(li) Environmental Laws. The Company and the Controlled Entities (i) are, and have been, in compliance with any and all applicable international, federal, national, regional, local and other laws, rules, regulations, requirements, decisions and orders relating to the protection of human health or safety, the environment, natural resources, hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (collectively, “Environmental Laws”), (ii) have received and are in compliance with all permits, licenses, certificates or other authorizations or approvals required of them under applicable environmental laws to conduct their respective businesses (collectively, “Environmental Permits”), (iii) will not require material expenditures to maintain such compliance with environmental laws or environmental permits and (iv) have not received notice of any actual or potential liability for the investigation or remediation of any disposal or release of hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants, except in the case of each of clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above, for any such failure to comply with, or failure to receive required permits, licenses or approvals, or actual or potential liability, as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; and the Company and the Controlled Entities are not aware of any pending investigation which might reasonably be expected to lead to a claim of such liability, except any such liability as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(lii) Taxes. All tax returns required to be filed by the Company or any of the Controlled Entities have been timely filed except for those tax returns the failure to file which does not and would not be reasonably expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, and all taxes and other assessments of a similar nature (whether imposed directly or through withholding), including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto due or claimed to be due from such entities, have been timely paid, other than those being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been provided or as would not be reasonably expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. All local and national PRC governmental tax holidays, exemptions, waivers, financial subsidies, and other local and national PRC tax relief, concessions and preferential treatment enjoyed by the Company or any of the Controlled Entities as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus are valid, binding and enforceable and do not violate any laws, regulations, rules, orders, decrees, guidelines, judicial interpretations, notices or other legislation of the PRC.
(liii) Compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws. Neither the Company nor any of the Controlled Entities, nor any director, officer thereof, nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any employee, agent, representative, affiliate or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or any of the Controlled Entities, has (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; (ii) made or taken or will make or take any action in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization or approval of the payment or benefit, giving or receipt of money, property, gifts or anything else of value, directly or indirectly, to any foreign or domestic “government official” (including any officer or employee of a government or government-owned or controlled entity or of a public international organization, or any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, or any political party or party official or candidate for political office); (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or any applicable law or regulation implementing the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, or committed an offence under the Bribery Act 2010 of the United Kingdom, the Anti-Unfair Competition Law of the PRC, the Criminal Law of the PRC or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws (collectively, the “Anti-Corruption Laws”); or (iv) made, offered, agreed, requested or taken an act in furtherance of any unlawful bribe or other unlawful benefit, including, without limitation, any rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful or improper payment or benefit. The Company and the Controlled Entities and their respective affiliates have conducted their businesses in compliance with all applicable Anti-Corruption Laws and have instituted, maintained and enforced, and will continue to maintain and enforce, policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and ensure compliance with such laws and with the representations and warranties contained herein. No investigation, action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of the Controlled Entities with respect to the Anti-Corruption Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.
(liv) Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws.The operations of the Company and the Controlled Entities are and have been conducted at all times in compliance in all material respects with all applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements, including applicable provisions of the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by Title III of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT Act), the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, and the applicable anti-money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions where the Company and the Controlled Entities conduct business, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “Anti-Money Laundering Laws”); and no investigation, action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental or regulatory agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of the Controlled Entities with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.
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