STATEMENT ON OBSERVANCE OF COMPETITION LAW

Statement to be referred to by the President of meetings before the meeting starts.

“All meetings need to be conducted in accordance with the relevant competition and antitrust laws.

 You are therefore reminded that you will at all times refrain from discussing any information which is confidential to your company and/or which is likely to affect the commercial strategy or activities of your company. You are in the best position to judge what is, and what is not, commercially sensitive or confidential and so responsibility lies with you in the first place.

You are also reminded not to discuss topics outside the previously circulated and reviewed agenda.

Failure to follow these guidelines may bring with it serious consequences for you as an individual, your companies and the trade association itself. Such consequences include heavy fines and in certain cases under national laws, the imposition of criminal penalties and sentences.”