Investigating Authority Clause Samples

The Investigating Authority clause designates a specific individual or body responsible for conducting inquiries or investigations under the agreement. This clause typically outlines the scope of the authority’s powers, such as gathering evidence, interviewing witnesses, or making determinations regarding compliance or breaches. Its core function is to ensure that any issues or disputes are examined impartially and systematically, thereby promoting fairness and transparency in the resolution process.
Investigating Authority. For the purposes of this Chapter, the investigating authority shall be: (a) For Chile, the National Investigating Committee on Price Distortions in Imported Goods ("Comisión Nacional Encargada de Investigar la Existencia de Distorsiones en el Precio de las Mercaderías Importadas") or its successor; (b) for Costa Rica, the authority determined in its domestic law; (c) for El Salvador, the technical unit responsible for investigating situations that may warrant emergency action, reporting to the Ministry of Economic Affairs ("Ministerio de Economía") or its successor; (d) for Guatemala, the technical unit responsible for investigating situations that may warrant emergency action, reporting to the Ministry of Economic Affairs ("Ministerio de Economía") or its successor; (e) for Honduras, the technical unit responsible for investigating situations that may warrant emergency action, reporting to the Department of Industry and Trade ("Secretaría de Industria y Comercio") or its successor; and (f) for Nicaragua, the technical unit responsible for investigating situations that may warrant emergency action, reporting to the Ministry of Development Industry and Trade ("Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio") or its successor.
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Investigating Authority. For the purposes of this Section, "investigating authority" means: (a) with respect to Colombia, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism, or its successor; (b) with respect to Peru, the National Institute for the Defense of Competition and Protection of Intellectual Property; (c) with respect to Ecuador, the Ministry of Foreign Trade, or its successor; and (d) with respect to the EU Party, the European Commission.
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Investigating Authority. For the investigation and application of the provisions of this Chapter the investigating authority in the case of the Republic of China (Taiwan), is the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Ministry of Finance, or their successors; in the case of the Republic of El Salvador is the Dirección de Administración de Tratados Comerciales del Ministerio de Economía, or its successor; and in the case of the Republic of Honduras is the Dirección General de Integración Económica y Política Comercial de la Secretaría de Estado en los Despachos de Industria y Comercio, or its successor.
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Investigating Authority. For purposes of this Chapter, the investigating authority shall be: (a) in the case of the ROC, the International Trade Commission of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, or its successor; and (b) in the case of Panama, the Commission of Free Competition and Consumer Affairs, or its successor.
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Investigating Authority. For the purposes of this Chapter, the competent investigating authority shall be:
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  • Contracting authority The contracting authority of this public contract is Enabel, the Belgian development agency, public-law company with social purposes, with its registered office at ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ (enterprise number 0264.814.354, RPM/RPR Brussels). Enabel has the exclusive competence for the execution, in Belgium and abroad, of public service tasks of direct bilateral cooperation with partner countries. Moreover, it may also perform other development cooperation tasks at the request of public interest organisations, and it can develop its own activities to contribute towards realisation of its objectives. For this procurement contract, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ is represented by person(s) who shall sign the award letter and are mandated to represent the organisation towards third parties.

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  • Complaints Investigation The employee who complains of harassment under the provisions of the Human Rights Code must first comply with the Employer’s harassment policy procedures before filing a grievance or human rights complaint.

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