study participants, and others is paramount to us. We are committed to putting systems in place to promote compliance with privacy laws applicable to our business in order to ensure that personal information is collected, processed, stored, and transferred using adequate precautions and access is limited only to individuals having a legitimate reason to know or access such information. Accordingly, employees respect the privacy rights of their colleagues as well as clients, vendors, and others with whom we work. This includes an obligation to individuals enrolled in clinical trials and sensory studies. Anyone with access to personal information must agree to adhere to the applicable personal data protection rules and collect, use, and disclose personal information only in accordance with local regulations and laws. RESPECT OF A LOCAL APPROACH In Mérieux NutriSciences, we respect local stakes of all our entities. We strongly believe that our local Managing Directors are in the best position to conduct our business in an appropriate way to locally meet the environmental and social issues. We strive to delegate our governance while ensuring that management is in accordance with our fundamental values. GLOBAL QUIZ ON THE CODE OF CONDUCT Following the emission of the Code of Conduct across all entities of Mérieux NutriSciences, a global quiz has been sent to all employees of the group. The purpose of this quiz is to present concrete situations that our colleagues may face and to inform them on how to solve these situations in accordance with the rules. A flyer with a short description of each chapter of the Code of Conduct has been largely distributed among the employees to make sure they are all aware of this reference document. 20