Regulatory Activities Beginning on the Effective Date and to the extent UGNX remains the Lead Development Party with respect to a particular territory, subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the requirements of Applicable Laws, UGNX, shall: (a) use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to file (or have filed) all Regulatory Filings with respect to the Licensed Products in the Field in order to obtain Marketing Approvals in each country in the Territory and the European Territory (or to obtain the European Centralized Approval in the European Core Territory) and in order to obtain Pricing and/or Reimbursement Approvals in the Profit Share Territory; (b) respond in a timely fashion to requests for data and information from Regulatory Authorities with respect to the Licensed Products in the Field in the Territory and the European Territory; and (c) meet with officials of the Regulatory Authorities at such times as may be requested by such Regulatory Authorities with respect to the Core Development Activities (“Regulatory Activities”), provided that KHK will have primary responsibility for obtaining, and UGNX shall provide all assistance reasonably requested by KHK, in relation to Pricing and/or Reimbursement Approvals for the Licensed Products in the Field in the European Territory. For the avoidance of doubt, UGNX will be responsible for obtaining, and KHK will provide all assistance reasonably requested by UGNX, in relation to Pricing and/or Reimbursement Approvals, if any, for the Licensed Products in the Field in the Profit Share Territory as part of the UGNX Core Development Activities, it being understood that the costs incurred by UGNX in connection with such activities will be shared equally (50/50). All such Regulatory Activities will be conducted in a manner consistent with the Core Development Plan and coordinated by the JSC in accordance with Article 3. Without limiting the applicability of the foregoing and the remainder of this Article 5, UGNX shall interface with the applicable Regulatory Authority(ies) and, through the JDC, shall keep KHK reasonably informed of all material events and developments occurring in the course of the Regulatory Activities, including scheduled UGNX regulatory strategy discussions and meetings with Regulatory Authorities in the Territory and the European Territory relating to the Licensed Products in the Field.
Regulatory Actions The following provisions shall be applicable to the parties to the extent that they are required to be included in employment agreements between a savings bank and its employees pursuant to Section 563.39(b) of the Office of Thrift Supervision (“OTS”) Rules and Regulations, 12 C.F.R. §563.39(b), or any successor thereto, and shall be controlling in the event of a conflict with any other provision of this Agreement, including without limitation Section 5 hereof.
(a) If the Executive is suspended from office and/or temporarily prohibited from participating in the conduct of the Bank’s affairs pursuant to notice served under Section 8(e)(3) or Section 8(g)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (“FDIA”)(12 U.S.C. §§1818(e)(3) and 1818(g)(1)), the Bank’s obligations under this Agreement shall be suspended as of the date of service, unless stayed by appropriate proceedings. If the charges in the notice are dismissed, the Bank may, in its discretion: (i) pay the Executive all or part of the compensation withheld while its obligations under this Agreement were suspended, and (ii) reinstate (in whole or in part) any of its obligations which were suspended.
(b) If the Executive is removed from office and/or permanently prohibited from participating in the conduct of the Bank’s affairs by an order issued under Section 8(e)(4) or Section 8(g)(1) of the FDIA (12 U.S.C. §§1818(e)(4) and (g)(1)), all obligations of the Bank under this Agreement shall terminate as of the effective date of the order, but vested rights of the Executive and the Bank as of the date of termination shall not be affected.
(c) If the Bank is in default, as defined in Section 3(x)(1) of the FDIA (12 U.S.C. §1813(x)(1)), all obligations under this Agreement shall terminate as of the date of default, but vested rights of the Executive and the Bank as of the date of termination shall not be affected.
(d) All obligations under this Agreement shall be terminated pursuant to 12 C.F.R. §563.39(b)(5), except to the extent that it is determined that continuation of the Agreement for the continued operation of the Bank is necessary: (i) by the Director of the OTS, or his/her designee, at the time the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) enters into an agreement to provide assistance to or on behalf of the Bank under the authority contained in Section 13(c) of the FDIA (12 U.S.C. §1823(c)); or (ii) by the Director of the OTS, or his/her designee, at the time the Director or his/her designee approves a supervisory merger to resolve problems related to operation of the Bank or when the Bank is determined by the Director of the OTS to be in an unsafe or unsound condition, but vested rights of the Executive and the Employers as of the date of termination shall not be affected.
Regulatory Action (a) If the Executive is removed and/or permanently prohibited from participating in the conduct of the Employer’s affairs by an order issued under Section 8(e)(4) or 8(g)(l) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (“FDIA”) (12 U.S.C. 1818(e)(4) and (g)(l)), all obligations of the Employer under this Agreement shall terminate, as of the effective date of such order, except for the payment of Base Salary due and owing under Section 4.1 on the effective date of said order, and reimbursement under Section 4.6 of expenses incurred as of the effective date of termination.
(b) If the Executive is suspended and/or temporarily prohibited from participating in the conduct of the Employer’s affairs by a notice served under Section 8(e)(3) or 8(g)(l) of the FDIA (12 U.S.C. 1818(e)(3) and (g)(l)), all obligations of the Employer under this Agreement shall be suspended as of the date of service, unless stayed by appropriate proceedings. If the charges in the notice are dismissed, the Employer shall (i) pay the Executive all or part of the compensation withheld while its contract obligations were suspended and (ii) reinstate (in whole or in part) any of its obligations which were suspended.
(c) If the Employer is in default (as defined in Section 3(x)(l) of the FDIA), all obligations under this Agreement shall terminate as of the date of default, but the vested rights of the parties shall not be affected.
(d) All obligations under this Agreement shall be terminated, except to the extent a determination is made that continuation of the contract is necessary for the continued operation of the Employer (i) by the director of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) or his or her designee (the “Director”), at the time the FDIC enters into an agreement to provide assistance to or on behalf of the Employer under the authority contained in 13(c) of the FDIA; or (ii) by the Director, at the time the Director approves a supervisory merger to resolve problems related to operation of the Employer when the Employer is determined by the Director to be in an unsafe and unsound condition. Any rights of the Executive that have already vested, however, shall not be affected by such action.
Regulatory Affairs From the point in time at which Novartis gives GW notice in writing that it wishes to take on responsibility for Regulatory Filings and Regulatory Approvals in the Territory, Novartis shall be responsible for all interactions with Regulatory Authorities in the Territory with respect to Regulatory Approvals as set forth in this Section 6.1, and including, filing and maintaining any required Regulatory Approvals, seeking necessary permits and/or scheduling or re-scheduling in controlled substance listings or de-scheduling of the Product from controlled substances listings in the Territory.
(a) Where required, Novartis (or its applicable Affiliate or Sublicensee) will be responsible for arranging for the Product to be scheduled in any applicable controlled substance schedule(s) in countries in the Territory. GW agrees, without additional consideration, to give all necessary consents, declarations and documentation as are reasonably required to implement the foregoing and to provide Novartis with all assistance reasonably requested by Novartis (including attending meetings with Regulatory Authorities in any such country) for the purpose of arranging for such scheduling.
(b) Subject to Section 6.1(g), Novartis (or its applicable Affiliate or Sublicensee) will file and hold all Regulatory Approvals for the Products in countries in the Territory in its own name and on its own behalf. Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, within ten (10) Business Days following the Effective Date, GW will assign to Novartis all Regulatory Filings with any Regulatory Authority in the Territory at the Effective Date relating to any Product and Novartis will reimburse GW all fees paid by GW to Regulatory Authorities in such countries with respect to the submission of such Regulatory Filings. On request by Novartis, GW will deliver notices of such assignment to the applicable Regulatory Authorities. In addition, GW agrees to give all necessary consents, declarations and documentation as are reasonably required to implement the foregoing.
(c) Subject to Sections 4.2 and 6.1(e), Novartis (or its applicable Affiliate or Sublicensee) will be responsible for conducting, at its sole expense, such activities directed towards obtaining and maintaining Regulatory Approvals for Products in the Territory as it determines appropriate in its sole discretion; provided, however, that Novartis agrees to submit Regulatory Filings for Marketing Approvals for a Product in each of the Key Countries. Thereafter, Novartis shall, on a Key Country-by-Key Country basis further prosecute all such Regulatory Filings in the Key Countries in a timely, professional and diligent manner, including by paying all required filing fees promptly and responding to correspondence and requests for further information from Regulatory Authorities in the Key Countries within a reasonable timeframe. Novartis shall share with GW its plans for obtaining Regulatory Approvals in the Key Countries at the first JSC meeting and thereafter shall supply GW with its updated plan from time to time. Novartis shall report its performance against this regulatory plan to the JSC each Calendar Quarter.
(d) Novartis will: (A) determine the regulatory plans and strategies for the Products in the Territory; (B) (either itself or through its Affiliates or Sublicensees and subject to Section 6.1(g)) make and own all Regulatory Filings with respect to the Products in the Territory; and (C) will be responsible for obtaining and maintaining Regulatory Approvals with respect to the Products in the Territory in the name of Novartis or its Affiliates or Sublicensees. Accordingly:
(i) Novartis, shall at its own cost write, assemble, otherwise prepare and file all Regulatory Filings required to obtain Regulatory Approvals for Products in the Territory;
(ii) Novartis shall be the principal contact with all Regulatory Authorities on all matters pertaining to any Product, but shall consult regularly with GW regarding such matters, giving due regard to GW’s views;
(iii) Novartis shall provide to GW copies of all substantive correspondence with Regulatory Authorities in the Territory related to any Product, and, to the extent practicable, shall consult with GW in advance of submitting any material correspondence related to any Product to any such Regulatory Authority;
(iv) GW shall provide to Novartis copies of all substantive correspondence with the EMA related to any Product and, to the extent practicable, shall consult with Novartis in advance of submitting any material correspondence related to any Product to the EMA in circumstances where such correspondence could reasonably be expected to impact on the Commercialization and/or Regulatory Approvals of any Product in the Territory;
(v) Novartis shall provide such notice to GW as is reasonably practicable under the circumstances of upcoming meetings related to any Product with Regulatory Authorities in the Territory. Subject to the consent of the relevant Regulatory Authority, GW shall be entitled to attend any such meetings as an observer, and Novartis may require GW’s attendance at any such meeting it deems to be potentially material; and
(vi) Novartis shall pay all filing and maintenance costs of Regulatory Filings and Regulatory Approvals for the Product in the Territory during the Term.
(e) GW shall, without additional consideration, fully cooperate with and provide assistance to Novartis in connection with filings to any Regulatory Authority relating to the Product(s) in the Territory in order to obtain or maintain Regulatory Approvals (including Pricing and/or Reimbursement Approvals, where applicable), including by (i) providing Novartis with an electronic copy of the registration dossier for the Product in the European Union as well as providing Novartis with an electronic copy of this registration dossier in eCTD format if and when available in eCTD format, and upon request by Novartis, an electronic copy of a draft of the registration dossier for the Product in the US as soon as such draft is made available to GW (if this draft is made available to GW in eCTD format GW will provide it to Novartis in eCID format); (ii) upon request by Novartis, providing Novartis with draft responses to any requests from Regulatory Authorities in the Territory related to the Development or manufacture of Products (including any requests related to the chemistry manufacturing and controls (CMC) section of any Regulatory Filing); and (iii) executing any required documents, providing access to personnel and providing Novartis with copies of all reasonably required documentation. To the extent requested by Novartis, GW shall also grant or cause to be granted to Novartis and its Affiliates or Sublicensees, within thirty (30) days of receipt of a written request from Novartis, cross-reference rights to any relevant drug master files and other filings submitted by GW or its Affiliates with any Regulatory Authority and any Regulatory Approval for Product issued by any Regulatory Authority to GW or its Affiliates.
(f) Subject to Novartis having access to reimbursement data from outside the Territory, data generated by Novartis for reimbursement shall be available for GW and its ex-Territory licensees of the Products to use with respect to the Products outside the Territory.
(g) In the event that (A) it is not possible under applicable Laws for Novartis to file for or hold Regulatory Approvals for the Product in any country in the Territory and/or (B) if requested by Novartis in writing to do so, to the extent permitted by applicable Laws and for the duration determined by Novartis, GW will file and/or hold all Regulatory Approvals for the Products in such country, at Novartis’s cost and expense (provided that all such costs and expenses shall be in accordance with a plan and budget agreed in writing by the Parties prior to GW making any such Regulatory Filing), and:
(i) GW will be responsible for, and will use diligent efforts in, obtaining and maintaining all Regulatory Approvals necessary for the Commercialization of the Products in the country in question;
(ii) GW will provide to Novartis copies of all substantive written communications between GW (or its Affiliates) and any Regulatory Authority in the Territory relating to any Product;
(iii) Novartis shall have the right to review and comment upon any Regulatory Filings and correspondence from GW (or its Affiliates) to any Regulatory Authority in the Territory relating to any Product, and GW shall incorporate or address all such comments unless otherwise agreed between the Parties;
(iv) GW will request and seek to arrange such meetings and consultations with Regulatory Authorities in the Territory which may be requested by Novartis, with respect to any Product;
(v) To the extent permitted by the relevant Regulatory Authorities, Novartis shall have the right to have representatives of Novartis attend and participate in all meetings between GW (or its Affiliates) and any Regulatory Authority in the Territory relating to any Product; it being understood and agreed that to the extent permitted by the relevant Regulatory Authorities, Novartis will lead discussions with any such Regulatory Authority in the Territory. If the applicable Regulatory Authority does not permit Novartis to lead any such discussion, GW will lead the applicable discussions as directed by Novartis; and
(vi) Novartis will reimburse GW any and all costs incurred pursuant to the foregoing and in accordance with the agreed plan and budget as follows. Within thirty (30) days after each Calendar Quarter during which GW has incurred any such costs and expenses, GW will provide to Novartis a detailed accounting of all such costs and expenses, and shall submit an invoice to Novartis substantially in the form of Exhibit C with respect to the amount of such costs and expenses. Unless disputed, Novartis shall pay such amount within sixty (60) days after receipt of such invoice.
(h) Novartis hereby grants, and undertakes to cause its Affiliates and Sublicensees to grant, to GW and its Affiliates cross-reference rights to any Regulatory Filing for Product submitted by Novartis or its Affiliates or Sublicensees to any Regulatory Authority in the Territory and any Marketing Approval for Product issued by any Regulatory Authority in the Territory to Novartis or its Affiliates or Sublicensees. Novartis shall also grant such cross-reference rights to those of GW’s licensees of the Products for countries outside the Territory for which Novartis, its Affiliates and Sublicensees are granted corresponding cross-reference rights.
(i) The Parties will discuss at the JSC the appropriate response to any request received by either Party from a Third Party academic institution to conduct any investigator initiated clinical study of a Product in the Territory.
(j) If any information comes into GW’s Control that requires a change to the CMC section of Regulatory Filings or Regulatory Approvals, inside and outside the Territory, to avoid ‘regulatory drift’ GW will inform Novartis in writing of the required change (including by providing the necessary technical documentation in English) and Novartis will file such documentation with the relevant Regulatory Authorities as soon as practicable.
Development Activities The Development activities referred to in item “b” of paragraph 3.1 include: studies and projects of implementation of the Production facilities; drilling and completion of the Producing and injection xxxxx; and installation of equipment and vessels for extraction, collection, Treatment, storage, and transfer of Oil and Gas. The installation referred to in item “c” includes, but is not limited to, offshore platforms, pipelines, Oil and Gas Treatment plants, equipment and facilities for measurement of the inspected Production, wellhead equipment, production pipes, flow lines, tanks, and other facilities exclusively intended for extraction, as well as oil and gas pipelines for Production Outflow and their respective compressor and pumping stations.
Legal and Regulatory Actions Contractor represents and warrants that it is not aware of and has received no notice of any court or governmental agency proceeding, investigation, or other action pending or threatened against Contractor or any of the individuals or entities included in numbered paragraph 1 of these Contract Affirmations within the five (5) calendar years immediately preceding execution of this Contract or the submission of any related Solicitation Response that would or could impair Contractor’s performance under this Contract, relate to the contracted or similar goods or services, or otherwise be relevant to System Agency’s consideration of entering into this Contract. If Contractor is unable to make the preceding representation and warranty, then Contractor instead represents and warrants that it has provided to System Agency a complete, detailed disclosure of any such court or governmental agency proceeding, investigation, or other action that would or could impair Contractor’s performance under this Contract, relate to the contracted or similar goods or services, or otherwise be relevant to System Agency’s consideration of entering into this Contract. In addition, Contractor acknowledges this is a continuing disclosure requirement. Contractor represents and warrants that Contractor shall notify System Agency in writing within five (5) business days of any changes to the representations or warranties in this clause and understands that failure to so timely update System Agency shall constitute breach of contract and may result in immediate contract termination.
Trials The Ship shall run the following test and trials:
(1) Harbour Acceptance Tests, including setting to work of the various equipment;
Clinical Studies The animal and other preclinical studies and clinical trials conducted by the Company or on behalf of the Company were, and, if still pending are, to the Company’s knowledge, being conducted in all material respects in compliance with all Applicable Laws and in accordance with experimental protocols, procedures and controls generally used by qualified experts in the preclinical study and clinical trials of new drugs and biologics as applied to comparable products to those being developed by the Company; the descriptions of the results of such preclinical studies and clinical trials contained in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus are accurate and complete in all material respects, and, except as set forth in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, the Company has no knowledge of any other clinical trials or preclinical studies, the results of which reasonably call into question the clinical trial or preclinical study results described or referred to in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus when viewed in the context in which such results are described; and the Company has not received any written notices or correspondence from the FDA, the EMA, or any other domestic or foreign governmental agency requiring the termination, suspension or modification of any preclinical studies or clinical trials conducted by or on behalf of the Company that are described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus or the results of which are referred to in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus.
Clinical Trials The studies, tests and preclinical and clinical trials conducted by or on behalf of, or sponsored by, the Company, or in which the Company has participated, that are described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, or the results of which are referred to in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, were and, if still pending, are being conducted in all material respects in accordance with protocols, procedures and controls pursuant to, where applicable, accepted professional and scientific standards for products or product candidates comparable to those being developed by the Company and all applicable statutes, rules and regulations of the FDA, the EMEA, Health Canada and other comparable drug and medical device (including diagnostic product) regulatory agencies outside of the United States to which they are subject; the descriptions of the results of such studies, tests and trials contained in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package or the Prospectus do not contain any misstatement of a material fact or omit a material fact necessary to make such statements not misleading; the Company has no knowledge of any studies, tests or trials not described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus the results of which reasonably call into question in any material respect the results of the studies, tests and trials described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package or Prospectus; and the Company has not received any notices or other correspondence from the FDA, EMEA, Health Canada or any other foreign, state or local governmental body exercising comparable authority or any Institutional Review Board or comparable authority requiring or threatening the termination, suspension or material modification of any studies, tests or preclinical or clinical trials conducted by or on behalf of, or sponsored by, the Company or in which the Company has participated, and, to the Company’s knowledge, there are no reasonable grounds for the same. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there has not been any violation of law or regulation by the Company in its respective product development efforts, submissions or reports to any regulatory authority that could reasonably be expected to require investigation, corrective action or enforcement action.
Marketing Activities The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, engage in marketing activities for any Hydrocarbons or enter into any contracts related thereto other than (i) contracts for the sale of Hydrocarbons scheduled or reasonably estimated to be produced from their proved Oil and Gas Properties during the period of such contract, (ii) contracts for the sale of Hydrocarbons scheduled or reasonably estimated to be produced from proved Oil and Gas Properties of third parties during the period of such contract associated with the Oil and Gas Properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries that the Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries has the right to market pursuant to joint operating agreements, unitization agreements or other similar contracts that are usual and customary in the oil and gas business and (iii) other contracts for the purchase and/or sale of Hydrocarbons of third parties (A) which have generally offsetting provisions (i.e. corresponding pricing mechanics, delivery dates and points and volumes) such that no “position” is taken and (B) for which appropriate credit support has been taken to alleviate the material credit risks of the counterparty thereto.
