General Exceptions 1. For purposes of Chapter 2 (National Treatment and Market Access for Goods), Chapter 3 (Rules of Origin and Operational Procedures Related to Origin), Chapter 4 (Customs Procedures and Trade Facilitation), Chapter 5 (Trade Remedies), Chapter 6 (Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures), Chapter 7 (Technical Barriers to Trade), Article XX of the GATT 1994 and its interpretative notes are incorporated into and made part of this Agreement, mutatis mutandis. The Parties understand that the measures referred to in Article XX(b) of the GATT 1994, as incorporated into this Agreement, can include any measure necessary to protect human, animal, or plant life or health, and that Article XX(g) of the GATT 1994 applies to measures relating to the conservation of any exhaustible natural resource. 2. For purposes of Chapter 8 (Trade in Services), Article XIV of the GATS (including its footnotes) is incorporated into and made part of this Agreement, mutatis mutandis. The Parties understand that the measures referred to in Article XIV(b) of the GATS, as incorporated into this Agreement, can include any measure necessary to protect human, animal, or plant life or health.
Assumed Obligations At the Closing, Buyer shall assume, and shall agree to satisfy and discharge as the same shall become due, the Seller’s obligations and liabilities first arising subsequent to the Closing (excluding any obligations or liabilities that relate to the period preceding the Closing, including, without limitation, obligations or liabilities arising or accruing with respect to any default or breach by the Seller prior to the Closing) under such of the Contracts as are set forth on Schedule 2.2.2 (collectively, the “Assumed Obligations”). Except for the Assumed Obligations, Buyer shall not assume or be responsible at any time for any liability, obligation, Indebtedness or commitment of the Seller, the Owner or the Owner Member, whether absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, asserted or unasserted, or otherwise (such liabilities, obligations, Indebtedness and commitments, other than the Assumed Obligations, collectively, the “Excluded Liabilities”), including but not limited to any liabilities, obligations, debts or commitments of the Seller, the Owner or the Owner Member incident to, arising out of or incurred with respect to, this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby or the Other Acquisition (including any and all sales or use, income or other Taxes arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby). The Seller, the Owner and the Owner Member expressly acknowledge and agree that, except for the Assumed Obligations, the Seller, the Owner and the Owner Member shall retain, as applicable, and Buyer shall not assume or otherwise be obligated to pay, perform, defend or discharge, (i) any liability of the Seller and/or the Owner for Taxes, including without limitation, (A) any and all liabilities for Taxes relating to the Purchased Assets or the Assumed Obligations with respect to all periods prior to and including the Closing Date (including any Taxes that are the liability of the Seller pursuant to Section 5.4), (B) any and all liabilities for Taxes of the Seller and/or the Owner for any period, and (C) any and all Tax liabilities that are incurred or become payable as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including but not limited to any transfer, documentary, sales, use, and other Taxes assessed upon or with respect to the transfer of the Purchased Assets to Buyer, and any recording or filing fees with respect thereto) (collectively, “Seller Taxes”), (ii) any liability of the Seller and/or the Owner in connection with any employee benefits, (iii) any liability of the Seller and/or the Owner under any federal, state or local law, rule, regulation, ordinance, program, permit, or other legal requirement relating to health, safety, hazardous substances and environmental matters applicable to the Business and/or the facilities used by the Seller (whether or not owned by the Seller), (iv) any liability pertaining to services provided by the Seller prior to the Closing Date, or insurance related matters, (v) any liabilities and obligations of the Seller with respect to the Excluded Assets, (vi) any liabilities arising under or in connection with an Employee Plan, or (vii) any other liabilities arising prior to the Closing Date (including, without limitation, the Seller Note Payable), regardless of whether such liabilities are disclosed on the Schedules to this Agreement. The Seller and the Owner further agree to satisfy and discharge, as the same shall become due, all Excluded Liabilities. Buyer’s assumption of the Assumed Obligations shall in no way expand the rights or remedies of third parties against Buyer as compared to the rights and remedies which such parties would have had against the Seller or the Owner had this Agreement not been consummated.
Permitted Exceptions The Property shall be conveyed subject to the matters which are, or are deemed to be, Permitted Exceptions pursuant to Article II hereof (herein referred to collectively as the “Permitted Exceptions”).
Assumed Liabilities Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, Buyer shall assume and agree to pay, perform and discharge only the following Liabilities of Seller (collectively, the “Assumed Liabilities”), and no other Liabilities:
Transfer to Lower Paid Duties Where an employee is transferred to lower paid duties by reason of redundancy the same period of notice must be given as the employee would have been entitled to if the employment had been terminated and the employer may at the employer’s option, make payment in lieu thereof of an amount equal to the difference between the former ordinary time rate of pay and the new ordinary time rate for the number of weeks of notice still owing.
Retained Liabilities The Retained Liabilities shall remain the sole responsibility of and shall be retained, paid, performed and discharged solely by Seller. “Retained Liabilities” shall mean every Liability of Seller other than the Assumed Liabilities, including:
Site to be free from Encumbrances Subject to the provisions of Clause 10.3, the Site shall be made available by the Authority to the Concessionaire pursuant hereto free from all Encumbrances and occupations and without the Concessionaire being required to make any payment to the Authority on account of any costs, compensation, expenses and charges for the acquisition and use of such Site for the duration of the Concession Period, except insofar as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, it is agreed that existing rights of way, easements, privileges, liberties and appurtenances to the Licensed Premises shall not be deemed to be Encumbrances. It is further agreed that the Concessionaire accepts and undertakes to bear any and all risks arising out of the inadequacy or physical condition of the Site.
Excluded Assets Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Purchased Assets shall not include the following assets (collectively, the “Excluded Assets”):
NO EXCEPTIONS (2) Employees who are Participants in the Plan as of the Effective Date.
Excluded Liabilities Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.03 or any other provision in this Agreement to the contrary, Buyer shall not assume and shall not be responsible to pay, perform or discharge any Liabilities of Seller or any of its Affiliates of any kind or nature whatsoever other than the Assumed Liabilities (the “Excluded Liabilities”). Seller shall, and shall cause each of its Affiliates to, pay and satisfy in due course all Excluded Liabilities which they are obligated to pay and satisfy. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Excluded Liabilities shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
