SAO AUDIT A. The state auditor may conduct an audit or investigation of any entity receiving funds from the state directly under the Contract or indirectly through a subcontract under the Contract. The acceptance of funds directly under the Contract or indirectly through a subcontract under the Contract acts as acceptance of the authority of the state auditor, under the direction of the legislative audit committee, to conduct an audit or investigation in connection with those funds. Under the direction of the legislative audit committee, an entity that is the subject of an audit or investigation by the state auditor must provide the state auditor with access to any information the state auditor considers relevant to the investigation or audit. B. Grantee shall comply with any rules and procedures of the state auditor in the implementation and enforcement of Section 2262.154 of the Texas Government Code.
Compliance Audit LEA shall have the right but shall be under no obligation to conduct audit(s), from time to time, of Provider’s records concerning its compliance obligations as set forth in this Article V. Provider shall make such records and other documents available to LEA upon request.
Records; Audit VIVUS shall maintain complete and accurate books and records in accordance with GAAP in sufficient detail to permit Purchaser to confirm the accuracy of the Manufacturing Costs, and any other financial measure relating to the Price of the Product payable under this Agreement, for a period of *** from the creation of individual records or any longer period required by Applicable Law. At Purchaser’s request, such records shall be available for review at a Purchaser’s headquarters located at ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, or a mutually agreeable location determined by Parties not more than once each calendar year (during normal business hours on a mutually agreed date with reasonable advance notice) by an independent Third Party auditor selected by Purchaser and approved by VIVUS (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed) and subject to confidentiality and non-use obligations no less stringent than those set forth in Article 11 of the License Agreement for the sole purpose of verifying for Purchaser the accuracy of the Manufacturing Costs and Price paid by Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement or of any payments made by Purchaser to VIVUS pursuant to this Agreement. Any such auditor shall not disclose VIVUS’ Confidential Information to Purchaser, except to the extent such disclosure is necessary to verify the accuracy of the financial reports furnished by VIVUS or the amount of payments due by VIVUS under this Agreement. Any undisputed amounts finally determined to be owed but unpaid shall be paid within *** from the accountant’s report. Any amounts finally determined to have been overpaid will either be refunded to Purchaser or credited to Purchaser against future payments to VIVUS hereunder, at Purchaser’s option. Purchaser shall bear the full cost of such audit unless such audit reveals an underpayment or under-reporting error of *** percent (***%) or more during the applicable audit period, in which case VIVUS shall bear the full cost of such audit.
Compliance Audits D. 4.1 Compliance Audit(s). Without limiting the generality of section A.7.4 (Records Review), if requested by the Province from time to time, which request shall be at the Province’s sole discretion, the Recipient, at its own expense, will forthwith retain an independent third party auditor to conduct one or more compliance audits of the Recipient or any Project. The audit will be conducted in accordance with Canadian Generally Accepted Auditing Standards, as adopted by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, applicable as of the date on which a record is kept or required to be kept under such standards. In addition, the audit will assess the Recipient’s compliance with the terms of the Agreement and will address, with respect to each Project, without limitation, the following: (a) whether the Funds were spent in accordance with the Agreement and with due regard to economy, efficiency, and effectiveness; (b) the Project’s progress or state of completion; (c) whether the financial information the Recipient provided is complete, accurate, and timely, and in accordance with the Agreement; (d) whether the Recipient’s information and monitoring processes and systems are adequate to identify, capture, validate, and monitor the achievement of intended benefits of the Project; (e) the overall management and administration of the Project; (f) recommendations for improvement or redress; and (g) whether prompt and timely corrective action is taken on prior audit findings.