definiens: shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person that controls, iscontrolled by or is under common control with such first Person . A Person shall be deemed tocontrol another Person if such first Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct orcause the direction of the management and policies of such first Person, whether through theownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise . Without limiting the generality of theforegoing, a Person shall be deemed to control another Person if any of the following conditionsis met : ( a ) in the case of corporate entities, direct or indirect ownership of at least fifty percent(50 % ) of the stock or shares having the right to vote for the election of directors, and ( b ) in thecase of non - corporate entities, direct or indirect ownership of at least fifty percent ( 50 % ) of theequity interest with the power to direct the management and policies of such non - corporateentities . The Parties acknowledge that in the case of certain entities organized under the laws ofcertain countries outside of the United States, the maximum percentage ownership permitted bylaw for a foreign investor may be less than fifty percent ( 50 % ), and that in such case such lowerpercentage shall be substituted in the preceding sentence, provided that such foreign investorhas the power to direct the management and policies of such entity . For purposes of thisAgreement, in no event shall Aventis or any of its Affiliates be deemed Affiliates of Regeneron orany of its Affiliates nor shall Regeneron or any of its Affiliates be deemed Affiliates of Aventis orany of its Affiliates