system: You are a contract-analysis assistant performing a span-extraction task. You are given an excerpt from a commercial contract and the name of a clause type to locate within it.

Return the exact text of the requested clause, copied verbatim from the excerpt — identical wording and punctuation, with no paraphrasing, summarising, explanation, or added commentary.

The excerpt is one window of a much longer contract and often will not contain the requested clause. If the requested clause does not appear in this excerpt, respond with exactly: Not found.

Output only the extracted clause text, or the exact string `Not found.` — nothing else.

user: Contract excerpt:
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the Effective Date, PEPCO shall use reasonable efforts to conduct and will continue to conduct business operations in connection with performance of its duties and obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party in compliance in all material respects with applicable Law. SECTION 7 OBLIGATIONS OF THE PHL PARTIES - 12 - 6.07 Equipment, Facilities and Staff. PEPCO has the equipment, facilities, systems, staff and assets necessary to perform its duties and obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party. 6.08 Pending Litigation and Actions. PEPCO is not subject to any current or pending litigation or regulatory actions that would materially impair its ability to carry out its duties and obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party. 6.09 Registration Statement and Prospectus. The Registration Statement, on the date of which it was declared effective, did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made (it being understood that no representation is made with respect to information about ICAS or ICC provided by ICAS or ICC in writing to PHL Variable). All statements in the Registration Statement, on the date of which it was declared effective, relating to taxation and tax effects are true in all material respects. The Prospectus or other information contained in the Registration Statement, when disseminated or used after the effective date of the Registration Statement, shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made (it being understood that no representation is made with respect to information about ICAS or ICC provided by ICAS or ICC in writing to PHL Variable). PEPCO shall immediately notify ICC in the event PEPCO believes or has reason to believe that the representations and warranties in this paragraph are no longer true or completely accurate. 7.01 Adequate Resources. Each of the PHL Parties shall devote commercially reasonable resources to ensure each of them and their Affiliates, as applicable, can perform their respective duties and obligations under the Transaction Documents. 7.02 GIE Filing and Approval. PHL Variable shall take all commercially reasonable efforts to (1) qualify the offer and sale of the GIE in each jurisdiction within the Territory, and (2) obtain any approvals that are or may be required by any Governmental Entity to permit or facilitate the offer and sale of the GIE in each such jurisdiction; provided however that neither PHL Variable nor any other PHL Party shall be required to seek to qualify the offer and sale of the GIE or obtain any approvals to permit or facilitate the offer or sale of the GIE in the State of New York or the State of Maine. Such actions shall include, as applicable, filing the Registration Statement and using commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, filing forms of the Master Group Annuity Contracts, Certificates, and Applications with Governmental Entities, - 13 - including State insurance departments, and filing or submitting such notices, requests, and other documents in furtherance of the foregoing. One or more of the PHL Parties will immediately notify ICC if any Governmental Entity withdraws or modifies a previously issued approval of the GIE. 7.03 Administrative Services. 7.03.1 PHL Services. During the Term, each of the PHL Parties, as applicable, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide those administrative services set forth on Exhibit A (the "PHL Services"). 7.03.2 Standards for Services. In performing the PHL Services, each of the PHL Parties shall at all times (1) act in good faith and with the care, skill, and diligence of a person experienced in providing services similar to the PHL Services; (2) perform such services consistent with applicable Law, and (3) perform such services in a manner the Parties may agree in writing from time to time. 7.03.3 Subcontracting with Affiliates. The PHL Parties may subcontract with one or more of their Affiliates for the performance of some or all of the PHL Services; provided, however, that no subcontract shall relieve any of the PHL Parties from any of their respective duties, obligations or liabilities under this Agreement and each of the PHL Parties shall remain responsible for all such duties, obligations and liabilities, whether or not performed in whole or in
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Extract the exact clause related to "Exclusivity" from the excerpt above.