ANTI-CORRUPTION CLAUSE

Anti-corruption clause

1. Each Party certifies that it will approach the implementation of this Contract with due diligence and will comply with all applicable anti-corruption legislation issued by authorized entities in the Czech Republic and the European Union, both directly and through private entities controlled by the parties or interconnected with them.
2. Each party further acknowledges that in connection with the performance of this Contract, it will comply with all requirements and internal regulations of the parties relating to standards of ethical conduct, anti-corruption, lawful settlement of transactions, costs and expenses, conflicts of interest, giving and receiving gifts, and anonymous reporting and resolution of irregularities, both directly and through private entities controlled or affiliated with the parties.
3. The parties certify that in connection with the execution and performance of this Contract, none of the parties, nor any of their respective owners, members, shareholders, members of the Management Board, directors, employees, subcontractors, or any other persons acting on their behalf, have not proposed, promised to make, authorised, and will not make, propose, promise to make, or authorize any payment or other transfer representing a financial or other benefit, either directly or indirectly, to any of the following:
4. any member of the Management Board, director, employee, or representative of the party or any party-controlled or interconnected business entity,
5. to any government official, understood as a natural person holding a public office within the meaning as defined by the legal system of the country in which performance of this Contract occurs or in which the registered offices of the parties or any economic entity controlled or affiliated by the parties are established;

iii. no political party, member of a political party, or candidate for government office;

1. to any agent or intermediary in exchange for payment of any of the foregoing; but also
2. to any other person or entity - for the purpose of obtaining their decisions, influence or actions that may result in any unlawful advantage or for any other improper purpose, if such conduct violates or could violate anti-corruption legislation issued by authorized bodies of the Czech Republic or the European Union, both directly and through parties controlled or interconnected economic entities.
3. The parties shall inform each other immediately of any breach of the provisions of this Section. Upon written request of either party, the other party shall provide information and answer reasonable questions from the inquiring party relating to the performance of this Contract in accordance with the provisions of this Section.
4. In order to properly comply with the foregoing obligation, each party agrees to provide any person acting in good faith with the opportunity to report any irregularities anonymously via the Anonymous Discrepancy Reporting System protipravni.jednani@orlenservice.cz during the performance of this Contract.

In the event of any suspicion of corrupt activities carried out in connection with or for the purpose of the performance of this Contract by any representative of either party, PKN ORLEN S.A. reserves the right to conduct an anti-corruption audit of each of the parties to verify compliance by the Supplier/Contractor with the provisions of this paragraph and, particularly, to clarify any matters relating to a corrupt activity or activities, to which the parties agree.