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provided to RAFI, are protected from unautho- business partners. During such a review, representa-
rized access by third parties within a reliable and tives of the business partner may be present at any
secure supply chain characterized by integrity. time. Also, any such review must take place only
This applies in particular with regard to IT and upon prior notice, during regular operating hours,
data security standards. and in compliance with applicable law, in particular in
ac-cordance with trade secrecy and data security
2.14 Employee representation laws.
We are publically committed to working together RAFI reserves the right to require business partners
with trade unions and employee representatives to fill out a self-assessment form (compiled by RAFI
in a manner characterized by trust, shared inte- or a contracted third party) on compliance with the
rests, and transparency. We respect the funda- basic principles of this Code of Conduct and/or to re-
mental right of all employees to participate in quest confirmation of compliance from the business
and form such associations. If this right is re- partner.
stricted by local laws, we support legal alternati- References to the applicability of statutory provisi-
ves of employee representation. ons are for clarification purposes only. Unless the
statutory provisions are directly amended or ex-
2.15 Freedom of association and collective, pressly excluded in this Code of Conduct, these pro-

bergaining visions shall apply even without such clarification.
Within the framework of local laws and regulati- RAFI is entitled to amend this Code of Conduct at
ons, RAFI is committed to providing employees any time without stating any reasons. Business part-
with the right to freedom of association, to join ners will be informed of future changes directly and/
labor unions, and to participate in collective bar- or by electronic means on a case-by-case basis.
gaining.
Consequences of violations of the RAFI Code of
2.16 Information security and protection of in- Conduct
tellectual property In cases of serious violations, the Compliance Of-
RAFI respects the patents, trade secrets, and ficer, local Human Resources management, or the
proprietary knowledge of its business partners. Occupational Safety Officer will conduct appropriate
RAFI does not publish or disclose such informa- investigations.
tion to third parties unless the business partner Any acts inconsistent with this policy will be imme-
expressly provides written consent in advance. diately corrected. Disciplinary actions can be taken
RAFI uses an effective process to identify pira- which can lead to consequences up to termination
ted and counterfeit materials in order to prevent of employment. There are no adverse work-related-
their use. Counterfeit and pirated materials dis- consequences as a result of an employee reporting
covered are not further processed, and RAFI no- violations of this policy. A corresponding whist-
tifies the original equipment manufacturer leblowing policy has been implemented.
(OEM) or the appropriate law enforcement au- RAFI is also obligated to its business partners to
thorities. RAFI complies with all national laws on comply with the same basic principles set forth in
the sale of its products to non-OEM customers this RAFI Code of Conduct, to pass them on within
while contractually ensuring that they are used the supply chain, and to ensure compliance with
in compliance with the law. them.
If a business partner violates any of the above prin-
Training, reservation of control and the right to ciples, RAFI has sole discretion on whether to termi-
make changes nate a business or supply relationship with the busi-
We provide our employees with continuous training ness partner. Nevertheless, RAFI reserves the right
in a verifiable manner in order to ensure implementa- to take alternative measures if and to the extent to
tion of our basic principles and compliance with this which the business partner concerned can plausibly
Code of Conduct. demonstrate that, to avoid the aforementioned con-
RAFI reserves the right to have experts and/or RAFI sequences, it has promptly remedied the violation
representatives verify compliance with the basic prin- and implemented suitable countermeasures to pre-
ciples of this Code of Conduct at the premises of vent future violations.

Berg, May 10, 2022

Dr. Lothar Seybold Lothar Arnold
CEO CFO