Lobbying in the Commission Sample Clauses

Lobbying in the Commission. As far as the regulation of lobbying in the vicinity of the Commission is concerned, the Decision C(2016) 3301397 regulates the activities of ‘experts groups’ established “by the Commission or its departments for the purpose of providing them with advice and expertise (…)”398 and involved in activities such as: 1) “the preparation of legislative proposals and policy initiatives,”399 2) “the preparation of delegated acts,” 400 3) “the implementation of Union legislation, programmes and policies, as well as coordination and cooperation with Member States and stakeholders in that regard,”401 and 4) “the early preparation of implementing acts, before submission to the committee in accordance with Regulation (EU) N°182/2011[402].”403 The experts groups can either be formal404 or informal, 405 and professional lobbyists as well as lobbying organisations can only be appointed as members of such groups if they are listed in the transparency register406 whereas individuals who claim to act “in their personal capacity, […] independently and in the public interest”407 shall instead submit declarations of interests (DOIs) to the relevant departments of the Commission.408 115) The highest profile controversy with regard to the participation of lobbyist representing the shale industry in the works of the EU institutions pertained to the composition of the ESTNUHE409. The Guardian reported in March 2015 the representatives of the Friends of the Earth Europe organisation left the ESTNUHE claiming that there had existed an alleged conflict of interest in the case of persons managing this body.410 Specifically, Friends of the Earth Europe supported by the CEO alleged that: Studies (2015) <xxxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx/sites/default/files/publication-files/far-right-political-parties-in-europe-and-putins- russia.pdf. accessed 25 October 2017. 397 Europe Commission, 'Decision establishing horizontal rules on the creation and operation of Commission expert groups' (30 May 2016) C(2016) 3301 final (Decision C(2016) 3301). 398 Decision C(2016) 3301 (n 395), art 2.1. 399 Ibid, art 3.1.a. 400 Ibid, art 3.1.b. 401 Ibid, art 3.1.c.
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  • The Commission 1. The Contracting Parties hereby establish within the framework of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (hereinafter referred to as "the Organization") a Commission to be known as the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (hereinafter referred to as "the Commission"), for the purpose of exercising the functions and discharging the responsibilities set forth in Article III below. 2. The Members of the Commission shall be such Members and Associate Members of the Organization and such non-member States as are members of the United Nations, any of its Specialized Agencies or the International Atomic Energy Agency, that are: (i) coastal States or Associate Members situated wholly or partly within the Region; (ii) States or Associate Members whose vessels engage in fishing in the Region for stocks covered by this Agreement; or (iii) regional economic integration organizations of which any State referred to in subparagraphs (i), or (ii) above is a member and to which that State has transferred competence over matters within the purview of this Agreement; and which accept this Agreement in accordance with the provisions of Article XIII below, it being understood that these provisions shall not affect the membership status in the Commission of such States that are not members of the United Nations, any of its Specialized Agencies or the International Atomic Energy Agency as may have become parties to this Agreement prior to 22 May 1963. As regards Associate Members, this Agreement shall, in accordance with the provisions of Article XIV.5 of the Constitution and Rule XXI.3 of the General Rules of the Organization, be submitted by the Organization to the authority having responsibility for the international relations of such Associate Members.

  • Brokerage Commission Contributor has not engaged the services of, nor has it or will it or Acquirer become liable to, any real estate agent, broker, finder or any other person or entity for any brokerage or finder's fee, commission or other amount with respect to the transactions described herein on account of any action by Contributor. Contributor hereby agrees to indemnify and hold Acquirer and its employees, directors, members, partners, affiliates and agents harmless against any claims, liabilities, damages or expenses arising out of a breach of the foregoing. This indemnification shall survive Closing or any termination of this Agreement.

  • Reports to the Commission The Servicer shall, or shall cause the Depositor to, on behalf of the Issuer, execute and cause to be filed with the Commission any periodic reports required to be filed with respect to the issuance of the Notes under the provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The Depositor shall, at its expense, cooperate in any reasonable request made by the Servicer in connection with such filings.

  • Lobbying In accordance with sections 11.062 and 216.347, F.S., Contract funds are not to be used for the purpose of lobbying the Legislature, the judicial branch, or the Department. Pursuant to section 287.058(6), F.S., the Contract does not prohibit the Contractor from lobbying the executive or legislative branch concerning the scope of services, performance, term, or compensation regarding the Contract after the Contract is executed and during the Contract term.

  • Real Estate Commissions Seller shall pay to Xxxxxxxxxx Advisors (hereinafter called "AGENT" whether one or more) upon the Closing of the transaction contemplated hereby, and not otherwise, a cash commission in the amount agreed on in a separate listing agreement between Seller and Agent. Said commission shall in no event be earned, due or payable unless and until the transaction contemplated hereby is closed and fully consummated strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and Seller has received the Purchase Price in immediately available funds; if such transaction is not closed and fully consummated for any reason, including, without limitation, failure of title or default by Seller or Purchaser or termination of this Agreement pursuant to the terms hereof, then such commission will be deemed not to have been earned and shall not be due or payable. Except as set forth above with respect to Agent, neither Seller nor Purchaser has authorized any broker or finder to act on Purchaser's behalf in connection with the sale and purchase hereunder and neither Seller nor Purchaser has dealt with any broker or finder purporting to act on behalf of any other party. Purchaser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Seller from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, costs or expenses of any kind or character arising out of or resulting from any agreement, arrangement or understanding alleged to have been made by Purchaser or on Purchaser's behalf with any broker or finder in connection with this Agreement or the transaction contemplated hereby. Seller agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Purchaser from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, costs or expenses of any kind or character arising out of or resulting from any agreement, arrangement or understanding alleged to have been made by Seller or on Seller's behalf with any broker or finder in connection with this Agreement or the transaction contemplated hereby. Purchaser acknowledges that, in accordance with the terms of the Real Estate License Act of the State of Texas, Agent has advised Purchaser that Purchaser should have the abstract covering the Property examined by an attorney of Purchaser's selection, or that Purchaser should be furnished with or obtain a policy of title insurance. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, this SECTION 10.2 shall survive the Closing or any earlier termination of this Agreement.

  • Broker’s Commission The parties recognize as the broker(s) who negotiated this Lease the firm(s), if any, whose name(s) is (are) stated in Item 10 of the Basic Lease Provisions, and agree that Landlord shall be responsible for the payment of brokerage commissions to those broker(s) unless otherwise provided in this Lease. Tenant warrants that it has had no dealings with any other real estate broker or agent in connection with the negotiation of this Lease, and Tenant agrees to indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from any cost, expense or liability (including reasonable attorneys' fees) for any compensation, commissions or charges claimed by any other real estate broker or agent employed or claiming to represent or to have been employed by Tenant in connection with the negotiation of this Lease. The foregoing agreement shall survive the termination of this Lease. If Tenant fails to take possession of the Premises or if this Lease otherwise terminates prior to the Expiration Date as the result of failure of performance by Tenant, Landlord shall be entitled to recover from Tenant the unamortized portion of any brokerage commission funded by Landlord in addition to any other damages to which Landlord may be entitled.

  • Brokerage Commissions All brokers' commissions and other charges incident to the purchase, sale or lending of the Fund 's portfolio securities.

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  • Filings with the Commission The Company will: (i) prepare and file the Final Prospectus (in a form approved by the Underwriter and containing the Rule 430A Information) with the Commission in accordance with and within the time periods specified by Rules 424(b) and 430A under the Securities Act; (ii) file any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus with the Commission to the extent required by Rule 433 under the Securities Act; and (iii) file with the Commission such reports as may be required by Rule 463 under the Securities Act.

  • Dealers’ Commissions Except for volume discounts described in the “Plan of Distribution” section of the Prospectus, which volume discounts shall be the responsibility of the Dealer to provide to investors who qualify, and except as otherwise provided in the “Plan of Distribution” section of the Prospectus, the Dealer’s sales commission applicable to the Shares sold by Dealer which it is authorized to sell hereunder is 7.0% of the gross proceeds of Shares sold by it and accepted and confirmed by the Company, which commission will be payable by the Dealer Manager. No sales commissions shall be paid with respect to Shares issued and sold pursuant to the Company’s distribution reinvestment plan. For these purposes, shares shall be deemed to be “sold” if and only if a transaction has closed with a subscriber for Shares pursuant to all applicable offering and subscription documents, the Company has accepted the subscription agreement of such subscriber, and such Shares have been fully paid for. The Dealer affirms that the Dealer Manager’s liability for commissions payable is limited solely to the proceeds of commissions receivable from the Company, and the Dealer hereby waives any and all rights to receive payment of commissions due until such time as the Dealer Manager is in receipt of the commission from the Company. In addition, as set forth in the Prospectus, the Dealer Manager may, in its sole discretion, reallow a portion of its dealer manager fee to Dealers participating in the offering of Shares as marketing fees, reimbursement of costs and expenses of attending educational conferences or to defray other distribution-related expenses. The parties hereby agree that the foregoing commission is not in excess of the usual and customary distributors’ or sellers’ commission received in the sale of securities similar to the Shares, that Dealer’s interest in the offering is limited to such commission from the Dealer Manager and Dealer’s indemnity referred to in Section 4 of the Dealer Manager Agreement, and that the Company is not liable or responsible for the direct payment of such commission to the Dealer. In addition, as set forth in the Prospectus, the Dealer Manager may reimburse Dealer up to 0.5% of gross proceeds for bona fide due diligence expenses incurred by such Dealer. The Dealer Manager shall have the right to require the Dealer to provide a detailed and itemized invoice as a condition to the reimbursement of any such due diligence expenses.

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