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Regulations governing the Board of Directors, the<br />

Regulations of the General Meeting of Shareholders <strong>and</strong>,<br />

in general, the rules of governance of the company, <strong>and</strong><br />

raise the necessary proposals <strong>for</strong> improvement. In<br />

particular, it corresponds to the Audit <strong>and</strong> Control<br />

Committee to receive in<strong>for</strong>mation <strong>and</strong>, where appropriate,<br />

issue a report regarding disciplinary measures against<br />

members of the senior management team of the<br />

Company.<br />

The Audit <strong>and</strong> Control Committee shall designate a Chairman<br />

from among its members, who shall be a non-executive Board<br />

Member. The term of his office shall be a maximum of four years,<br />

<strong>and</strong> he may be re-elected after a period of one year after his<br />

cessation. The Secretary of the Board of Directors shall act as<br />

Secretary in the Committee, <strong>and</strong> the Deputy Secretary of the<br />

Board of Directors shall act as such in the absence thereof,<br />

where appropriate. The resolutions adopted at each session shall<br />

be recorded <strong>and</strong> these shall be reported the plenary of the Board.<br />

The Committee shall be validly constituted when the meeting is<br />

attended by more than half of its members. If the number of<br />

those attending were an odd number, the immediately lower<br />

whole number shall be deemed sufficient. The resolutions shall<br />

be adopted by the absolute majority of those attending the<br />

meeting.<br />

The Audit <strong>and</strong> Control Committee shall meet periodically<br />

depending on the needs <strong>and</strong> at least four times a year. One<br />

meeting must be, by requirement, devoted to the assessment of<br />

the efficiency <strong>and</strong> the compliance with the rules <strong>and</strong> procedures<br />

governing the Company <strong>and</strong> to prepare the in<strong>for</strong>mation that the<br />

Board of Directors must approve <strong>and</strong> include in its annual public<br />

documentation. It shall be convened by its Chairman when he<br />

deems appropriate or by order of the Chairman of the Board of<br />

Directors, or by two members of the Committee itself. The notice<br />

of call shall be executed by letter, telegram, fax or email, not less<br />

than five days from the date of the meeting.<br />

Any member of the management team or staff of the Company is<br />

obliged to attend the meetings of the Audit <strong>and</strong> Control<br />

Committee when required to do so, <strong>and</strong> they shall cooperate with<br />

the Committee <strong>and</strong> provide the Committee access to the<br />

in<strong>for</strong>mation in his possession. The Committee may also require<br />

the attendance of the Accounts Auditors to its meetings.<br />

For the best per<strong>for</strong>mance of its functions, the Audit <strong>and</strong> Control<br />

Committee may seek the advice of external professionals whose<br />

recruitment shall be approved by the Board of Directors, which<br />

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