Obligations of Both Parties Obligations of Party A:
1. Party A undertakes that the products that it provides have been authorized by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the PRC.
2. In order to enhance Party B’s reputation, Party A hereby authorizes Party B to use the Ninetowns trade name in its company name, provided, however, that Party B shall not use such trade name to engage in business activities that are not related to the business as contemplated hereunder.
3. Party A undertakes that during the term of this agreement, it will obtain Party B’s prior consent before developing other franchisees within the franchised area.
4. Party A shall provide Party B with marketing and training materials in connection with the franchised products.
5. Party A shall provide Party B with technical support services.
6. Upgrade services. Obligations of Party B:
1. Party B is responsible for distribution of Party A’s products, after-sale services and technical support in the franchised area.
2. Party B undertakes that it will comply with relevant state and industrial laws and regulations through its sales activities.
3. Party B undertakes that it will not be any third party’s franchisee for any other product that competes with Party A’s products in the franchised area during the term of this agreement.
4. Party B undertakes that the products that it sells are the official versions of Party A’s products, and Party B undertakes that it will not engage in any form of counterfeit activities.
5. Party B undertakes that it will provide users with after-sales service and technical support in accordance with Party A’s service standards and service contents.
6. Party B undertakes that it will make payments to Party A within the prescribed time limit.
7. Party B undertakes that the sales data delivered by Party B to Party A monthly, i.e. the monthly sales report, will be true and accurate.
Obligations of Parties Nothing herein shall relieve a Party of its obligations under the Federal Rules, the Bankruptcy Rules, the Federal Rules of Evidence, and the Local Rules, or under any future stipulations and orders, regarding the production of documents or the making of timely responses to Discovery Requests in connection with the Cases.
Obligations of the Contractor (i) Subject to and on the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Contractor shall undertake the survey, investigation, design, engineering, procurement, construction, and maintenance of the Project Highway and observe, fulfil, comply with and perform all its obligations set out in this Agreement or arising hereunder.
(ii) The Contractor shall comply with all Applicable Laws and Applicable Permits (including renewals as required) in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement.
(iii) Subject to the provisions of Clauses 4.1 (i) and 4.1 (ii), the Contractor shall discharge its obligations in accordance with Good Industry Practice and as a reasonable and prudent person.
(iv) The Contractor shall remedy any and all loss, defects, or damage to the Project Highway from the Appointed Date until the end of the Construction Period at the Contractor’s cost, save and except to the extent that any such loss, defect, or damage shall have arisen from any wilful default or neglect of the Authority.
(v) The Contractor shall remedy any and all loss, defect or damage to the Project Highway during the Defects Liability Period at the Contractor’s cost to the extent that such loss, defect or damage shall have arisen out of the reasons specified in Clause 17.3.
(vi) The Contractor shall remedy any and all loss or damage to the Project Highway during the Maintenance Period at the Contractor’s cost, including those stated in Clause 14.1 (ii), save and except to the extent that any such loss or damage shall have arisen on account of any wilful default or neglect of the Authority or on account of a Force Majeure Event.
(vii) The Contractor shall, at its own cost and expense, in addition to and not in derogation of its obligations elsewhere set out in this Agreement:
(a) make, or cause to be made, necessary applications to the relevant Government Instrumentalities with such particulars and details as may be required for obtaining Applicable Permits set forth in Schedule-F and obtain and keep in force and effect such Applicable Permits in conformity with the Applicable Laws;
(b) procure, as required, the appropriate proprietary rights, licences, agreements and permissions for Materials, methods, processes and systems used or incorporated into the Project Highway;
(c) make reasonable efforts to maintain harmony and good industrial relations among the personnel employed byit or its Sub-contractors in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Agreement;
(d) ensure and procure that its Sub-contractors comply with all Applicable Permits and Applicable Laws in the performance by them of any of the Contractor’s obligations under this Agreement;
(e) not do or omit to do any act, deed or thing which may in any manner violate any provisions of this Agreement;
(f) support, cooperate with and facilitate the Authority in the implementation and operation of the Project in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement;
(g) ensure that the Contractor and its Sub-contractors comply with the safety and welfare measures for labour in accordance with the Applicable Laws and Good Industry Practice;
(h) keep, on Site, a copy of this Agreement, publications named in this Agreement, the Drawings, Documents relating to the Project, and Change of Scope orders and other communications given under this Agreement. The Authority’s Engineer and its authorised personnel shall have the right of access to all these documents at all reasonable times;
(i) cooperate with other contractors employed by the Authority and personnel of any public authority; and
(j) not interfere unnecessarily or improperly with the convenience of the public, or the access to and use and occupation of all roads and footpaths, irrespective of whether they are public or in the possession of the Authority or of others.
(viii) The Contractor shall undertake all necessary superintendence to plan, arrange, direct, manage, inspect and test the Works. The Contractor shall provide all necessary superintendence of the Works for the proper fulfilling of the Contractor's obligations under the Agreement. Such superintendence shall be given by competent person having adequate knowledge of the operations to be carried out (including the methods and techniques required, the hazards likely to be encountered and methods of preventing accidents) for the satisfactory and safe execution of the Works.
(ix) The Contractor shall obtain and maintain a project related bank account operational at site where all transactions related to the payment of work will be done. The Contractor shall submit a monthly account statement and a detailed report on utilization of funds transferred to this project related bank account to Authority’s Engineer. Notwithstanding anything contrary to this agreement, the authority, in the interest and to ensure timely completion of the work, reserves the right to audit such bank accounts to ensure that there is no diversion of funds from this project specific account to any other project being implemented by the Contractor.
(x) The Contractor shall provide the documents of the Contractor specified in the Agreement, and all Contractors' personnel; Goods, consumables and other things and services, whether of a temporary or permanent nature, required in and for the execution, completion of Works and remedying defects.
(xi) The Contractor shall perform the Works in conformity with the Project requirements and other requirements and standards prescribed under or pursuant to the Agreement.
(xii) The Contractor shall carry out such work incidental and contingent to the original Scope of the Project to comply with Good Industry Practices.
(xiii) The Contractor shall maintain required staff and necessary Contractor’s equipment and materials within the reach of the Site during the Defects Liability Period so that any defects arising are promptly attended.
Representations of the Custodian The Custodian hereby represents that it is a depository institution subject to supervision or examination by a federal or state authority, has a combined capital and surplus of at least $15,000,000 and is qualified to do business in the jurisdictions in which it will hold any Mortgage File.
Performance of Obligations of Purchaser Purchaser shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all obligations and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by Purchaser by the time of the Closing.
Obligations of Purchaser The obligations of the Purchaser under this Receivables Purchase Agreement shall not be affected by reason of any invalidity, illegality or irregularity of any Receivable.
Obligations of the Client 4.1. The client undertakes to inform the company in advance (meaning no later than 2 calendar days) about the dispatch of the goods, by entering the shipment into the Xxxxx.xxx software.
4.1.1. In case of non-compliance with subparagraph 3.2.1 of this agreement, the company has the right to refuse the client in accepting and placing his goods at the warehouse.
4.2. To send goods from the warehouse or to carry out other operations, the client is obliged to provide his client number (client ID) and data of the goods.
Conditions of Obligations of the Underwriters The obligations of the several Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Securities will be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of Issuer and Japan herein, to the accuracy of the statements of officials of Issuer and Japan made pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by Issuer and Japan of their obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions precedent:
(a) No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, as amended from time to time, shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted, or to the knowledge of Issuer, Japan or the Representatives, shall be contemplated by the Commission; the Final Prospectus shall have been filed or transmitted for filing with the Commission in accordance with Section 5(a)(i) hereof not later than 5:00 P.M. New York City time on the business day following the date of this Agreement; and the Term Sheet and all other material (if any) required to be filed by Issuer or Japan with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d) shall have been filed with the Commission or transmitted for filing with the Commission by the time applicable to such filing pursuant to said Rule.
(b) Subsequent to the date hereof, there shall not have occurred (i) any change, or any development involving a prospective change, in or affecting particularly the business or properties of Issuer or the financial, political or economic condition of Japan which, in the judgment of the Representatives, materially impairs the investment quality of the Securities, or (ii) (A) a suspension or material limitation in trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange or Luxembourg Stock Exchange, (B) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities in the United States, New York or Japan declared by either Federal or New York State authorities or by Japanese authorities, or (C) the engagement by the United States or Japan in hostilities which have resulted in the declaration, on or after the date hereof, of a national emergency or war; provided that the effect of any such event specified in this subsection (ii), in the judgment of the Representatives, after consultation with Issuer and Japan, would materially adversely affect the marketing of the Securities.
(c) The Representatives shall have received an opinion of Xxxx Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx, Japanese counsel for Issuer and Japan, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that:
(i) Issuer is a joint stock corporation validly existing under the laws of Japan and has full corporate power and authority to own its properties and assets and to conduct its business as described in the Latest Preliminary Final Prospectus and in the Final Prospectus, to issue the Securities and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Fiscal Agency Agreement;
(ii) The number of authorized shares of Issuer is five trillion one hundred sixty four billion (5,164,000,000,000) shares, and all of the issued shares of common stock shall be owned and are owned by the Japanese government;
(iii) The issue and offering of the Securities by Issuer and the guarantee of the Securities by Japan pursuant to the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement and the Fiscal Agency Agreement, the execution and delivery by Issuer and Japan of this Agreement and the Fiscal Agency Agreement, and the compliance by Issuer and Japan with the terms thereof and the terms of the Securities (including the terms and conditions of the Securities) and the guarantee of the Securities do not contravene any provisions of applicable Japanese laws or the Articles of Incorporation or the Regulations of the Board of Directors of Issuer;
(iv) This Agreement and the Fiscal Agency Agreement have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Issuer and Japan, and constitute valid and legally binding obligations of Issuer and Japan, enforceable against Issuer and Japan in accordance with their respective terms assuming that this Agreement and the Fiscal Agency Agreement constitute valid and legally binding obligations of Issuer and Japan, enforceable against Issuer and Japan in accordance with their respective terms under the laws of the State of New York, by which they are expressly governed, and as to which such counsel renders no opinion;
(v) The issue and offering of the Securities have been duly authorized by Issuer, and, assuming that the Securities have been executed on behalf of Issuer by either the signature or the facsimile signature of the individual specified in the Fiscal Agency Agreement to act on behalf of Issuer, and assuming that the Securities have been duly authenticated by the Fiscal Agent, when the entire amount of the purchase price has been paid in full in accordance with this Agreement and the Securities have been delivered in the manner contemplated in this Agreement, the Securities will have been duly issued and delivered and will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of Issuer enforceable against Issuer in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Securities, entitled to the benefits provided by the Fiscal Agency Agreement;
(vi) The Guarantee has been duly authorized by Japan, and, assuming it has been executed on behalf of Japan by either the signature or the facsimile signature or the official seal (or the facsimile thereof) of the Minister of Finance (including when affixed by the duly designated Minister of Finance ad interim), and assuming that the Securities have been duly authenticated by the Fiscal Agent, validly made in accordance with the Constitution and laws of Japan, and will constitute valid and legally binding, irrevocable and unconditional general obligation of Japan in accordance with its terms, for the payment and performance of which the full faith and credit of Japan has been pledged; and such Guarantee ranks pari passu in right of payment with all other general obligations of Japan without any preference one above the other by reason of priority of date of issue, currency of payment or otherwise;
(vii) Under the laws and regulations of Japan currently under force, no filings, consents, clearances, approvals, authorizations, orders, registrations or qualifications of any court, government or administrative agency in Japan are required (i) for the creation, offering, issue or delivery of the Securities by Issuer or the performance of its obligations thereunder, (ii) for the guarantee of the Securities by Japan or the performance of its obligation thereunder or (iii) for the execution, delivery and performance by Issuer of this Agreement and the Fiscal Agency Agreement, except for (A) such authorizations as have been duly obtained or made and are in full force and effect and (B) the ex post facto reports to be submitted pursuant to the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law of Japan after the Closing Date; and
(viii) The statements in the Most Recent Registration Statement, the Latest Preliminary Final Prospectus and the Final Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto with respect to matters of Japanese law contained under the headings “Japan Bank for International Cooperation”; “Japan – Government”; “Financial System – Government Financial Institutions”; “Government Finance” and “Description of the Debt Securities and Guarantee” in the Base Prospectus and under the headings “Risk Factors – Risks Relating to Us”; “Recent Developments – JBIC – Amendment of the JBIC Act”; “Recent Developments – Japan – General – Political Parties”; “Description of the Bonds and Guarantee”; “Taxation – Additional Japanese Taxation Considerations” and “General Information” in the preliminary prospectus supplement included in the Latest Preliminary Final Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement are, to the extent such statements relate to matters of, and insofar as they purport to constitute summaries of the material provisions (that are relevant to the purpose and context of the subject matters of such statements) of, the law and regulation of Japan and the Articles of Incorporation of Issuer, true and accurate in all material respects.
Representations of the Parties Each party hereto hereby further represents and warrants to the other that: (i) it is registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act and is registered or licensed as an investment adviser under the laws of all jurisdictions in which its activities require it to be so registered or licensed; and (ii) it will use its reasonable best efforts to maintain each such registration or license in effect at all times during the term of this Agreement; and (iii) it will promptly notify the other if it ceases to be so registered, if its registration is suspended for any reason, or if it is notified by any regulatory organization or court of competent jurisdiction that it should show cause why its registration should not be suspended or terminated; and (iv) it is duly authorized to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. The Sub-Adviser further represents that it has adopted a written Code of Ethics in compliance with Rule 17j-1(b) of the ICA. The Sub-Adviser shall be subject to such Code of Ethics and shall not be subject to any other Code of Ethics, including the Investment Manager's Code of Ethics, unless specifically adopted by the Sub-Adviser. The Investment Manager further represents and warrants to the Sub-Adviser that (i) the appointment of the Sub-Adviser by the Investment Manager has been duly authorized and (ii) it has acted and will continue to act in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and the transactions contemplated hereby are, in conformity with the ICA, the Company's governing documents and other applicable law.
Obligations of the Customer 3.1 The Customer agrees to:
(a) The Customer shall give the Company not less than 14 days prior written notice of any proposed change of ownership of the Customer and or any change in the Customer’s details (including but not limited to, changes in the customer’s name, address, contact phone/fax numbers or business practice). The Customer shall be liable for any loss incurred by the Company as a result of the Customers failure to comply with this clause.
(b) Pay the Company the Price for carrying out the Works in accordance with this agreement;
(c) Provide the Company with all necessary plans, specifications, services and amenities, so as to allow the Company to carry out the Works, provide access to the Location and ensure to the Company’s reasonable satisfaction that the Location remains in a state and condition that is safe for the Company and its employees and agents;
(d) Ensure the Location complies with all necessary bylaws and restrictions is structurally sound (in accordance with all legislation governing safety in the workplace);
(e) Not to cause any disruption or obstruction to the carrying out of any Works and to follow any reasonable instructions provided by the Company about the Works;
(f) Where the Works requires co-ordination with other trades then the Customer will supply the Company with a schedule detailing all relevant information so as to allow the Company sufficient time to co-ordinate with the Customer’s other tradespersons;
(g) Permit the Company to attach such reasonable signage as the Company may wish to any Works so as to identify that the Company is carrying out the Works;
(h) In circumstances where it wishes to make a claim against the Company pursuant to the guarantee given in clause 13.2, exclusively permit the Company or its authorised representative to remedy or make good any defects in its Workmanship and not permit any other third party to do so.
3.2 Without prejudice to any other right or remedy of the Company, if the Customer fails to carry out or perform any of its obligations pursuant to this clause 3 (excepting clause 3.1(g)) then, in addition to any Additional Expenses Charge that may apply, the Company may charge the Customer a Services Delay Charge for each day (or part thereof) that the Company is, in its reasonable opinion, unable and/or not required to carry out or perform the Works as a result of such breach by the Customer.
3.3 Where the Customer requests any Related Work to be carried out, the Company will use its best endeavours to source suppliers and/or contractors to carry out the Related Work, but the Customer is responsible for the commissioning, controlling, and payment for such work.
3.4 The Customer acknowledges that unless otherwise agreed in writing between the Customer and the Company, the Customer shall be responsible for obtaining, paying for and maintaining in force all permits, approvals, authorisations, authorities, licences and consents of all regulatory authorities whatsoever which are or may be necessary or advisable in connection with the Works.
