Wednesday August 20, 2008

Commercial Bribery Policy

CBS News, July 28, 2006
  1. Acceptance of Anything of Value. No CND officer or employee shall accept from any third party anything of value, given or paid, for the purpose of influencing his or her decision

    1. to purchase, use or otherwise acquire for or on behalf of CBS, or any of its divisions or subsidiaries, any product, article, object or service; or
    2. to use, or cause to be used, as a stage property or otherwise to have included in or to appear on any broadcast, any product, article, object or musical selection; or
    3. to mention, or cause to be mentioned, on any broadcast the name of any product, article, object, service, individual, firm or company; or
    4. in any other way to act, or cause action, with respect to any broadcast or acquisition by or on behalf of CBS, or any of its divisions or subsidiaries.

    The terms "given" and "paid" include not only the delivery or transfer to the employee, or any person or persons selected by the employee, of anything of value, but also the delivery to the employee, or any person or persons selected by the employee, of anything of value for his, her or their use even though such thing of value may ultimately be returned to the owner.


  2. Payment of Anything of Value. No CBS officer or employee shall ray to any third party anything of value, given or paid, for the purpose of influencing such third party's decision

    1. to purchase, use or otherwise acquire any CBS product, article, object or service; or
    2. to use or cause to be used as a stage property, or otherwise to have included or appear on any program, any product, article, object or musical selection; or
    3. to mention or cause to be mentioned on any program the name of any product, article, object, service, individual, firm or company; or
    4. in any other way to act, or cause action, with respect to any product, program, article, object or service of CBS.

    The terms "given" and "paid" include not only the delivery or transfer to the third party, or any person or persons selected by him/her, of anything of value, but also the delivery to the third party, or any person or persons selected by him/her, of anything of value, for his/her or their use even though such thing of value may ultimately be returned.

  3. Exception. The foregoing does not apply to the courtesies openly accepted or given as a part of the usual business or social amenities.


  4. Penalty for Violation. Any CND officer or employee who shall be found to be violating these rules shall be subject to discharge.
 
 

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