a counterpart to this Agreement. In the event of a vacancy in the position of Independent Manager, the Member shall, as soon as practicable, appoint a successor Independent Manager. All right, power and authority of the Independent Managers shall be limited to the extent necessary to exercise those rights and perform those duties specifically set forth in this Agreement and the Independent Managers shall otherwise have no authority to bind the Company. No Independent Manager shall at any time serve as trustee in bankruptcy for any Affiliate of the Company.

  • Independent Testing Owner shall furnish independent tests, inspections and reports required by law, the Contract Documents or deemed appropriate by the Owner, such as structural, mechanical, and chemical tests, tests for air and water pollution, and tests for hazardous materials to be conducted by consultants retained by the Owner.

  • Program Monitoring The Contractor will make all records and documents required under this Agreement as outlined here, in OEC Policies and NHECC Policies available to the SRO or its designee, the SR Fiscal Officer or their designee and the OEC. Scheduled monitoring visits will take place twice a year. The SRO and OEC reserve the right to make unannounced visits.

  • INDEPENDENT PERSONAL SERVICES 1. Income derived by a resident of a Contracting State in respect of professional services or other activities of an independent character shall be taxable only in that State unless he has a fixed base regularly available to him in the other Contracting State for the purpose of performing his activities. If he has such a fixed base, the income may be taxed in the other State but only so much of it as is attributable to that fixed base. 2. The term “professional services” includes especially independent scientific, literary, artistic, educational or teaching activities as well as the independent activities of physicians, lawyers, engineers, architects, dentists and accountants.

  • Compliance Monitoring Grantee must be subject to compliance monitoring during the period of performance in which funds are Expended and up to three years following the closeout of all funds. In order to assure that the program can be adequately monitored, the following is required of Grantee: a. Grantee must maintain a financial tracking system provided by Florida Housing that ensures that CRF funds are Expended in accordance with the requirements in this Agreement. b. Grantee must maintain records on all awards to Eligible Persons or Households. These records must include, but are not limited to: i. Proof of income compliance (documentation from submission month, including but not limited to paystub, Florida unemployment statement, social security and/or disability statement, etc.); ii. Lease; and iii. Documentation of rental assistance payments made.

  • Independent Decision The Investor is not relying on the Issuer or on any legal or other opinion in the materials reviewed by the Investor with respect to the financial or tax considerations of the Investor relating to its investment in the Shares. The Investor has relied solely on the representations and warranties, covenants and agreements of the Issuer in this Agreement (including the exhibits and schedules hereto) and on its examination and independent investigation in making its decision to acquire the Shares.

  • EVALUATION AND MONITORING The ORGANIZATION agrees to maintain books, records and other documents and evidence, and to use accounting procedures and practices that sufficiently and properly support the complete performance of and the full compliance with this Agreement. The ORGANIZATION will retain these supporting books, records, documents and other materials for at least three (3) calendar years following the year in which the Agreement expires. The COUNTY and/or the State Auditor and any of their representatives shall have full and complete access to these books, records and other documents and evidence retained by the ORGANIZATION respecting all matters covered in and under this Agreement, and shall have the right to examine such during normal business hours as often as the COUNTY and/or the State Auditor may deem necessary. Such representatives shall be permitted to audit, examine and make excerpts or transcripts from such records, and to make audits of all contracts, invoices, materials, and records of matters covered by this Agreement. These access and examination rights shall last for three calendar years following the year in which the Agreement expires. The COUNTY intends without guarantee for its agents to use reasonable security procedures and protections to assure that related records and documents provided by the ORGANIZATION are not erroneously disclosed to third parties. The COUNTY will, however, disclose or make this material available to those authorized by/in the above paragraph or permitted under the provisions of Chapter 42.56 RCW without notice to the ORGANIZATION. The ORGANIZATION shall cooperate with and freely participate in any other monitoring or evaluation activities pertinent to this Agreement that the COUNTY finds needing to be conducted.

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