Section 4.12Litigation. There is no action, suit, investigation or proceeding pending against, or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened against or affecting, Parent, any of its Subsidiaries, any of their respective properties or any of their respective officers or directors before any court, arbitrator or any governmental body, agency, authority or official except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably likely to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.13Compliance with Laws. To Parent’s knowledge, neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of, or has since January 1, 2017 violated, any applicable provisions of any laws, statutes, ordinances or regulations except for any violations that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had, and would not be reasonably likely to have, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.14Regulatory Matters.
(a) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably likely to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect, since January 1, 2016, (i) none of Parent, any of its Subsidiaries, nor any Parent or Subsidiary director, officer, employee, nor, to the knowledge of Parent, any representative, agent, or any other person acting on behalf of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, has violated any Anti-Corruption Law, and (ii) none of Parent, any of its Subsidiaries nor any Parent or Subsidiary director, officer, employee, nor, to the knowledge of Parent, any representative, agent or any other person acting on behalf of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, has offered, paid, given, promised, or authorized the payment of, anything of value (including, but not limited to, money, checks, wire transfers, tangible and intangible gifts, favors, services, or those entertainment and travel) directly or indirectly to any Government Official (A) for the purpose of (1) influencing any act or decision of a Government Official or any other person in his or her official capacity, (2) inducing a Government Official or any other person to do or omit to do any act in violation of his or her lawful duties, (3) securing any improper advantage, (4) inducing a Government Official or any other person to influence or affect any act or decision of any governmental body, agency, authority or entity or (5) assisting Parent, any Subsidiary of Parent, or any Parent or Subsidiary director, officer employee, agent, representative, or any other person acting on behalf of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries in obtaining or retaining business, or (B) in a manner which would constitute or have the purpose or effect of public or commercial bribery or corruption, acceptance of, or acquiescence in extortion, kickbacks, or other unlawful or improper means of obtaining or retaining business or any improper advantage.
(b) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably likely to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect, (i) Parent, each of its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees, and, to the knowledge of Parent, agents, representatives and other persons acting for or on behalf of any of the foregoing persons, are, and at all times since January 1, 2016 have been, in compliance with all applicable Economic Sanctions/Trade Laws and all applicable Money Laundering Laws and (ii) neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries carries on, or has carried on since January 1, 2016, any business, directly or knowingly indirectly, involving Cuba, Iran, Syria, Sudan, North Korea, the Crimea region of Ukraine or any Sanctions Target in violation of applicable Economic Sanctions/Trade Laws.
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