Compliance

Ethics and principles of corporate social responsibility

  • Each Party:
    • declares that it operates in accordance with the law,
    • undertakes to perform the Agreement in accordance with the law and best business market practice.
  • Each Party is committed to the highest ethical standards, in particular the 10 Principles of the United Nations Global Compact.
  • The contractor confirms that it has familiarised itself with the principles set out in the Polpharma Supplier Code of Conduct (hereinafter referred to as the Code) and undertakes to conduct its business in accordance with these principles. This applies in particular to the general guidelines on management and ethics in the conduct of business, as well as employment conditions and employee rights, health and safety, product safety and quality, and research and the environment.
  • The contractor is obliged to communicate and ensure compliance with the Code by its employees, agents, subcontractors and others involved in its supply chain.
  • The Counterparty agrees to be audited by the Company for compliance with the principles set out in the Code. The Company will bear the reasonable costs of the audit unless the audit finds violations of the rules. If violations are found, the Company will be entitled to terminate its relationship with the Counterparty, in particular by terminating existing contracts or orders.

Anti-corruption clause

  • The counterparty shall ensure that it conducts its business in accordance with best business market practices.
  • The contractor is obliged not to take any action that:
    • could adversely affect the Company’s image or reputation,
    • would expose the Company to the risk of penalties under the law and relevant regulations, in particular those prohibiting corrupt activities. Corrupt activities are primarily understood as promising, proposing, giving, requesting, accepting, directly or indirectly, a pecuniary, personal or other benefit or the promise of such benefit in exchange for an action or failure to act in the course of business.

    The Contractor’s obligation extends to all persons acting on its behalf.

  • The contractor is obliged to:
    • comply with applicable anti-corruption laws (including those in force in the country of domicile and in the country of performance) and the principles set out in the Company’s Anti-Corruption Code Abstract,
    • indicate to the Company the number of the bank account to be used for payments, held with an authorised financial institution,
    • not use the remuneration received under the Agreement, directly or indirectly, to confer an unauthorised material or personal advantage on any natural or legal person,
    • to keep transparent records of its business operations, in particular to keep correct and reliable accounting records and invoices; you agree that, if necessary, the Company may carry out – with the involvement of an external auditor – an audit of your records for compliance with anti-corruption legislation and undertake to cooperate in the course of the audit,
    • not to assign rights or obligations under the Contract and not to use subcontractors without the Company’s consent expressed in documentary form, at least by email. Lack of consent shall result in:
      • nullity in the event of assignment,
      • no obligation to pay wages if subcontractors are used.

    In the event of a breach of these obligations by the Counterparty, the Company will be entitled to terminate its relationship with the Counterparty, in particular by terminating existing contracts or orders.

  • The person representing the Counterparty declares that:
    • is the authorised representative of the Contractor,
    • is not an official or employee of the central government or a public official in the country of conclusion or performance of the Contract and undertakes to notify the Company immediately if he is appointed to such a position.
  • Each Party shall immediately inform the other Party in documentary form, at least by e-mail, if it becomes aware that any person acting on behalf of the other Party has promised, offered, given, demanded, accepted directly or indirectly a pecuniary or personal benefit or the promise of such benefit in exchange for an act or failure to act in the course of the Parties’ business.
  • Each Party:
    • declares that it operates in accordance with the law,
    • undertakes to perform the Agreement in accordance with the law and best business market practice.
  • Each Party is committed to the highest ethical standards, in particular the 10 Principles of the United Nations Global Compact.
  • The contractor confirms that it has familiarised itself with the principles set out in the Polpharma Supplier Code of Conduct (hereinafter referred to as the Code) and undertakes to conduct its business in accordance with these principles. This applies in particular to the general guidelines on management and ethics in the conduct of business, as well as employment conditions and employee rights, health and safety, product safety and quality, and research and the environment.
  • The contractor is obliged to communicate and ensure compliance with the Code by its employees, agents, subcontractors and others involved in its supply chain.
  • The Counterparty agrees to be audited by the Company for compliance with the principles set out in the Code. The Company will bear the reasonable costs of the audit unless the audit finds violations of the rules. If violations are found, the Company will be entitled to terminate its relationship with the Counterparty, in particular by terminating existing contracts or orders.
  • The counterparty shall ensure that it conducts its business in accordance with best business market practices.
  • The contractor is obliged not to take any action that:
    • could adversely affect the Company’s image or reputation,
    • would expose the Company to the risk of penalties under the law and relevant regulations, in particular those prohibiting corrupt activities. Corrupt activities are primarily understood as promising, proposing, giving, requesting, accepting, directly or indirectly, a pecuniary, personal or other benefit or the promise of such benefit in exchange for an action or failure to act in the course of business.

    The Contractor’s obligation extends to all persons acting on its behalf.

  • The contractor is obliged to:
    • comply with applicable anti-corruption laws (including those in force in the country of domicile and in the country of performance) and the principles set out in the Company’s Anti-Corruption Code Abstract,
    • indicate to the Company the number of the bank account to be used for payments, held with an authorised financial institution,
    • not use the remuneration received under the Agreement, directly or indirectly, to confer an unauthorised material or personal advantage on any natural or legal person,
    • to keep transparent records of its business operations, in particular to keep correct and reliable accounting records and invoices; you agree that, if necessary, the Company may carry out – with the involvement of an external auditor – an audit of your records for compliance with anti-corruption legislation and undertake to cooperate in the course of the audit,
    • not to assign rights or obligations under the Contract and not to use subcontractors without the Company’s consent expressed in documentary form, at least by email. Lack of consent shall result in:
      • nullity in the event of assignment,
      • no obligation to pay wages if subcontractors are used.

    In the event of a breach of these obligations by the Counterparty, the Company will be entitled to terminate its relationship with the Counterparty, in particular by terminating existing contracts or orders.

  • The person representing the Counterparty declares that:
    • is the authorised representative of the Contractor,
    • is not an official or employee of the central government or a public official in the country of conclusion or performance of the Contract and undertakes to notify the Company immediately if he is appointed to such a position.
  • Each Party shall immediately inform the other Party in documentary form, at least by e-mail, if it becomes aware that any person acting on behalf of the other Party has promised, offered, given, demanded, accepted directly or indirectly a pecuniary or personal benefit or the promise of such benefit in exchange for an act or failure to act in the course of the Parties’ business.

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