Common use of Transaction Procedures Clause in Contracts

Transaction Procedures. It is the intent of the Parties to facilitate Transactions in accordance with the agreed procedures in this Article 2 and assure that such Transactions are valid and enforceable as a result of the use of these procedures for the mutual benefit of the Parties. Any Transaction may be formed and effectuated (i) by a written paper-based Transaction Agreement executed by the Parties (including by facsimile and/or counterparts) or (ii) in a recorded telephone conversation between the Parties occurring on any Business Day during the Pricing Hours whereby an offer and acceptance shall constitute the agreement of the Parties to a Transaction as evidenced by the Transaction Tape; provided, each Party may stipulate by prior notice to the other Party that any particular contemplated Transaction may be effectuated and formed only by means of procedure (i) above. The Parties shall be legally bound by each Transaction from the time they agree to its terms in accordance with this Article 2 and acknowledge that each Party will rely thereon in doing business related to the Transaction. The Transaction Tape is adopted by the Parties as a means by which a Transaction is reduced to tangible form, and the Parties to a Transaction are identified and authenticate a Transaction. Any Transaction formed and effectuated pursuant to the foregoing shall be considered to be a "writing" or "in writing" and to have been "signed" and any Transaction Tape shall be considered to constitute an "original" document evidencing the Transaction. Each Party consents to the recording of its employees' telephone conversations without any further notice.

Transaction Procedures. It is the intent of the The Parties intend to facilitate Transactions in accordance with the agreed procedures in this Article 2 and assure that such Transactions are valid and enforceable as a result of the use of these procedures for the mutual benefit of the Partiesenforceable. Any Transaction may be formed and effectuated (i) by a written paper-based Transaction Agreement executed by the Parties (including by facsimile and/or counterparts) or (ii) in a recorded telephone conversation between the Parties occurring on any Business Day during the Pricing Hours whereby an offer and acceptance shall constitute the agreement of the Parties to a Transaction as evidenced by the Transaction Tape; provided, each Party may stipulate by prior notice to the other Party that any particular contemplated Transaction may be effectuated and formed only by means of procedure (i) above. The Parties shall be legally bound by each Transaction from the time they agree to its terms in accordance with this Article 2 and acknowledge that each Party will rely thereon in doing business related to the Transaction. The Transaction Tape is adopted by the Parties as a means by which a Transaction is reduced to tangible form, and the Parties to a Transaction are identified and authenticate a Transaction. Any Transaction formed and effectuated pursuant to the foregoing hereto shall be considered to be a "writing" or "in writing" and to have been "signed" and any Transaction Tape shall be considered to constitute an "original" document evidencing the Transaction. Each Party consents to the recording of its employees' telephone conversations conversations. It is understood and agreed by the Parties that either Party may request a letter of credit or other collateral prior to consummating any Transaction hereunder; provided, nothing herein shall obligate any Party to provide such a letter of credit or other collateral without any further noticehaving made an agreement so to do in respect of such Transaction.

Transaction Procedures. It is the intent of the Parties to facilitate Transactions in accordance with the agreed procedures in this Article 2 and assure that such Transactions are valid and enforceable as a result of the use of these procedures for the mutual benefit of the Parties. Any Transaction may be formed and effectuated (i) by a written paper-based Transaction Agreement executed by the Parties (including by facsimile and/or counterparts) or (ii) in a recorded telephone conversation between the Parties occurring on any Business Day during the Pricing Hours whereby an offer and acceptance shall constitute the agreement of the Parties to a Transaction as evidenced by the Transaction Tape; provided, each Party may stipulate by prior notice to the other Party that any particular contemplated Transaction may be effectuated and formed only by means of procedure (i) above. The Parties shall be legally bound by each Transaction from the time they agree to its terms in accordance with this Article 2 and acknowledge that each Party will rely thereon in doing business related to the Transaction. The Transaction Tape is adopted by the Parties as a means by which a Transaction under procedure (ii) above is reduced to tangible form, and the Parties to a Transaction are identified and authenticate a Transaction. Any Transaction formed and effectuated pursuant to the foregoing shall be considered to be a "writing" or "in writing" and to have been "signed" and any Transaction Tape shall be considered to constitute an "original" document evidencing the Transaction. Each Party consents to the recording of its employees' telephone conversations without any further notice.

Transaction Procedures. It is the intent of the Parties to facilitate Transactions in accordance with the agreed procedures in this Article 2 3 and assure that such Transactions are valid and enforceable as a result of the use of these procedures for the mutual benefit of the Parties. Any Transaction may be formed and effectuated (i) by a written paper-based Transaction Agreement executed by the Parties Confirmation (including by facsimile and/or counterparts) or (ii) in a recorded telephone conversation between the Parties occurring on any Business Day during the Pricing Hours whereby an offer and acceptance shall constitute the agreement of the Parties to a Transaction as evidenced by the Transaction Tape; provided, each Party may stipulate by prior notice to the other Party that any particular contemplated Transaction may be effectuated and formed only by means of procedure (i) above. The Parties shall be legally bound by each Transaction from the time they agree to its terms in accordance with this Article 2 3 and acknowledge that each Party will rely thereon in doing business related to the Transaction. The Transaction Tape is adopted by the Parties as a means by which to reduce a Transaction is reduced to tangible form, and to identify the Parties to a Transaction are identified and to authenticate a Transaction. Any Transaction formed and effectuated pursuant to the foregoing shall be considered to be a "writing" or "in writing" and to have been "signed" and any Transaction Tape shall be considered to constitute an "original" document evidencing the Transaction. Each Party consents to the recording of its employees' telephone conversations without any further notice.

Transaction Procedures. It is the intent of the Parties to facilitate Transactions in accordance with the agreed procedures in this Article 2 and assure that such Transactions are valid and enforceable as a result of the use of these procedures for the mutual benefit of the Parties. Any Transaction may be formed and effectuated (i) by a written paper-based Transaction Agreement in the form of a Confirmation as set out on Exhibit B-1 executed by the Parties (including by facsimile and/or counterparts) or (ii) in a recorded telephone conversation between the Parties occurring on any Business Day during the Pricing Hours whereby an offer and acceptance shall constitute the agreement of the Parties to a Transaction as evidenced by the Transaction Tape; provided, each Party may stipulate by prior notice to the other Party that any particular contemplated Transaction may be effectuated and formed only by means of procedure (i) above. The Parties shall be legally bound by each Transaction from the time they agree to its terms in accordance with this Article 2 and acknowledge that each Party will rely thereon in doing business related to the Transaction. The Transaction Tape is adopted by the Parties as a means by which a Transaction is reduced to tangible form, and the Parties to a Transaction are identified and authenticate a Transaction. Any Transaction formed and effectuated pursuant to the foregoing shall be considered to be a "writing" .writing' or "'in writing" ' and to have been "'signed" ' and any Transaction Tape shall be considered to constitute an "'original" ' document evidencing the Transaction. Each Party consents to and has obtained any necessary consent of its employees to the recording of its employees' telephone conversations without any further notice.

Transaction Procedures. It is the intent of the Parties to facilitate Transactions in accordance with the agreed procedures in this Article 2 and assure that such Transactions are valid and enforceable as a result of the use of these procedures for the mutual benefit of the Parties. Any Transaction may be formed and effectuated (i) by a written paper-based Transaction Agreement executed by the Parties (including by facsimile and/or counterparts) or (ii) in a recorded telephone conversation between the Parties occurring on any Business Day during the Pricing Hours whereby an offer and acceptance shall constitute the agreement of the Parties to a Transaction as evidenced by the Transaction Tape; provided, each Party may stipulate by prior notice to the other Party that any particular contemplated Transaction may be effectuated and formed only by means of procedure (i) above. The Parties shall be legally bound by each Transaction from the time they agree to its terms in accordance with this Article 2 and acknowledge that each Party will rely thereon in doing business related to the Transaction. The Transaction Tape is adopted by the Parties as a means by which a Transaction is reduced to tangible form, and the Parties to a Transaction are identified and authenticate a Transaction. Any Transaction formed and effectuated pursuant to the foregoing shall be considered to be a "writing" or "in writing" and to have been "signed" and any Transaction Tape shall be considered to constitute an "original" document evidencing the Transaction. Each Party consents to the recording of its employees' telephone conversations without any further notice. On the Effective Date Customer shall provide Company (i) certified copies of all documents evidencing the necessary authorizations with respect to the execution, delivery and performance by Customer of this Agreement and (ii) an opinion of counsel for Customer regarding the validity, binding effect and enforceability of this Agreement in respect of the Act and other applicable law. With respect to each Transaction, Customer shall either (i) have created and set aside a special fund pledged to satisfy Customer's obligations hereunder (the "Special Fund") out of which funds shall be paid to satisfy all of Customer's obligations for the entire Period of Delivery or (ii) upon execution of this Agreement and prior to the commencement of each subsequent fiscal year of Customer during any Period of Delivery, obtain all necessary budgetary certifications for payment of all of its obligations under this Agreement for such fiscal year; any breach of this provision shall be deemed to have arisen during a fiscal period of Customer for which budgetary certification of its obligations under this Agreement is in effect and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Article 4, an Early Termination Date shall automatically and without further notice occur hereunder as of such date wherein Customer shall be treated as the Affected Party. Customer shall have allocated to the Special Fund or its general funds a revenue base that is adequate to cover Customer's payment obligations hereunder throughout the entire Period of Delivery.

Transaction Procedures. It is the intent of the Parties to facilitate ---------------------- Transactions in accordance with the agreed procedures in this Article 2 and --------- assure that such Transactions are valid and enforceable as a result of the use of these procedures for the mutual benefit of the Parties. Any Transaction may be formed and effectuated (i) by a written paper-based Transaction Agreement executed by the Parties (including by facsimile and/or counterparts) or (ii) in a recorded telephone conversation between the Parties occurring on any Business Day during the Pricing Hours whereby an offer and acceptance shall constitute the agreement of the Parties to a Transaction as evidenced by the Transaction Tape; provided, each Party may stipulate by prior notice to the other Party that any particular contemplated Transaction may be effectuated and formed only by means of procedure (i) above. The Parties shall be legally bound by each Transaction from the time they agree to its terms in accordance with this Article 2 and acknowledge that each Party will rely thereon in doing business --------- related to the Transaction. The Transaction Tape is adopted by the Parties as a means by which a Transaction is reduced to tangible form, and the Parties to a Transaction are identified and authenticate a Transaction. Any Transaction formed and effectuated pursuant to the foregoing shall be considered to be a "writing" or "in writing" and to have been "signed" and any Transaction Tape shall be considered to constitute an "original" document evidencing the Transaction. Each Party consents to the recording of its employees' telephone conversations without any further notice. Notwithstanding the other provisions in this agreement permitting transactions to be effectuated and formed by means of procedure (ii) above, the Parties agree that every Transaction shall be formed and effectuated by procedure (i) above until such time as the Parties execute an amendment to this agreement allowing the use of procedure (ii) above to form and effectuate a Transaction hereunder.

Transaction Procedures. 2.1 It is the intent of the Parties to facilitate enter into Transactions in accordance with the agreed procedures in this Article 2 and assure that such Transactions are valid and enforceable as a result of the use of these procedures for the mutual benefit of the Partiesenforceable. Any Transaction may be formed and effectuated (i) by a written paper-based Transaction Agreement executed by the Parties (including by facsimile and/or counterparts) or (ii) in by a recorded telephone conversation between the Parties occurring on any Business Day during the Pricing Hours whereby an offer and acceptance shall constitute the agreement of the Parties to a Transaction as evidenced by the Transaction TapeTransaction; provided, each Party the Parties may stipulate by prior written notice to the each other Party that any particular contemplated Transaction may be effectuated and formed only by means of procedure (i) above. The Parties shall be legally bound by each Transaction from the time they agree to its terms in accordance with this Article 2 2, subject to the terms of any effective Exhibit A, and the Parties acknowledge that each Party will rely thereon in doing business related to the Transaction. The Where no effective Exhibit A exists, the Transaction Tape Tape, an audio tape recording the Parties’ oral agreement to a Transaction, is adopted by the Parties as a means by which a Transaction is reduced to tangible form, and the Parties to a Transaction are identified and authenticate a Transaction. Any Transaction formed and effectuated pursuant to the foregoing shall be considered to be a "writing" or "in writing" and to have been "signed" and any Exhibit A or Transaction Tape shall be considered to constitute an "original" document evidencing the Transaction. Each Party consents to the recording of its employees' telephone conversations for the purpose of Gas purchases and sales hereunder without any further notice.

Transaction Procedures. It is the intent of the Parties to facilitate Transactions in accordance with the agreed procedures in this Article 2 and assure that such Transactions are valid and enforceable as a result of the use of these procedures for the mutual benefit of the Parties. Any Transaction may be formed and effectuated (i) by a written paper-based Transaction Agreement in the form of a Confirmation as set out on Exhibit B-1 executed by the Parties (including by facsimile and/or counterparts) or (ii) in a recorded telephone conversation between the Parties occurring on any Business Day during the Pricing Hours whereby an offer and acceptance shall constitute the agreement of the Parties to a Transaction as evidenced by the Transaction Tape; provided, each Party may stipulate by prior notice to the other Party that any particular contemplated Transaction may be effectuated and formed only by means of procedure (i) above. The Parties shall be legally bound by each Transaction from the time they agree to its terms in accordance with this Article 2 and acknowledge that each Party will rely thereon in doing business related to the Transaction. The Transaction Tape is adopted by the Parties as a means by which a Transaction is reduced to tangible form, and the Parties to a Transaction are identified and authenticate a Transaction. Any Transaction formed and effectuated pursuant to the foregoing shall be considered to be a "writing" or in "in writing" and to have been "signedbeen"'signed" and any Transaction Tape shall be considered to constitute an "original" document evidencing the Transaction. Each Party consents to and has obtained any necessary consent of its employees to the recording of its employees' telephone conversations without any further notice.

Transaction Procedures. It is the intent of the Parties to facilitate Transactions in accordance with the agreed procedures in this Article ARTICLE 2 and assure that such Transactions are valid and enforceable as a result of the use of these procedures for the mutual benefit of the Parties. Any Transaction may be formed and effectuated (i) by a written paper-based Transaction Agreement executed by the Parties (including by facsimile and/or counterparts) or (ii) in a recorded telephone conversation between the Parties occurring on any Business Day during the Pricing Hours whereby an offer and acceptance shall constitute the agreement of the Parties to a Transaction as evidenced by the Transaction Tape; provided, each Party may stipulate by prior notice to the other Party that any particular contemplated Transaction may be effectuated and formed only by means of procedure (i) above. The Parties shall be legally bound by each Transaction from the time they agree to its terms in accordance with this Article ARTICLE 2 and acknowledge that each Party will rely thereon in doing business related to the Transaction. The Transaction Tape is adopted by the Parties as a means by which a Transaction is reduced to tangible form, and the Parties to a Transaction are identified and authenticate a Transaction. Any Transaction formed and effectuated pursuant to the foregoing shall be considered to be a "writing" or "in writing" and to have been "signed" and any Transaction Tape shall be considered to constitute an "original" document evidencing the Transaction. Each Party consents to the recording of its employees' employees telephone conversations without any further notice.notice with respect to matters pertaining to this Agreement

Transaction Procedures. It is the intent of the Parties to facilitate Transactions in accordance with the agreed procedures in this Article 2 and assure that such Transactions are valid and enforceable as a result of the use of these procedures for the mutual benefit of the Parties. Any Transaction may be formed and effectuated (i) by a written paper-based Transaction Agreement executed by the Parties (including by facsimile and/or counterparts) or (ii) in a recorded telephone conversation between the Parties occurring on any Business Day during the Pricing Hours whereby an offer and acceptance shall constitute the agreement of the Parties to a Transaction as evidenced by the Transaction Tape; provided, each Party may stipulate by prior notice to the other Party that any particular contemplated Transaction may be effectuated and formed only by means of procedure (i) above. The Parties shall be legally bound by each Transaction from the time they agree to its terms in accordance with this Article 2 and acknowledge that each Party will rely thereon in doing business related to the Transaction. The Transaction Tape is adopted by the Parties as a means by which a Transaction is reduced to tangible form, and the Parties to a Transaction are identified and authenticate a Transaction. Any Transaction formed and effectuated pursuant to the foregoing shall be considered to be a "writing" or "in writing" and to have been "signed" and any Transaction Tape shall be considered to constitute an "original" document evidencing the Transaction. Each Party consents to the recording of its employees' telephone conversations without any further notice.. SEE RIDER TRANSACTION AGREEMENT REQUIRED