Common use of Permits, Licenses, Laws, and Regulations Clause in Contracts

Permits, Licenses, Laws, and Regulations. 36.1 Permits and licenses of a temporary nature necessary for the prosecution of the Work shall be secured and paid for by the Contractor. Unless otherwise specified, permits, licenses and easements for permanent structures or permanent changes in existing facilities shall be secured and paid for by the Company. In either case the Contractor shall be responsible for prosecuting the Work in accordance with the provisions of all applicable permits and licenses. 36.2 The Contractor shall maintain all permits and licenses required and necessary to complete the Work so that it complies with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, requirements, orders, directives, ordinances, codes and standards of all Federal, state, and local governmental agencies having jurisdiction over the Company and its Affiliates, the Contractor, the Subcontractors, or the Emergency Work, whether the same are in force at the execution of this Agreement or may in the future be passed, enacted or directed. 36.3 The Contractor shall not enter into negotiations with any governmental authority or agency for acceptance of variations from or revisions to safety or health, or air, water or noise pollution laws or regulations relating to the Agreement or to the performance thereof, without the Company’s prior written consent.