Determining Compliance with Requirements Clause Samples

Determining Compliance with Requirements. SFERS investment staff shall determine that the investment manager meets the following Requirements: 1. Has sufficient knowledge to evaluate the transaction and risks of the swap; 2. Is not subject to a statutory disqualification under Section 8a(2) or 8a(3) of the Commodity Exchange Act; 3. Is independent of the swap dealer, as defined in CFTC Rule Section 23.450(c); 4. Undertakes a duty to act in the best interests of SFERS; 5. Makes appropriate and timely disclosures to SFERS of compensation and all material conflicts of interest that would be sufficient to permit SFERS to assess the conflict and take steps to mitigate it; 6. Evaluates the fair pricing and the appropriateness of the swap and compliance with the investment policies of SFERS; and 7. Is subject to restrictions on certain political contributions that may be imposed by the CFTC, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), or a self-regulatory organization subject to jurisdiction of the CFTC or the SEC. In making the determination that an investment manager satisfy the Requirements for purposes of the initial designation as a QIR for SFERS, SFERS investment staff may take into account, among other things, any information provided by the investment manager, including the QIR Representations (as defined in Section IV(B), below), and any documentation provided by the investment manager regarding its satisfaction of the Requirements. SFERS investment staff may, as appropriate, consult with legal counsel familiar with the Requirements to determine whether an investment manager initially satisfies the Requirements.
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Related to Determining Compliance with Requirements

  • Compliance Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary: (i) is in default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any Subsidiary under), nor has the Company or any Subsidiary received notice of a claim that it is in default under or that it is in violation of, any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is in violation of any judgment, decree or order of any court, arbitrator or other governmental authority or (iii) is or has been in violation of any statute, rule, ordinance or regulation of any governmental authority, including without limitation all foreign, federal, state and local laws relating to taxes, environmental protection, occupational health and safety, product quality and safety and employment and labor matters, except in each case as could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

  • Compliance with Laws Comply in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its business or property, except in such instances in which (a) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted; or (b) the failure to comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

  • Environmental requirements 28.1 The Buyer will provide a copy of its environmental policy to the Supplier on request, which the Supplier will comply with. 28.2 The Supplier must provide reasonable support to enable Buyers to work in an environmentally friendly way, for example by helping them recycle or lower their carbon footprint.

  • Environmental Laws The Company and its Subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with all federal, state, local and foreign laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, or toxic or hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, “Hazardous Materials”) into the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands, or demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters, orders, permits, plans or regulations, issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder (“Environmental Laws”); (ii) have received all permits licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses; and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval where in each clause (i), (ii) and (iii), the failure to so comply could be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

  • Environmental Matters (i) There are, to the Company’s knowledge, with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any predecessor of the Company, no past or present violations of Environmental Laws (as defined below), releases of any material into the environment, actions, activities, circumstances, conditions, events, incidents, or contractual obligations which may give rise to any common law environmental liability or any liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 or similar federal, state, local or foreign laws and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice with respect to any of the foregoing, nor is any action pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened in connection with any of the foregoing. The term “Environmental Laws” means all federal, state, local or foreign laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including, without limitation, laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants contaminants, or toxic or hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, “Hazardous Materials”) into the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands or demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters, orders, permits, plans or regulations issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder.