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B.1.32 Explain, where appropriate, the mechanisms adopted by the Board of Directors to prevent any<br />

reservations in the audit report on the individual <strong>and</strong> consolidated financial statements submitted to the<br />

General Shareholders’ Meeting <strong>and</strong> drafted by the Board of Directors.<br />

The Board of Directors will endeavour to definitively draft the accounts so that the Auditor will not have any<br />

reservations. To achieve this, the Individual <strong>and</strong> <strong>Consolidated</strong> Accounts are submitted to be checked by the<br />

Company Audit <strong>and</strong> Control Commitee which is assigned, inter alia, the responsibility to maintain a relationship with<br />

the external auditors, evaluating the results of each audit <strong>and</strong> the responses of the management team to its<br />

recommendations as well as mediation in the event of discrepancies between these <strong>and</strong> in relation to the principles<br />

<strong>and</strong> criteria applicable in the preparation of the financial statements.<br />

The Audit Commitee will also be responsible <strong>for</strong> checking the Company Accounts <strong>and</strong> <strong>for</strong> taking care that the legal<br />

requirements <strong>and</strong> the correct application of the generally accepted accounting st<strong>and</strong>ards are complied with.<br />

B.1.33 Is the Secretary of the Board a Director<br />

NO<br />

B.1.34 Explain the procedures <strong>for</strong> the appointment <strong>and</strong> release of the Secretary of the Board, stating<br />

whether the Appointments Commitee has been notified of his appointment <strong>and</strong> release <strong>and</strong> approved at a<br />

plenary meeting of the Board of Directors.<br />

Appointment <strong>and</strong> Release Procedure<br />

The Secretary of the Board of Directors may not be a Director. When he/she is an Advisory lawyer<br />

he/she must be designated among legal professionals with acknowledged experience <strong>and</strong> prestige. In<br />

accordance with the Regulations in <strong>for</strong>ce of the Board of Directors the appointment <strong>and</strong> release of the<br />

Secretary will be approved by the Board of Directors once a report is received from the Appointments<br />

<strong>and</strong> Remunerations Commitee.<br />

Does the Appointments Commitee notify the appointment<br />

YES<br />

Does the appointments Commitee notify the resignation<br />

YES<br />

Does a plenary meeting of the Board approve the appointment<br />

YES<br />

Does a plenary meeting of the Board approve the resignation<br />

YES<br />

Is the Secretary of the Board entrusted with the function of taking special care as regards the<br />

recommendations of good governance<br />

YES<br />

Remarks<br />

The Regulations of the Board of Directors set out that, among other functions, the Secretary must take<br />

care that the operations of the Board are <strong>for</strong>mally <strong>and</strong> materially legal <strong>and</strong> check that the procedures<br />

<strong>and</strong> rules of governance are respected.

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