Code of Conduct

9. Implementation of the Code of Conduct9.1 Scope and ImplementationThis Code of Conduct applies to all directors, officers and employeesand to domestic and foreign organizational units of the SCHOTTGroup and has to be implemented by all affiliated enterprises. Alreadyexisting SCHOTT guidelines and rules of conduct issued specificallyfor certain regions, departments or groups of persons continueto apply without reservation side by side with this Code of Conductunless they are in conflict with this Code of Conduct.All applicable laws and regulations apply in each case separately andindependently of this Code of Conduct.All managers of SCHOTT are called upon to actively promote thewidest distribution of this Code of Conduct worldwide and providefor its implementation.9.2 AuditingCompliance with the laws and regulations, this Code of Conduct aswell as the corporate guidelines must be monitored worldwide in allenterprises of the Group.9.3 Help and SupportShould employees of SCHOTT have doubts as to whether their conductis in compliance with the applicable laws and regulations, theSCHOTT Code of Conduct as well as the corporate guidelines, theymay make an appeal for help to their supervisors, the responsiblecompliance representative or a member of the Corporate ComplianceOffice of SCHOTT.In addition, employees who discover a possible misconduct mayresort to different ways for reporting such misconduct, preferably totheir supervisors or the responsible compliance representative. Therules stated in Paragraph 3.5 apply to anonymous complaints andreports.16