definiens: shall mean any Person who directly or indirectly controls or is controlled by or is under common control withanother Person . For purposes of this definition, or shall mean ownership directly or through one ormore Affiliates, of fifty percent ( 50 % ) or more of the shares of stock entitled to vote for the election of directors, in the case ofa corporation, or fifty percent ( 50 % ) or more of the equity interest in the case of any other type of legal entity, status as ageneral partner in any partnership, or any other arrangement whereby a Party controls or has the right to control the Board ofDirectors or equivalent governing body of a corporation or other entity, or the ability to direct the management or policies ofa corporation or other entity . The Parties acknowledge that in the case of certain entities organized under the laws of certaincountries outside 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 foreigninvestor has the power to direct the management and policies of such entity