definiens: means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly, through one or moreintermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person . When used in thisAgreement, ( including, with correlative meanings, the terms and ), as used with respect to any Person, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of a majority ofthe equity interests or the power to elect a majority of the board of directors ( or Persons performing similar functions)of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, status as a general partner, by contract, orotherwise . The parties acknowledge that in the case of certain entities organized under the Laws of certain countriesoutside of the United States, the maximum percentage ownership permitted by Law for a foreign investor may be lessthan fifty percent ( 50 % ), and that in such case such lower percentage shall be substituted in the preceding sentence;provided that such foreign investor has the power to direct the management and policies of such entity