Environment, Health, and Safety 23.4.1. The Supplier and its staff (and/or any sub-supplier and/or subcontractor) shall comply with the laws and regulations in force related to protection of the environment, the health and safety instructions applicable to the Goods and Services performed pursuant to the Contract and especially, if appropriate, to the Goodsand Services performedon any Site by a third company.
23.4.2. The Supplier and its staff (and/or any sub-supplier and/or subcontractor) shall also comply with the internal rules at the Purchaser and/or Customer’s site(s) where it may have to work for the purpose of performance of the Contract including EHS rules and requirements, as applicable. In case of conflict between different EHS requirements, the most stringent standard shall apply.
23.4.3. In the eventof presence or activity of the Supplier (and/or any sub-supplier and/or subcontractor) on any Purchaser and/or Customer Site, the Supplier, and any sub-supplier and/or subcontractor, as the case may be, the Supplier shall ensure appropriate personnel training and qualification and submit any proof relating to such qualification upon Purchaser’s request. Additionally, the Supplier shall consider any hazards associated with Site conditions, installations and/or machinery nearby. More generally, Supplier shall, at all times, comply with the Purchaser and/or Customer internal rules, including EHS rules and requirements, as applicable. In case of conflict between different EHS requirements, the most stringent standard shall apply.
23.4.4. If the Supplier’s staff (and/or any sub-supplier and/or subcontractor) fail to comply with any of the laws, regulation and or internal rules mentioned under this Article 23.4, the Purchaser is entitled to apply to the Supplier, penalties which in no case shall be considered asliquidateddamagesandwithoutanypriorofficialnotification, correspondingtothirtynine thousand Renminbi (39 000 CNY) per event, without prejudice (i) to the possibility for the Purchaser to ask for the replacement of its staff member or the staff member of its sub- supplier and/or subcontractor, responsible of the breach, and/or (ii) to the possibility for the Purchaser to terminate the Contract for Supplier’s default or to ask for the Supplier to terminate its sub-suppliers and/or subcontractors contracts, and/or (iii) for the Supplier to indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser, its affiliates, officers, employees and agents
23.4.5. In application of applicable employment laws, the Purchaser must take all appropriate measures to ensure the safety and security as well as the physical and mental health of all employees present on its premises.
23.4.6. The Supplier shall be fully responsible and commits to take all necessary measures ensuring the safety and security as well as the physical and mental health of all its employees who could have to travel in whatever country for the proper execution by the supplier of its obligations as set out under the Contract.
County of Orange Child Support Enforcement Subrecipient certifies it is in full compliance with all applicable federal and state reporting requirements regarding its employees and with all lawfully served Wage and Earnings Assignment Orders and Notices of Assignments and will continue to be in compliance throughout the term of the Contract with the County of Orange. Failure to comply shall constitute a material breach of the Contract and failure to cure such breach within 60 calendar days of notice from the County shall constitute grounds for termination of the Contract.
Litigation; Governmental Proceedings There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry, arbitration, investigation, litigation or governmental proceeding pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened against, or involving the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, any executive officer or director which has not been disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or in connection with the Company’s listing application for the listing of the Public Securities on the Exchange.
Litigation; Government Proceedings No action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company, or to the Company’s knowledge, the Sponsor, or any executive officer or director of the Company, or its or their property is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened that (i) would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the performance of this Agreement or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby or (ii) would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Statutory Prospectus and the Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto).
Cooperation on forestry matters and environmental protection 1. The aims of cooperation on forestry matters and environmental protection will be, but not limited to, as follows: (a) establishing bilateral cooperation relations in the forestry sector; (b) developing a training program and studies for sustainable management of forests; (c) improving the rehabilitation and sustainable management of forest with the aim of increasing carbon sinks and reduce the impact of climate change in the Asia-Pacific region; (d) cooperating on the execution of national projects, aimed at: improving the management of forest plantations for its transformation for industrial purposes and environmental protection; (e) elaborating studies on sustainable use of timber; (f) developing new technologies for the transformation and processing of timber and non-timber species; and (g) improving cooperation in agro-forestry technologies.
2. To achieve the objectives of the Article 149 (Objectives), the Parties may focus, as a means of cooperation and negotiations on concluding a bilateral agreement on forestry cooperation between the two Parties. Such collaboration will be as follows: (a) exchanges on science and technology as well as policies and laws relating the sustainable use of forest resources; (b) cooperation in training programs, internships, exchange of experts and projects advisory; (c) advice and technical assistance to public institutions and organizations of the Parties on sustainable use of forest resources and environmental protection; (d) facilitating forest policy dialogue and technical cooperation under the Network of Sustainable Forest Management and Forest Rehabilitation in Asia- Pacific Region, initiated at the 15th Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Meeting; (e) encouraging joint studies, working visits, exchange of experiences, among others; and (f) others activities mutually agreed.
