SECTION 12. MISCELLANEOUS

PROVISIONS

Sec. 12.01. QI’s application to become a qualified intermediary, all Appendices and Attachments to this Agreement, and, the following are hereby incorporated into and made an integral part of this Agreement: (a) If QI is an FFI, its FATCA requirements as a participating FFI, registered

deemed-compliant FFI, or registered deemed-compliant Model 1 IGA FFI; or (b) If QI is an NFFE acting as a QI on behalf of its shareholders, its requirements as a direct reporting NFFE under § 1.1472–1(c)(3).

This Agreement, QI’s application, and the Appendices and Attachments to this Agreement constitute the complete agreement between the parties.

Sec. 12.02. This Agreement may be amended by the IRS if the IRS determines that such amendment is needed for the sound administration of the internal revenue laws or internal revenue regulations. This Agreement will only be modified through published guidance issued by the IRS and U.S. Treasury Department. Any such modification imposing additional requirements will in no event become effective until the later of 90 days after the IRS provides notice of such modification or the beginning of the next calendar year following the publication of such guidance.

Sec. 12.03. Any waiver of a provision of this Agreement is a waiver solely of that provision. The waiver does not obligate the IRS to waive other provisions of this Agreement or the same provision at a later date.

Sec. 12.04. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the United States. Any legal action brought under this Agreement shall be brought only in a United States court with jurisdiction to hear and resolve matters under the internal revenue laws of the United States. For this purpose, QI agrees to submit to the jurisdiction of such United States court.

Sec. 12.05. QI’s rights and responsibilities under this Agreement cannot be assigned to another person.

Sec. 12.06. Except as otherwise provided in the instructions to Form 8957, notices provided under this Agreement shall be mailed registered, first class airmail. All notices sent to the IRS must include the QI’s name, QI-EIN, GIIN (if applicable), and the name of its responsible officer. Such notices shall be directed as follows: To the IRS: Internal Revenue Service Foreign Payments Practice Foreign Intermediaries Program 290 Broadway, 12th Floor NW New York, New York 10007–1867

To the QI: The QI’s responsible officer. Such notices shall be sent to the address indicated in the QI’s registration or application (as may be amended).

Sec. 12.07. QI, acting in its capacity as a qualified intermediary or in any other capacity, does not act as an agent of the IRS, nor does it have the authority to hold itself out as an agent of the IRS.