DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT - COMPLIANCE CLAUSES



For the purposes of this Agreement:


Associated Persons means any person performing services for or on behalf of a party, including but not limited to subsidiaries, employees, agents and contractors;


Sanctioned Party means any party or parties listed on any list of designated or other restricted parties maintained under Trade Restrictions, including but not limited to the Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets in the UK maintained by HM Treasury, the consolidated list of persons, groups and entities subject to EU financial sanctions maintained by the European Commission, and the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List maintained by the US Office of Foreign Assets Control;


Trade Restrictions means any applicable export control, trade or economic sanctions, embargo or similar laws, regulations, rules, licences, orders or requirements including without limitation those of the UN, UK, U.S. and the EU.


1. Trade Restrictions


1.1 The Distributor hereby acknowledges and agrees that the supply of the equipment and/or provision of services to Distributors may be subject to Trade Restrictions. The Distributor is solely responsible for complying with and shall not do anything which would cause SunTech Medical Device (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd (hereafter refer as SunTech) to be in breach of, Trade Restrictions.  In particular, the Distributor agrees that it:


1.1.1 will not use, sell, resell, export, re-export, transfer, distribute, dispose of, disclose or otherwise deal with the equipment and/or services, directly or indirectly, to: (i) any country, territory, or destination with which SunTech, as a matter of policy, does not conduct business, (including but without limitation to Iran, Syria, Sudan, Cuba, Crimea & Sevastopol and North Korea, and any other territory subject to comprehensive Trade Restrictions from time to time); (ii) any other territory to which the supply of the Goods and/or Services would be restricted or prohibited under Trade Restrictions (subject to the Distributor obtaining any and all licences and/or approvals required to make such a supply); or (iii) any Sanctioned Party (or any party owned or controlled by a Sanctioned Party);


1.1.2 will obtain and maintain any required export licence or other governmental approval and complete such formalities as may be required under Trade Restrictions in order to use, sell, resell, export, re-export, transfer, distribute, dispose of, disclose or otherwise deal with the equipment and/or services;


1.1.3 will make enquiries as to the end use and end user and carry out sanctions screening checks on its customers and any other end users (including their shareholders, beneficial owners and senior management) prior to the supply of SunTech equipment and/or services in order to ensure compliance with this clause 1; and


1.1.4 will not put the SunTech equipment and/or services, in their entirety or in part, to any use in connection with the development, production, handling, operation, maintenance, storage, detection, identification or dissemination of chemical, biological or nuclear weapons or the development, production, maintenance or storage of missiles capable of delivering such weapons or to any military end-use in violation of any applicable embargo (including, but not limited to, embargoes maintained by the EU, UK,  OSCE and/or UN).  In addition, the Distributor shall not sell, resell, supply, export, re-export, transfer, divert, distribute or dispose of the equipment and/or services to any third party where the Distributor knows or has grounds for suspecting that the equipment and/or services are or may be intended for one of the uses specified in this clause 1.1.4.


1.2 Nothing in this clause 1 shall require either party to act in any way contrary to any blocking or antiboycott laws with jurisdiction over such party's operations, including (if applicable) the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law of the People's Republic of China.


2. Compliance with laws

2.1 Distributor agrees to comply with the following:


2.1.1. all local and national laws in the territories in which it operates;


2.1.2 all applicable laws, regulations, codes and sanctions relating to anti-bribery and anti-corruption, and in particular Distributor shall not:

(a) make any offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorise the giving of any monies or financial or other advantage to any person:

(i) for the purpose of inducing or rewarding that person (or any other person) to perform their role or function improperly;

(ii) for the purpose of influencing a public official in relation to any decision, act or other performance (including failure to perform) of their official role or function, with the intention of obtaining or retaining business or a business advantage; or

(iii) that is otherwise for the purpose of improperly obtaining or retaining business or a business advantage of any kind;

(b) request, agree to receive, or accept, any monies or financial or other advantage in return or as a reward for performing their role or function improperly; or

(c) engage in any other activity, practice or conduct which would constitute an offence under any other applicable anti-corruption or anti-bribery legislation, or that would place SunTech in breach of such legislation;


2.1.3 all applicable taxation laws and shall in particular not commit an offence of cheating the public revenue or an offence consisting of the evasion of tax, or the facilitation of tax evasion by another person;


2.1.4 all applicable anti-slavery and human trafficking laws including The Modern Slavery Act 2015 or any activity, practice or conduct that would constitute an offence under sections 1, 2 or 4 of the same Act; and


2.1.5 the Halma plc Group Code of Conduct as updated or amended from time to time, which may be found on the Halma website (www.halma.com).


3 Procedures and controls


3.1 The Distributor confirms it will at all times during the term of this Agreement:


3.1.1 have in place effective policies and procedures to ensure compliance with this Agreement (and in particular the laws referenced at clauses 2.1.2 and 2.1.3 above);


3.1.2 procure that its Associated Persons in respect of this Agreement and any other agreements with SunTech are aware of and comply with the provisions of clauses 1-3 of this Agreement;


3.1.3 maintain complete and accurate records of all transactions and payments related to this Agreement and any other agreement between the Distributor and SunTech and, on reasonable request, disclose details of those transactions and payments to SunTech;


3.1.4 on reasonable request confirm in writing to SunTech that it has complied with the requirements of this Clause [and, if so requested, allow SunTech to verify this compliance by way of an audit of its records]; and


3.1.5 immediately inform SunTech if it suspects or becomes aware of any breach of this Clause by it or any of its Associated Persons and provide detailed information about the breach.


4. Liability and Termination


4.1 In addition to any other remedy available to SunTech, the Distributor will indemnify, keep indemnified and hold harmless (on a full indemnity basis) SunTech and its affiliates, officers and personnel against all direct or indirect liabilities, claims, demands, damages, losses or expenses (including legal and other professional adviser’s fees and disbursements), interest and penalties suffered or incurred as a result of any breach by of the Distributor’s obligations in clause 1-3 of this Agreement. This indemnity will not apply to any fine levied on SunTech as a result of SunTech’s criminal liability.


4.2 SunTech shall not be obliged to perform any obligation and shall have the right to terminate this Agreement and any other agreement with the Distributor, immediately and without being liable for any damages or costs of any kind, if in its sole discretion it reasonably believes that such performance in full or in part would be in violation of clauses 1-3 of this Agreement.




经销协议 - 合规条款


为本协议之目的:


关联人是指为一方或代表一方提供服务的任何人,包括但不限于子公司、员工、代理和承包商;


受制裁方是指在贸易限制下维护的任何指定方或其他受限制方名单中列出的任何一方或多方,包括但不限于由英国财政部维护的英国金融制裁目标综合清单、个人、团体和受欧盟委员会维护的欧盟金融制裁的实体,以及美国外国资产控制办公室维护的特别指定国民和受阻人员名单;


贸易限制是指任何适用的出口管制、贸易或经济制裁、禁运或类似法律、法规、规则、许可证、命令或要求,包括但不限于联合国、英国、美国和欧盟所明确的要求。


2.

贸易限制


1.1  经销商在此承认并同意,向经销商供应设备或提供服务可能会受到贸易限制。经销商全权负责遵守且不得做任何会导致顺泰医疗器材(深圳)有限公司违反贸易限制的事情。特别是,经销商同意以下条款:


1.1.5

不会直接或间接使用、出售、转售、出口、再出口、转让、分发、处置、披露或以其他方式处理设备或服务到:(i)任何根据此政策规定顺泰医疗器材(深圳)有限公司不与其开展业务的国家、地区或目的地、运营公司,(包括但不限于伊朗、叙利亚、苏丹、古巴、克里米亚和塞瓦斯托波尔和朝鲜,以及不时受到全面贸易限制的任何其他领土); (ii) 根据贸易限制将限制或禁止向其供应商品或服务的任何其他地区(取决于经销商获得提供此类供应所需的任何和所有许可或批准); (iii) 任何受制裁方(或受制裁方拥有或控制的任何一方);


1.1.6

为了便于使用、销售、转售、出口、再出口、转让、分发、处置、披露或以其他方式处理设备或服务,将需要获得并维持任何所需的出口许可证或其他政府批准,并完成贸易限制下可能要求的手续;


1.1.7

在顺泰医疗器材(深圳)有限公司提供设备或服务之前,将对其最终用途和最终用户进行调查,并对其客户和任何其他最终用户(包括其股东、受益所有人和高级管理人员)进行制裁筛选检查,以便确保遵守第 1条;


1.1.8

不会将顺泰医疗器材(深圳)有限公司的设备或服务的全部或部分用于与化学、生物或核武器的开发、生产、处理、操作、维护、储存、检测、识别或传播有关的任何用途,或违反任何适用禁运(包括但不限于欧盟、英国、欧安组织或联合国维持的禁运)开发、生产、维护或储存能够运载此类武器或用于任何军事最终用途的导弹.此外,经销商不得在经销商知道或有理由怀疑设备或服务用于或可能用于本条款 1.1.4 中指定的用途之一的条件下使用、销售、转售、出口、再出口、转让、分发、处置、披露或以其他方式处理设备或服务。


1.2  依据第 1 条要求,任何对其业务具有管辖权的一方以任何方式违反本条款或通过任何阻止或反抵制法影响本条款的实施,包括(如适用)《中华人民共和国反外国制裁法》。


2. 遵守法律

2.2

经销商同意遵守以下规定:


2.1.1.

其经营所在地区的所有地方和国家法律;


3.1.6 所有适用于反贿赂和反腐败有关的法律、法规、守则和制裁,特别是经销商不得:

(d) 向任何人提出任何要约、付款、承诺支付或授权给予任何金钱或财务或其他好处:


(i)     以诱使或奖励该人(或任何其他人)以不当履行其职责或职能的目的;


(ii)     以影响公职人员在其官方角色或职能的任何决定、行为或其他表现(包括不履行)方面的目的,以获取或保留业务或业务优势;


(iii)

其他为了不正当地获得或保留业务或任何类型的业务优势的目的;

(e) 要求、同意接受或接受任何金钱或财务或其他好处,作为不当履行其职责或职能的回报或奖励;

(f) 从事任何其他活动、实践或行为,根据任何其他适用的反腐败或反贿赂立法构成犯罪,或使顺泰医疗器材(深圳)有限公司违反此类立法;


3.1.7 所有适用的税法,特别是不得有构成欺骗公共收入的罪行或构成逃税的罪行,或协助他人逃税的犯罪行为;


3.1.8 所有适用的反奴役和人口贩运法律,包括《 2015 年现代奴役法》或根据该法第 1、2 或 4 条构成犯罪的任何活动、做法或行为;


3.1.9 不时更新或修订的 Halma plc 集团行为准则,可在 Halma 网站

(www.halma.com) 上找到。


4     程序和控制


4.1  经销商确认在本协议期限内将始终:


3.1.1 制定有效的政策和程序以确保遵守本协议(尤其是上文第 2.1.2 和 2.1.3 条中提及的法律);


4.1.2 促使其与本协议以及与顺泰医疗器材(深圳)有限公司达成的任何其他协议有关的关联人了解并遵守本协议第 1-3 条的规定;


4.1.3 保存与本协议以及经销商与顺泰医疗器材(深圳)有限公司 之间的任何其他协议相关的所有交易和付款的完整和准确记录,并应合理要求向顺泰医疗器材(深圳)有限公司披露这些交易和付款的详细信息;


4.1.4 应合理要求,以书面形式向顺泰医疗器材(深圳)有限公司 确认其已遵守本条款的要求并且,如果要求,允许 顺泰医疗器材(深圳)有限公司 通过对其记录的审计来验证这种合规性;


4.1.5 如果怀疑或得知顺泰医疗器材(深圳)有限公司或其任何关联人违反本条款,请立即通知顺泰医疗器材(深圳)有限公司,并提供有关违反的详细信息。


4.   责任与终止


4.2

除了 顺泰医疗器材(深圳)有限公司可获得的任何其他补救措施外,经销商将就所有直接或间接责任、索赔、要求、损害、损失或因经销商违反本协议第 1-3 条中的义务而遭受或招致的费用(包括法律和其他专业顾问的费用和支出)、利息和罚款。该赔偿不适用于因

顺泰医疗器材(深圳)有限公司的刑事责任而对 顺泰医疗器材(深圳)有限公司征收的任何罚款。


4.2  如果经销商自行决定全部或部分违反本协议第 1-3 条。顺泰医疗器材(深圳)有限公司没有义务履行任何义务,并且有权立即终止本协议以及与经销商的任何其他协议,且无需承担任何形式的任何损害或费用。