Anti-Corruption and Anti-Bribery Laws Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor any director, officer, or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any agent, affiliate or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has, in the course of its actions for, or on behalf of, the Company or any of its subsidiaries (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (ii) made or taken any act in furtherance of an offer, promise, or authorization of any direct or indirect unlawful payment or benefit to any foreign or domestic government official or employee, including of any government-owned or controlled entity or public international organization, or any political party, party official, or candidate for political office; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (the “FCPA”), the UK Xxxxxxx Xxx 0000, or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption law; or (iv) made, offered, authorized, requested, or taken an act in furtherance of any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment or benefit. The Company and its subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, the Company’s affiliates have conducted their respective businesses in compliance with the FCPA and have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance therewith.
Governance and Anticorruption The Borrower, the Project Executing Agency, and the implementing agencies shall (a) comply with ADB’s Anticorruption Policy (1998, as amended to date) and acknowledge that ADB reserves the right to investigate directly, or through its agents, any alleged corrupt, fraudulent, collusive or coercive practice relating to the Project; and
Compliance with Federal Law, Regulations, and Executive Orders This is an acknowledgement that FEMA financial assistance will be used to fund all or a portion of the contract. The contractor will comply with all applicable Federal law, regulations, executive orders, FEMA policies, procedures, and directives.
Anti-slavery and human trafficking The Supplier shall: ensure that slavery and human trafficking is not taking place in any part of its business or in any part of its supply chain; implement due diligence procedures for its own suppliers, subcontractors and other participants in its supply chains, to ensure that there is no slavery or human trafficking in its supply chains; respond promptly to all slavery and human trafficking due diligence questionnaires issued to it by the British Council from time to time and ensure that its responses to all such questionnaires are complete and accurate; and notify the British Council as soon as it becomes aware of any actual or suspected slavery or human trafficking in any part of its business or in a supply chain which has a connection with this Agreement. If the Supplier fails to comply with any of its obligations under clause 13.1, without prejudice to any other rights or remedies which the British Council may have, the British Council shall be entitled to: terminate this Agreement without liability to the Supplier immediately on giving notice to the Supplier; and/or reduce, withhold or claim a repayment (in full or in part) of the charges payable under this Agreement; and/or share with third parties information about such non-compliance.
Anti-Corruption Laws; Sanctions Conduct its business in compliance in all material respects with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010 and other applicable anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions and with all applicable Sanctions, and maintain policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws and Sanctions.
PREVENTION OF BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION
9.1 The Supplier shall not:
9.1.1 offer or give, or agree to give, to any employee, agent, servant or representative of the Authority, or any other public body or person employed by or on behalf of the Authority, any gift or other consideration of any kind which could act as an inducement or a reward for any act or failure to act in relation to this Framework Agreement or any other contract with any Relevant Person ;
9.1.2 engage in and shall procure that all Supplier’s Staff, consultants, agents or Sub-contractors or any person acting on the Supplier's behalf shall not commit, in connection with this Contract, a Prohibited Act under the Bribery Act 2010, or any other relevant laws, statutes, regulations or codes in relation to bribery and anti- corruption; and
9.1.3 commit any offences under the Prevention of Corruption Acts 1889 to 1916.
9.2 The Supplier warrants, represents and undertakes to the Authority that it has not:
9.2.1 in entering into this Framework Agreement it has not breached the undertakings in Clause 9.1. Each time a Call-Off Agreement is entered into this warranty shall be deemed to be repeated by the Supplier with reference to the circumstances existing at the time that the warranty is deemed to be repeated; and
9.2.2 paid commission or agreed to pay commission to the Customer or any other public body or any person employed by or on behalf of the Customer or a public body in connection with the Contract; and
9.2.3 entered into this Framework Agreement and the Call-Off Agreement with knowledge, that, in connection with it, any money has been, or will be, paid to any person working for or engaged by the Authority or any other public body or any person employed by or on behalf of the Authority in connection with this Framework Agreement, or that an agreement has been reached to that effect, unless details of any such arrangement have been disclosed in writing to the Customer and the Authority before execution of this Contract;
9.3 The Supplier shall:
9.3.1 in relation to this Framework Agreement, act in accordance with the Ministry of Justice Guidance pursuant to Section 9 of the Bribery Act 2010;
9.3.2 immediately notify the Customer and the Authority if it suspects or becomes aware of any breach of this clause 9;
9.3.3 respond promptly to any of the Authority’s enquiries regarding any breach, potential breach or suspected breach of this clause 9 and the Supplier shall co-operate with any investigation and allow the Authority to audit Supplier’s books, records and any other relevant documentation in connection with the breach.
9.4 If the Supplier, its Staff, consultants, agents or Sub-contractors or any person acting on the Supplier's behalf, in all cases whether or not acting with the Supplier's knowledge breaches:
9.4.1 this clause 9; or
9.4.2 the Bribery Act 2010 in relation to this Framework Agreement or any other contract with the Authority or any person employed by or on behalf of the Authority or any Relevant Person , the Authority shall be entitled to terminate this Framework Agreement and the Call-Off Agreement by written notice with immediate effect in accordance with Clause 26.1 (Termination on Corruption).
9.5 Without prejudice to its other rights and remedies under this Clause 9, the Authority shall be entitled to recover in full from the Supplier and the Supplier shall on demand indemnify the Authority in full from and against:
9.5.1 the amount of value of any such gift, consideration or commission; and
9.5.2 any other loss sustained by the Authority in consequence of any breach of this Clause 9.
9.6 For the avoidance of doubt, the Parties agree that the Management Charge payable in accordance with clause 16 does not constitute a payment of commission for the purposes of this clause 9.
Compliance with Applicable Anti-Terrorism and Anti-Money Laundering Regulations In order to comply with laws, rules and regulations applicable to banking institutions, including those relating to the funding of terrorist activities and money laundering, the Indenture Trustee is required to obtain, verify and record certain information relating to individuals and entities which maintain a business relationship with the Indenture Trustee. Accordingly, each of the parties hereto agrees to provide to the Indenture Trustee upon its request from time to time such identifying information and documentation as may be available for such party in order to enable the Indenture Trustee to comply with applicable law.
Anti-Bribery (a) Supplier shall: (i) comply with all applicable Law s relating to anti-bribery and anti-corruption including but not limited to the Bribery Act 2010 (the “Relevant Requirements”); (ii) comply with the Guide and such other policies relating to ethics, anti-bribery and anti-corruption as Buyer may provide to Supplier and update from time to time (the “Relevant Policies”); (iii) not do, or omit to do, any act that will cause or lead Buyer to be in breach of any of the Relevant Requirements or Relevant Policies; (iv) have and shall maintain in place throughout the term of this Order their own policies and procedures, including adequate procedures under the Bribery Act 2010, to ensure compliance with the Relevant Requirements and the Relevant Policies, and will comply with them where appropriate; and (v) promptly report to Buyer any request or demand for any undue financial or other advantage of any kind received by Supplier in connection with the performance of this Order;
(b) Supplier shall ensure that any person associated with Supplier who is performing services or providing goods in connection with this Order does so only on the basis of a written contract which imposes on and secures from such person terms equivalent to those imposed on Supplier in this Section 15.5 (“Relevant Terms”). Supplier shall be responsible for the observance and performance by such persons of the Relevant Terms and shall be directly liable to Buyer for any breach by such persons of any of the Relevant Terms. Whether a person is associated with another person shall be determined in accordance with the Bribery Act 2010 (and any guidance issued thereunder).
(c) Breach of this Section 15.5 shall be deemed a material breach of this Agreement under Section 11.2
Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Laws (i) The Loan Parties are in compliance with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (the “FCPA”), and the anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws of those jurisdictions in which they do business (collectively, the “Anti-Corruption Laws”).
(ii) None of the Loan Parties has at any time:
(A) offered, promised, paid, given, or authorized the payment or giving of any money, gift or other thing of value, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of any employee, official, representative, or other person acting on behalf of any foreign (i.e., non-U.S.) Governmental Authority thereof, or of any public international organization, or any foreign political party or official thereof, or candidate for foreign political office (collectively, “Foreign Official”), for the purpose of: (1) influencing any act or decision of such Foreign Official in his, her, or its official capacity; or (2) inducing such Foreign Official to do, or omit to do, an act in violation of the lawful duty of such Foreign Official, or (3) securing any improper advantage, in order to obtain or retain business for, or with, or to direct business to, any Person; or
(B) acted or attempted to act in any manner which would subject any of the Loan Parties to liability under any Anti-Corruption Law.
(iii) To the knowledge of the Loan Parties, there are, and have been, no allegations, investigations or inquiries with regard to a potential violation of any Anti-Corruption Law by any of the Loan Parties or any of their respective current or former directors, officers, employees, stockholders or agents, or other persons acting or purporting to act on their behalf.
(iv) The Loan Parties have adopted, implemented and maintain anti-bribery and anti-corruption policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to ensure compliance with the Anti-Corruption Laws.
Anticorruption (a) No Company Representative has in the past three years violated any Anticorruption Laws, nor has the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company nor any Company Representative offered, paid, promised to pay, or authorized the payment of any money, or offered, given, promised to give, or authorized the giving of anything of value, to any Government Official or to any Person under circumstances where the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or the Company Representative knew or ought reasonably to have known (after due and proper inquiry) that all or a portion of such money or thing of value would be offered, given, or promised, directly or indirectly, to a Person:
(1) for the purpose of: (i) influencing any act or decision of a Government Official in their official capacity; (ii) inducing a Government Official to do or omit to do any act in violation of their lawful duties; (iii) securing any improper advantage; (iv) inducing a Government Official to influence or affect any act or decision of any Governmental Entity; or (v) assisting the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company, or any Company Representative in obtaining or retaining business for or with, or directing business to, the Company, a Subsidiary of the Company, or any Company Representative;
(2) in a manner which would constitute or have the purpose or effect of public or commercial bribery, acceptance of, or acquiescence in extortion, kickbacks, or other unlawful or improper means of obtaining business or any improper advantage. For the avoidance of doubt, any rebates or other incentives offered to business partners of the Company and paid to business partners by the Company when certain thresholds (such as, by way of example, total amounts of products purchased by such business partners in a given period) are achieved do not breach Anticorruption Laws, and all such payments have been properly recorded in the books and records, including the financial statements of the Company.
(b) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has conducted or initiated any internal investigation or made a voluntary, directed, or involuntary disclosure to any Governmental Entity or similar agency with respect to any alleged act or omission arising under or relating to any noncompliance with any Anticorruption Law. None of the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company, or any Company Representative has received any notice, request, or citation for any actual or potential noncompliance with any of the foregoing.
(c) No Officer or employee of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company is a Government Official.
(d) No Government Official or Governmental Entity presently owns a direct interest in the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or has any legal or beneficial interest in the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or to payments made to the Company by the Purchaser hereunder.
(e) The Company and each Subsidiary of the Company have maintained complete and accurate books and records, including records of payments to any agents, consultants, representatives, third parties, and Government Officials in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles of Japan.
(f) The Company is not, and has not been, in conflict with or in violation or breach of or in default under (i) the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, (ii) the UK Bribery Act or (iii) any internal policies or regulations relating thereto, and the Company has not received any Claims or notices alleging any such conflict, violation, breach or default. There are, and has been, no corruption issues relating to the Company, including facilitation payments, and, to the Knowledge of the Seller Group, no threats of the occurrence thereof. The Company does not conduct business in any of the following countries or areas: the Balkans, Belarus, Cote d’Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Myanmar (Burma), North Korea, Somalia, the Republic of the Sudan, the Republic of South Sudan, Syria or Zimbabwe. The Company is not conducting, and has not conducted, business with any individuals on the Specially Designated Nations List, and having conducted reasonably sufficient due diligence, has no reason to believe that it is or could unknowingly be conducting business with any such individuals. The Company does not, and has not supported any boycott not sanctioned by the U.S. government.
