Define: Public Undertaking

The meaning of “Public Undertaking” differs based on where it is used. We list many below, then combine them into one or more market-standard definitions.

How is Public Undertaking defined in a legal contract?

  • Public Undertaking means an endeavor over which public sector bodies can exercise direct or indirect significant influence due to their ownership, financial participation, or the governing rules. Seen in 40 SEC filings.
  • Public Undertaking means an establishment where one or more contracting authorities can exercise a dominant influence, directly or indirectly. Seen in 9 SEC filings.
  • Public Undertaking means any establishment over which the contracting authority can exercise direct or indirect significant influence due to its ownership, financial participation, or the governing rules. Seen in 6 SEC filings.
  • Public Undertaking means any entity active in certain areas, where the public sector bodies can wield direct or indirect dominant influence because of their ownership, financial participation, or the governing rules. Seen in 5 SEC filings.
  • Public Undertaking means an establishment where a contracting entity can exercise direct or indirect significant influence. Seen in 5 SEC filings.
  • Public Undertaking means an undertaking over which one or more public authorities can exercise a direct or indirect dominant influence due to the ownership or financial participation in such an undertaking and/or the rules governing such an undertaking. Seen in 4 SEC filings.

Note: The Genie AI Legal Assistant pulled this data out of the SEC EDGAR Database of 500,000 records from the past 22 years of filings. We regularly update this page as new filings and definitions come in.

Search EDGAR for 'Definitions of public undertaking' yourself to verify these results. We are always keen to point people to source documents.

Which definition should you use?

🤔 Our AI Legal Assistant has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

Genie Definition 1

  • Public Undertaking means an establishment where a governing body exercises dominant influence via ownership, financial ties, or regulations.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • Interactions between governments and private entities
  • Infrastructure development where government bodies are partners
  • Situations where the government exercises control over independent entities

Relevant Sectors

Genie Definition 2

  • Public Undertaking means an entity under significant influence of a contracting party, directly or indirectly, due to ownership, financial stakes, or governing rules.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • Contracting arrangements between private entities and public bodies
  • Collaborations between different entities under government influence
  • Situations where the contracting party influences the business operations

Relevant Sectors

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Public Undertaking means an establishment where a governing body exercises dominant influence via ownership, financial ties, or regulations.

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