definiens: means any corporation, f irm, limited liability --------- company, partnership or other entity that directly or indirectly controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Par ty to this Agreement . As used in this Section, control means ownership, directly or through one or more Affiliates, of fifty percent ( 50 % ) or more of the s hares of stock entitled to vote for the election of directors, in the case of a corporation, or fifty percent ( 50 % ) or more of the equity interests in th e case of any other type of legal entity, status as a general partner in any pa rtnership, or any other arrangement whereby a Party controls or has the rig ht to control the Board of Directors or equivalent governing body of a corpora tion or other entity, or if such level < PAGE > of ownership or control is prohibited in any countr y, any entity owned or controlled by or owning or controlling at the maxim um control or ownership right permitted in the country where such entity exists