Common use of FCPA Compliance Clause in Contracts

FCPA Compliance. None of the Group Companies and, to the best knowledge of the Company, any of the Group Companies’ respective directors, administrators, officers, board of directors (supervisory and management) members or employees have made, directly or indirectly, any payment or promise to pay, or gift or promise to give or authorized such a promise or gift, of any money or anything of value, directly or indirectly, to (i) any foreign official (as such term is defined in The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended) for the purpose of influencing any official act or decision of such official or inducing him or her to use his or her influence to affect any act or decision of a governmental authority, or (ii) any foreign political party or official thereof or candidate for foreign political office for the purpose of influencing any official act or decision of such party, official or candidate or inducing such party, official or candidate to use his, her or its influence to affect any act or decision of a foreign governmental authority, in the case of both (i) and (ii) above in order to assist any Group Company to obtain or retain business for, or direct business to any Group Company, subject to applicable exceptions and affirmative defenses. None of the Group Companies, and to the best knowledge of the Company, any of the Group Companies’ respective directors, administrators, officers, board of directors (supervisory and management) members and employees has made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment of funds or received or retained any funds in violation of any law, rule or regulation subject to applicable exceptions and affirmative defenses.

FCPA Compliance. None of the Company or any other Group Companies andCompany or, to the best knowledge of the Company, any of the Group Companies’ respective Knowledge, any of their directors, administrators, officers, board of directors (supervisory and management) members or employees have made, directly or indirectly, any payment or promise to pay, or gift or promise to give or authorized such a promise or gift, of any money or anything of value, directly or indirectly, to (ia) any foreign official (as such term is defined in The the USA Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amendedAct) for the purpose of influencing any official act or decision of such official or inducing him or her to use his or her influence to affect any act or decision of a governmental authority, or (iib) any foreign political party or official thereof or candidate for foreign political office for the purpose of influencing any official act or decision of such party, official or candidate or inducing such party, official or candidate to use his, her or its influence to affect any act or decision of a foreign governmental authority, in the case of both (ia) and (iib) above in order to assist the Company or any other Group Company to obtain or retain business for, or direct business to the Company or any other Group Company, as applicable, subject to applicable exceptions and affirmative defenses. None of the Group Companies, and to the best knowledge of the Company, any other Group Company or any of the Group Companies’ their respective directors, administrators, officers, board of directors (supervisory and management) members and or employees has made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment of funds or received or retained any funds in violation of any law, rule or regulation subject to applicable exceptions and affirmative defenses.