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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interest in any of the Companies. NOW, THEREFORE, the Veoneer Parties and the Nissin Parties hereby agree as follows: Article 1.Amendment and Termination of JV Agreement a.As of the VNBJ Closing, except as expressly set forth in this Amendment, the JV Agreement shall immediately cease to have any application or effect with respect to VNBJ, all rights and obligations with respect to VNBJ under the JV Agreement shall terminate and all references to "Company" or "Companies" in the JV Agreement (either in the body of the JV Agreement or its schedules and other attachments) shall read and be interpreted to mean VNBZ and/or ANRA except as the context otherwise requires. b.As of the VNBZ Closing, except as expressly set forth in this Amendment, the JV Agreement shall immediately cease to have any application or effect with respect to VNBZ, all rights and obligations with respect to VNBZ under the JV Agreement shall terminate and all references to "Company" or "Companies" in the JV Agreement (either in the body of the JV Agreement or its schedules and other attachments) shall read and be interpreted to mean VNBJ and/or ANRA except as the context otherwise requires. c.Except as expressly set forth in this Amendment and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the JV Agreement (including Section 9.3.11 (Termination and Survival)), (a) effective as of the later of the VNBJ Closing and the VNBZ Closing, the JV Agreement shall terminate in its entirety with respect to the Veoneer Parties and (b) after the later of the VNBJ Closing and the VNBZ Closing, the Veoneer Parties shall cease to be a party to the JV Agreement and shall have no further obligations with respect thereto. For clarity, upon the later of the VNBJ Closing and the VNBZ Closing, the JV Agreement will remain in full force and effect in accordance with the terms thereof solely between the Nissin Parties and Autoliv AB with respect to the liquidation proceedings of ANRA. d.Notwithstanding Article 1.1, Article 1.2 and Article 1.3 above, the termination of the JV Agreement with respect to VNBJ, VNBZ or the Veoneer Parties shall not release any Veoneer Party or any Nissin Party from liability for the breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in the JV Agreement that arise prior to the VNBJ Closing or the VNBZ Closing, as applicable. Article 2.D&O Indemnity Notwithstanding Article 1.1, Article 1.2 and Article 1.3 above, the Nissin Parties agree to cause each of VNBJ and VNBZ to comply with Sections 4.3.2 and 4.3.3 of the JV Agreement with respect to the indemnification or reimbursement, as applicable, of all Directors and Officers (except those individuals resigning pursuant to Section 6.2.6 of the VNBJ SPA and Section 6.2.6 of the VNBZ SPA) with respect to any Liabilities arising prior to the VNBJ Closing or the VNBZ Closing, as applicable. Article 3.Governing Law This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Japan. Article 4.Effectiveness This Amendment shall only become effective upon the VNBJ Closing with respect to Article 1.1 and the VNBZ Closing with respect to Article 1.2, and shall terminate without any force or effect in the event that the VNBJ SPA and the VNBZ SPA are terminated in accordance with the terms thereof. (The remainder of this page has intentionally been blank.) IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Veoneer Parties and the Nissin Parties has caused this Amendment to be executed through its duly authorized representative effective as of the date first above written. Veoneer AB By: /s/ Mats Backman Name: Mats Backman Title: Director By: /s/ Amelie Wendels Name: Amelie Wendels Title: Director Veoneer US, Inc. By: /s/ Eric R. Swanson Name: Eric R. Swanson Title: President & Secretary Nissin Kogyo Co., Ltd. By: /s/ Yasushi Kawaguchi Name: Yasushi Kawaguchi Title: Representative Director, President for and on behalf of each of the Nissin Parties Signature Page to Amendment and Termination of Joint Venture Agreement IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the following companies hereby acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment: Veoneer Nissin Brake Systems Japan Co., Ltd. By: /s/ John T. Jensen Name: John T. Jensen Title: President, Representative Director Veoneer Nissin Brake Systems (Zhongshan) Co., Ltd. By: /s/ Steven M. Rodé Name: Steven M. Rodé Title: Director Signature Page to Amendment and Termination of Joint Venture Agreement
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Extract the exact clause related to "Effective Date" from the excerpt above.

assistant: This Amendment shall only become effective upon the VNBJ Closing with respect to Article 1.1 and the VNBZ Closing with respect to Article 1.2, and shall terminate without any force or effect in the event that the VNBJ SPA and the VNBZ SPA are terminated in accordance with the terms thereof.