(ii) Prior Adherence to the U.S. Protocol. If Citi and Counterparty have adhered to the ISDA U.S. Protocol on or prior to the date of this Master Confirmation, the terms of the ISDA U.S. Protocol shall be incorporated into and form a part of this Master Confirmation and shall replace the terms of this Section 27. For purposes of such incorporation of the ISDA U.S. Protocol, Citi shall be deemed to be a Regulated Entity, Counterparty shall be deemed to be an Adhering Party and each of the Agreement and this Master Confirmation shall be deemed to be a Protocol Covered Agreement.
(iii) Subsequent Adherence to the U.S. Protocol. If, after the date of this Master Confirmation, both Citi and Counterparty shall have become adhering parties to the ISDA U.S. Protocol, the terms of the ISDA U.S. Protocol will supersede and replace this Section 27.
(g) Definitions. For the purposes of this Section 27, the following definitions apply:
“Applicable Compliance Date” with respect to the Agreement and this Master Confirmation shall be determined as follows: (a) if Counterparty is an entity subject to the requirements of the QFC Stay Rules, January 1, 2019, (b) if Counterparty is a Financial Counterparty (other than a Small Financial Institution) that is not an entity subject to the requirements of the QFC Stay Rules, July 1, 2019 and (c) if Counterparty is not described in clause (a) or (b), January 1, 2020.
“BHC Affiliate”has the same meaning as the term “affiliate” as defined in, and shall be interpreted inaccordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1813(w) and 12 U.S.C. 1841(k).
“Citi Affiliate” means, with respect to Citi, a BHC Affiliate of that party.
“Consolidated Affiliate” has the same meaning specified in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. 252.81, 12 C.F.R. 382.1 and 12 C.F.R. 47.2.
“Counterparty Affiliate” means a Consolidated Affiliate of Counterparty.
“Default Right” means, with respect to the Agreement or this Master Confirmation (including any Transaction or Confirmation hereunder), any:
(i) right of a party, whether contractual or otherwise (including, without limitation, rights incorporated by reference to any other contract, agreement, or document, and rights afforded by statute, civil code, regulation, and common law), to liquidate, terminate, cancel, rescind, or accelerate such agreement or transactions thereunder, set off or net amounts owing in respect thereto (except rights related tosame-day payment netting), exercise remedies in respect of collateral or other credit support or property related thereto (including the purchase and sale of property), demand payment or delivery thereunder or in respect thereof (other than a right or operation of a contractual provision arising solely from a change in the value of collateral or margin or a change in the amount of an economic exposure), suspend, delay, or defer payment or performance thereunder, or modify the obligations of a party thereunder, or any similar rights; and
(ii) right or contractual provision that alters the amount of collateral or margin that must be provided with respect to an exposure thereunder, including by altering any initial amount, threshold amount, variation margin, minimum transfer amount, the margin value of collateral, or any similar amount, that entitles a party to demand the return of any collateral or margin transferred by it to the other party or a custodian or that modifies a transferee’s right to reuse collateral or margin (if such right previously existed), or any similar rights, in each case, other than a right or operation of a contractual provision arising solely from a change in the value of collateral or margin or a change in the amount of an economic exposure; but
(iii) solely with respect to Section 27(b) above does not include any right under a contract that allows a party to terminate the contract on demand or at its option at a specified time, or from time to time, without the need to show cause.
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