Common use of Integrity principles Clause in Contracts

Integrity principles. Whether directly or via a third party, the Contractor must not offer or grant any gifts or benefits and must not accept or demand gifts or benefits for itself or others in connection with the award and/or implementation of the contract; this also applies to facilitating payments. The Contractor must not agree any restraints on competition with one or more other companies. Any form of corruption is prohibited. The Contractor is obliged to take appropriate and reasonable measures to prevent and combat corruption. In connection with the implementation of the contract, it is also obliged to report confirmed cases and strong suspicions of corruption and/or property offences (e.g. fraud, misappropriation and breach of trust) without delay to GIZ’s whistleblower system. The whistleblower system can be accessed through the whistleblower portal at Whistleblowing (xxx.xx), GIZ’s Integrity Advisor by email (xxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxx@xxx.xx) and the external ombudsperson via the website at Whistleblowing (xxx.xx) GIZ external ombudsperson.