TAHM PRC means Tianjin Accor Hotel Management Co., Ltd. (天津雅高酒店管理有限公司), a company incorporated under the laws of the PRC with its registered address at天津经济技术开发区第三大街以南、巢湖路以西.
Government Authorities means, without limitation, all Government departments and agencies with responsibility for the import and export of goods, the collection of revenue on the import and export of goods and the transport of those goods to include, without limitation, Customs, AQIS, the ATO and the RSA;
PRC means the People’s Republic of China.
Relevant Authorities means any governmental or statutory authority with the
EMEA means the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products, or any successor agency thereto.
Namibia means the Republic of Namibia.
PSC means the Public Service Commission;
PMDA means Japan’s Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency and any successor agency(ies) or authority having substantially the same function.
CFDA means the Code of Federal Domestic Assistance assigned to a federal grant.
Tax Authorities means Hong Kong or foreign tax, revenue or monetary authorities.
Mainland China means the People’s Republic of China (excluding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan).
EU means the European Union.
Target Company means each of the Company and its direct and indirect Subsidiaries.
Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) means the Government Agency responsible for oversight of public procurement.
NDRC means the National Development and Reform Commission of the PRC or its local counterparts;
AIM means the AIM market operated by the London Stock Exchange;
GST/HST means all goods and services tax and harmonized sales tax imposed under Part IX of the Excise Tax Act (Canada).
European Commission means the European Commission or any successor entity that is responsible for granting Marketing Approvals authorizing the sale of pharmaceuticals in the European Union.
CSA means Canadian Standards Association;
China means the People’s Republic of China, excluding, for purposes of this Agreement, Hong Kong, the Macau Special Administrative Region of the PRC and Taiwan.
British Council Entities means the subsidiary companies and other organisations Controlled by the British Council from time to time, and any organisation which Controls the British Council (the “Controlling Entity”) as well as any other organisations Controlled by the Controlling Entity from time to time;
Securities Regulatory Authorities means the securities commission or similar regulatory authority in each province and territory of Canada that is responsible for administering the Canadian securities legislation in force in such jurisdictions;
APRA means the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. APRA is an independent statutory authority that supervises institutions across banking, insurance and superannuation.
HSE means the Health and Safety Executive;
Foreign Financial Regulatory Authority shall have the meaning given by Section 2(a)(50) of the 0000 Xxx.
Ofcom means the Office of Communications;
MOFCOM means the Ministry of Commerce of the PRC or its competent local counterparts.