2. DEFINITIONS 1. GENERAL 4. OBLIGATIONS OF THE CLIENT 3. SERVICES

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1 Testing and certification regulations (TCR) General Conditions for Certification Services Code of Practice Regulations governing the use of the Certification Mark SGS -TÜV Saar GmbH, BL CTS Technik, Certifying body, Hofmannstr. 50, D Munich, Germany General Conditions for Certification Services 1. GENERAL 1.1 Unless otherwise agreed in writing, all offers for services and all resulting contractual relationship(s) between SGS-TÜV Saar GmbH, BL CTS Technik, Hofmannstr. 50, D München, Germany (in the following SGS-TÜV) to any person applying for certification services (the Client ) shall be governed by these General Conditions. 1.2 These General Conditions, and, as applicable, the Quotation, the Application, the Codes of Practice, the SGS-TÜV Certification Marks License Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement (the Contract ) between the Client and SGS-TÜV with respect to the subject matter hereof. Save as otherwise provided no variation to the Contract shall be valid unless it is in writing and signed by or on behalf of the Client and SGS-TÜV. 1.3 The Customer acknowledges that at the time of the provision amended the terms and conditions of the agreed prices or price lists, the Code of Practice and Certification of this automatically with every order. 1.4 Where a Certificate is issued to the Client, SGS-TÜV will provide the Services using reasonable care and skill and in accordance with the Codes of Practice then in force of the relevant Certification Body. A copy of such Codes of Practice, and any amendments to it as may be issued from time to time, will be supplied by the Certifying Body to the Client upon commencement of the Services. 2. DEFINITIONS Certificate means the Certificate issued by a competent Certifying Body; Codes of Practice means those codes of practice issued by a Certifying Body in accordance with the relevant certification scheme; Proposal means the outline of services to be rendered by SGS-TÜV to the Client. Report a report issued by SGS-TÜV to the Client indicating whether or not a recommendation to issue a Certificate is to be made. SGS-TÜV Certification Mark License Terms and Conditions means the terms and conditions of use of the licensed SGS-TÜV Certification Mark. 3. SERVICES 3.1 These General Conditions cover the following product conformity certification service in accordance with international or national legislation and product certification service in accordance with non-mandatory normative documents, specifications, technical regulations or self-provided test programs; 3.2 On completion of an assessment programme, SGS-TÜV or one of it representatives/sub-contractors will prepare and submit to the Client a Report. Any recommendation given in a Report is not binding on the Certifying Body and the decision to issue a Certificate is at the sole discretion of the Certifying Body. 3.3 Client acknowledges that SGS-TÜV, either by entering into the Contract or by providing the Services, neither takes the place of Client or any third party, nor releases them from any of their obligations, nor otherwise assumes, abridges, abrogates or undertakes to discharge any duty of Client to any third party or that of any third party to Client. 3.4 Certification, suspension, withdrawal or cancellation of a Certificate shall be in accordance with the applicable Codes of Practice. 3.5 SGS-TÜV may delegate the performance of all or part of the Services to an agent or a sub-contractor and Client authorises SGS-TÜV to disclose all information necessary for such performance to the agent or subcontractor. 4. OBLIGATIONS OF THE CLIENT 4.1 The Client shall ensure that all product samples, access, assistance, information, records, documentation and facilities are made available to SGS when required by SGS-TÜV, including the assistance of properly qualified, briefed and authorised personnel of the Client. The Client shall in addition provide SGS-TÜV free of charge suitable space for conducting meetings. 4.2 So far as it is permitted by law, the Client acknowledges that, it has not been induced to enter into the Contract in reliance upon, nor has it been given, any warranty, representation, statement, assurance, covenant, agreement, undertaking, indemnity or commitment of any nature whatsoever other than as are expressly set out in these General Conditions and, to the extent that it has

2 been it unconditionally and irrevocably waives any claims, rights or remedies which it might otherwise have had in relation thereto. Any conditions or stipulations included in the Client standard form documents which are inconsistent with, or which purport to modify or add to, these General Conditions shall have no effect unless expressly accepted in writing by SGS-TÜV. 4.3 The Client shall take all necessary steps to eliminate or remedy any obstacles to or interruptions in the performance of the Services. 4.4 In order to allow SGS-TÜV to comply with the applicable health and safety legislation the Client shall provide SGS-TÜV with all available information regarding known or potential hazards likely to be encountered by SGS-TÜV personnel during their visits. SGS-TÜV shall take all reasonable steps ensure that whilst on the Client s premises, its personnel comply with all health and safety regulations of the Client, provided that the Client makes SGS-TÜV aware of the same. 4.5 For product conformity certification the Client shall comply with all the provisions of the applicable certification programme. 4.6 The Client may only reproduce or publish extracts of any report of SGS- TÜV if the name of SGS-TÜV does not appear in any way or the Client has obtained the prior written authorisation of SGS-TÜV. SGS-TÜV reserves its rights to lodge a complaint in case of disclosure in breach of this clause or disclosure which SGS-TÜV considers in its sole discretion is abusive. The Client shall not publicise details of the way in which SGS-TÜV performs, conducts or executes its operations. 4.7 The Client shall immediately inform SGS-TÜV of any and all changes in their premises which may affect their management system, their service their products, their process or their skills. Any breach of this obligation to inform may lead to the withdrawal of the Certificate. Furthermore the Client is bound to inform SGS-TÜV of any major non conformity identified during internal audits undertaken by the Client, its partners or public authorities. 4.8 The Client undertakes to allow witness audits by Accreditation Bodies or parallel audits by other certification bodies, provided that the conduction of such audits is required by the Accreditation Body s accreditation procedures or the certification programme respectively applicable. 5. FEES AND PAYMENT 5.1 The fees quoted to the Client cover all stages leading to completion of the assessment programme or operations and the submission of a Report and of the periodic surveillances to be carried out by SGS-TÜV for the maintenance of the Certificate. As fees are based on the charge rate applicable at the time of submitting a Proposal, SGS-TÜV reserves the right to increase charges during the registration period. SGS-TÜV may also increase its fees if the Client s instructions change or are found to be not in accordance with the initial details supplied to SGS-TÜV prior to it providing the relevant fee quotation. Clients will be notified of any increase in fees. 5.2 Additional fees shall be charged for operations that are not included in the Proposal and for work required due to non-conformances being identified. These will include, without limitation, costs resulting from: (a) repeats of any part, or all, of the assessment programme or operations due to the certification programme respectively applicable not being met; additional work due to suspension, withdrawal and/or reinstatement of a Certificate; (c) reassessment due to changes in the management system or products, process or services; or (d) compliance with any subpoena for documents or testimony relating to work performed by SGS-TÜV. 5.3 Without prejudice to clause 5.2, additional fees will be payable at SGS charging rates in force from time to time in respect of rush orders, cancellation or rescheduling of services or any partial or full repeats of the assessment programme or operations which are required as set out in the Codes of Practice. 5.4 A copy of SGS-TÜV s prevailing charging rates is available on request from SGS-TÜV. 5.5 Unless otherwise stated all fees quoted are exclusive of travelling and subsistence costs (which will be charged to the Client in accordance with SGS-TÜV Travel Expense Policy). All fees and additional charges are exclusive of any ap-plicable Value Added Tax, Sales Tax or similar tax in the country concerned. 5.6 Following submission of the Report to the Client, SGS-TÜV shall issue an invoice to the Client. Invoices for additional and further work will be issued on completion of the relevant task. Unless advance payment has been agreed upon, all invoices are payable within fourteen (14) days of the date of each invoice (the Due Date ) regardless of whether the Client s system or prod-ucts qualify for certification failing which interest will become due at a rate of 1.5 % per month (or such other rate as may be established in the invoice) from the Due Date up to including the date payment is actually received. 5.7 Any use by the Client of any Report or Certificate or the information contained therein is conditional upon the timely payment of all fees and charges. In addition to the remedies set out in the Codes of Practice, SGS-TÜV reserves the right to cease or suspend all work and/or cause the suspension or withdrawal of any Certificate for a Client who fails duly to pay an invoice. 5.8 Client shall not be entitled to retain or defer payment of any sums due to SGS-TÜV on account of any dispute, counter claim or set off which may allege against SGS-TÜV. 5.9 SGS-TÜV may elect to bring action for the collection of unpaid fees in any court having competent jurisdiction Client shall pay all SGS-TÜV s collection costs including reasonable attorney s fees and related costs. 6. ARCHIVAL STORAGE 6.1 SGS-TÜV shall retain in its archive for specific a period all materials relating to the assessment programme and surveillance programme relating to that

3 Certificate. The period is 3 years after expiration of the certificate. Test samples can be passed to the client for storage. 6.2 At the end of the archive period, SGS-TÜV shall transfer, retain or dispose of the materials at its discretion, unless instructed otherwise by the Client. Fees for carrying out such instructions will be invoiced to the Client. 7. REPORT AND CERTIFICATE OWNER- SHIP AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Any document including, but not limited to any Report or any Certificate, provided by SGS-TÜV and the copyright contained therein shall be and remain the property of SGS-TÜV and the Client shall not alter or misrepresent the contents of such documents in any way. The Client shall be entitled to make copies. 8. COMMUNICATION The Client may promote its certification in accordance with the terms set out in the Regulations governing the use of the certification marks. Use of SGS-TÜV s corporate name or any other registered trademarks for advertising purposes is not permitted without SGS-TÜV s prior written consent. 9. CONFIDENTIALITY 9.1 As used herein, Confidential Information shall mean any oral or written proprietary information that a party may acquire from the other party pursuant to the Contract or information as to the business of the other party provided, however, that Confidential Information shall not include any information which (a) is or hereafter becomes generally known to the public; was available to the receiving party on a non-confidential basis prior to the time of its disclosure by the disclosing party; (c) is disclosed to a party by an independent third party with a right to make such disclosure. 9.2 Unless required by law or by a judicial, governmental or other regulatory body or by Accreditation Bodies accreditation procedures or by certification programme respectively applicable, neither party nor their agents or subcontractors shall use the Confidential Information other than for the purpose of the Contract nor disclose the other s Confidential Information to any person or entity without the prior written approval of the other party except as expressly provided for herein. 10. DURATION AND TERMINATION 10.1 Unless otherwise agreed, the Contract shall continue (subject to the termination rights set out in these General Conditions) for the term set forth in the Proposal (the Initial Term ). On expiry of the Initial Term, the Contract shall renew automatically unless and until either party notifies the other in writing that the Contract will terminate at least three months prior to the expiry of the Initial Term or on three months notice any time after the Initial Term SGS-TÜV is entitled, at any time prior to the issue of a Certificate, to terminate the Contract if the Client is in material breach of its obligations and, following receipt of notice of such breach, the Client fails to remedy to the satisfaction of SGS-TÜV such breach within 30 days Either Party shall be entitled to terminate immediately the provision of the Services in the event of any arrangement with creditors, bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or cessation of business by the other Party Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the rights and obligations of the parties defined in clauses 8, 9, 12, 13 and 14 shall apply notwithstanding the completion of the Services or termination of the Contract In case the Client transfers its activities to another organisation, the transfer of the Certificate is subject to the Certification Body s prior written consent. Where such consent is given, the use of the Certificate by such new organisation shall be governed by the Contract. 11. FORCE MAJEURE If SGS-TÜV is prevented from performing or completing any service for which the Contract has been made by reason of any cause whatsoever outside SGS-TÜV s control, including, but not limited to, acts of god, war, terrorist activity or industrial action; failure to obtain permits licenses or registrations; illness, death or resignation of personnel or failure by Client to comply with any of its obligations under the Contract, the Client will pay to SGS-TÜV: (a) the amount of all abortive expenditures actually made or incurred; a proportion of the agreed fees equal to the proportion (if any) of the service actually carried out; and SGS-TÜV shall be relieved of all responsibility whatsoever for the partial or total nonperformance of the required Services. 12. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND PRESCRIPTION 12.1 SGS-TÜV undertakes to exercise due care and skill in the performance of the Services and accepts responsibility only in accordance with the terms of these General Conditions for Certification Services Service related defects shall immediately be noticed in writing to the Certification Body, latest however within thirty (30) days of discovery. According to its equitable discretion the Client shall grant the Certification Body the necessary time and opportunity to remove the defect, e. g. by reconducting the audit. On the contrary, the Certification Body shall be exempt from the removal of defects. In case the removal of defects has not been conducted within an appropriate period of time or in case of its failure, the Client may reduce the payment The Certificates and Reports are issued on the basis of information, documents and/or product samples provided by the Client and solely for the benefit of the Client. Neither the Certification Body nor its officers, employees, agents or subcontractors shall be liable to Client nor to any third party for (a) any actions taken or not taken on the basis of the Reports and/or the Certificates, incorrect audits, arising from unclear, erroneous, incomplete, misleading or false information provided to the Certification Body by the Client The Certification Body shall not be liable for any partial or totally non-performance of the services arising directly or indirectly from any event beyond Certification Body s control including failure by

4 Client to comply with any of its obligations provided in Clause 4 herein The Certification Body shall have no liability for any indirect or consequential loss (in-cluding loss of profit) In the event of wrongful intent, gross negligence, product liability claims as well as in cases of death, bodily or health injury, the Certification Body shall be liable according to legal provisions. In the event of slight negligence the Certification Body shall only be liable in cases of breach of a material contractual duty or in case of undue delay or impossibility. In such cases the Certification Body s liability is limited to the typically foreseeable damage up to a total aggregate sum equal to the amount of the fee paid in respect of the specific service in the relevant contract which gives rise to such a claim. Certification Body s liability shall, however, in no circum-stances exceed ,00. Any breach of duty by Certification Body s officers, employees, agents or subcontractors shall be equal to a breach of duty by Certification Body Except for cases of wrongful intent, limitation period for any claims for loss, damage or expense arising from failure of compliance with any obligations herein and for any defects shall be twelve (12) months from the start of the limitation period as legally provided Each party shall take out adequate insurance to cover its liabilities under the Contract. 13. MISCELLANEOUS 13.1 If any one or more provisions of these General Conditions are found to be illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby Except as expressly provided for herein, the Client may not assign or transfer any of its rights hereunder without SGS-TÜV s prior written consent Neither party shall assign the Contract without the prior written consent of the other Party such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Any assignment shall not relieve the assignor from any liability or obligation under the Contract A Party giving notice under these General Conditions must do so in writing with such notice being hand delivered or sent by prepaid, first class post or facsimile to the address for the other Party as set out in the Application. A notice will be deemed received by the other Party: (a) if hand delivered, on the date of delivery; if sent by first class post, three days after the date of posting; (c) if sent by facsimile, the time indicated on the sending Party s facsimile transmission confirmation message The Parties acknowledge that SGS-TÜV provides the Services to the Client as an independent contractor and that the Contract does not create any partnership, agency, employment or fiduciary relationship between SGS-TÜV and the Client Any failure by SGS-TÜV to require the Client to perform any of its obligations under these General Conditions or the Contract shall not constitute a waiver of its right to require per-formance of that or any other obligation. 14. DISPUTES Unless specifically agreed otherwise, all disputes arising out or in connection with these General Conditions or the Contract shall be governed by the laws of Germany exclusive of any rules with respect to conflict of laws. All these disputes shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts of Hamburg (Germany).

5 Code of Practice 1. SCOPE The Certifying Body of SGS-TÜV Saar GmbH, BL CTS Technik, Hofmannstr. 50, D München, Germany (in the following Certifying Body or SGS-TÜV ) provides services to persons, firms or companies (each a Client ). The Certification Body may provide its services directy or, in its absolute discretion, through (a) its own employees, any SGS or TÜV affiliated company or (c) any other person or organization, as may be entrusted by the Certifying Body. Where part of the work is subcontracted to others, the Certifying Body retains full responsibility for granting, maintaining, extending, reducing, suspending or withdrawing certification and for ensuring that properly documented agreements are in place. The Certifying Body will notify its clients of any changes to the requirements for certification with-in a reasonable timeframe. 2. CONFIDENTIALITY The Certifying Body maintains confidentiality at all levels of its organization concerning information obtained in the course of its business. No information will be disclosed to any third party unless in response to legal process. The client s name, location, scope of certification and contact numbers may be entered into relevant directories. The Certifying Body maintains its own direc-tory of certified clients which is publicly available via the SGS-TÜV web site. This will show the status of any suspended, cancelled or withdrawn certificates. 3. ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE A copy of the organization chart of the Certification Body, showing the responsibility and reporting structure of the organization, and documentation identifying the legal status of the Certifying Body are available on request. 4. APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION On receipt of a completed questionnaire (provide by the Certifying Body upon request), a Proposal is sent to the Client outlining the scope and costs of the services. Once the Order is received, together with any due payments and controlled copies of relevant documentation and samples, the project will be allocated to an auditor who will be responsible for ensuring that the services are carried out in accordance with the procedures of the Certifying Body. 5. CLIENT S OBLIGATIONS In order to obtain and retain certification, the Client shall comply with the following procedures and rules: (a) the Client shall make available to the Certifying Body all documents, samples of products, drawings, specifications and other information required by the Certifying Body to complete the assessment program and shall appoint a designated person who is authorized to maintain contact with the Certifying Body; the Certifying Body, if not satisfied that all certification requirements are met, shall inform the Client of those aspects in which the application has failed; (c) when the Client can show that remedial action has been taken by it, within the time limit specified by the Certifying Body, to meet all the requirements, the Certifying Body will arrange, at additional cost to the Client, to repeat only the necessary parts of the assessment; (d) if the Client fails to take acceptable remedial action within the specified time limit it may be necessary for the Certifying Body, at additional cost, to repeat the assessment in full; (e) identification of conformity shall refer only to the sites or products assessed as specified in the Certificate or other attachments which may accompany the Certificate. (f) clients shall when requested accommodate the presence of observers during assessments. E. G. accreditation auditors, or trainee auditors. 6. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE When the Certifying Body is satisfied that the Client meets all the certification requirements, it will inform the Client and issue a Certificate. The Certificate shall remain the property of the Certifying Body and may only be copied or reproduced for the benefit of a third party if the word copy is marked thereon. The Certificate will remain valid, until its expiry, unless surveillance reveals that the management system and/or products of the Client no longer meet the standards, norms or regulations. The Company reserves the right to decide, on a case by case basis, at its sole discretion and after taking into account various local requirements, that the issuance of the Certificate will be conditioned to the full payment of the Company s fees and costs in connection with the said Certificate or any prior services performed for the Client. 7. CERTIFICATION MARKS Upon issuance of a Certificate, the Certifying Body may also authorise the Client to use a designated certification mark. A Client s right to use any such mark is contingent on maintaining a valid Certificate in respect of the certified management system or products and compliance with the Regulations governing the use of the mark issued by the Certifying Body. A Client who has been authorised to use the mark of an accrediting body must also comply with the rules governing the mark of such body. Improper use of such a mark is non-conformity with certification requirements and could result in suspension of certification.

6 8. SURVEILLANCE Periodic surveillances shall be carried out and shall cover aspects of the management system, documentation, manufacturing and distributing processes and products, depending on the type of certification services provided, at the discretion of the nominated auditor. The Client shall give access to all sites or products for surveillance purposes whenever deemed necessary and the Certifying Body shall reserve the right to make unannounced visits as required. The Client shall maintain a register recording all customer complaints and safetyrelated incidents reported by an enforcing authority or users relating to those covered by the Certificate and make this available to the Certifying Body on request. The Client shall be informed of the results of each surveillance visit. 9. RECERTIFICATION Clients wishing to revalidate Certificates approaching the end of their cycles shall apply under the procedure set forth in Clause 4. Clients are generally informed of the requirement for recertification during the prerecertification visit which is the last surveillance visit of each cycle, but sole responsibility for timely filing the recertifi- cation application shall be with the Client. 10. EXTENSION OF CERTIFICATION In order to extend the scope of a Certificate to cover additional sites or products, Client shall complete a new Questionnaire. The application procedure outlined in Clause 4 will be followed and an assessment will be carried out on those areas/products not previously covered. The cost of extending the scope of certification will be based on the nature and programme of work. 11. SYSTEM-/PRODUCT MODIFICATION The Client shall inform the Certifying Body, in writing, of any intended modification to the management system, products or manufacturing process which may affect compliance with the standards, norms or regulations. The Certifying Body will determine whether the notified changes require additional assessment. Failure to notify the Certifying Body of any intended modification may result in suspension of the Certificate. 12. PUBLICITY BY CLIENT In compliance with the applicable Regulations governing the relevant mark(s), a Client may render public that its relevant products have been certified and may print the relevant certification mark on stationery and publicity materials relating to the scope of certification. In any case, the Client shall ensure that its announcements and advertising material do not create confusion or could otherwise mislead third parties about certified and non-certified systems, products or sites. 13. MISUSE OF CERTIFICATE AND CERTIFICATION MARK The Certifying Body shall take suitable action, at the expense of the Client, to deal with incorrect or misleading references to certification or use of Certificates and certification marks. These include suspension or withdrawal of Certificate, legal action and/or publication of the transgression. 14. SUSPENSION OF CERTIFICATE A Certificate may be suspended by the Certifying Body for a limited period in cases such as the following: (a) if a Corrective Action Request has not been satisfactorily complied with within the designated time limit; or if a case of misuse as described in Clause 13 is not corrected by suitable retractions or other appropriate remedial measures by the Client; or (c) if there has been any contravention of the Proposal, Order, General Conditions for System, Product and Service Certification, these Codes of Practice or the Regulations governing the use of the certification mark; or (d) if products are being placed on the market in an unsafe or non-conforming condition. (e) if audits are not carried out within the prescribed timeframe. The Client shall not identify itself as certified and shall not use any certification mark on any prod- ucts that have been offered under a suspended Certificate. The Certifying Body will confirm in writing to the Client the suspension of a Certificate. At the same time, the Certifying Body shall indicate under which conditions the suspension will be removed. At the end of the suspension period, an investigation will be carried out to determine whether the indicated conditions for reinstating the Certificate have been fulfilled. On fulfilment of these conditions the suspension shall be lifted and the Client notified of the Certificate reinstatement. If the conditions are not fulfilled the Certificate shall be withdrawn. 15. WITHDRAWAL OF CERTIFICATE A Certificate may be withdrawn if (i) the Client takes inadequate measures in case of suspension; (ii) in the case of product certification, the products do not conform to the standards, norms or regulations or are no longer offered; or (iii) the Certifying Body terminates its contract with the Client. In any of these cases, the Certifying Body has the right to withdraw the Certificate by informing the Client in writing. The Client may give notice of appeal (see Clause 18). In cases of withdrawal, no reimbursement of assessment fees shall be given and withdrawal of the Certificate shall be published by the Certifying Body. 16. CANCELLATION OF CERTIFICATE A Certificate will be cancelled if (i) the Client ad-vises the Certifying Body in writing that it does not wish to renew the Certificate or goes out of business, (ii) the Client no longer offers the products or (iii) the Client does not timely commence application for renewal. In cases of cancellation no reimbursement of assessment fees shall be given.

7 17. RECOGNITION OF ACCREDITED ORGANISATIONS The Certifying Body, in its absolute discretion, generally recognizes the certificates issued by other accredited organizations where this does not compromise the integrity of a system or product certification scheme. 18. APPEALS The Client has the right to appeal any of the decisions made by the Certifying Body. Notification of the intention to appeal must be made in writing and received by the Certifying Body within seven days of receipt. An Appeals Form will be sent to the Client for completion and must be returned to the Certifying Body within 14 days of receipt, supported by relevant facts and data for consideration during the Appeals Procedure. All appeals are forwarded to the Certifying Body and are put before the appeal s committee. The Certifying Body shall be required to submit evidence to support its decision. Any decision of the Certifying Body shall remain in force until the outcome of the appeal. The decision of the appeal s committee shall be final and binding on both the Client and the Certifying Body. Once the decision regarding an appeal has been made, no counterclaim by either party in dispute can be made to amend or change this decision. In instances where the appeal has been successful no claim can be made against the Certifying Body for reimbursement of costs or any other losses incurred. 19. COMPLAINTS If anybody has cause to complain to the Certifying Body, the complaint shall be made in writing, without delay, and addressed to the Certification Manager of the Certifying Body. If the complaint is made against the Certification Manager, the letter of complaint shall be addressed to the Managing Director of the Certifying Body. The complaint shall be acknowledged in writing following receipt. The complaint will then be independently investigated by the Certifying body and closed on satisfactory conclusion of the investigation. Following closure the complainant will be informed that the investigation has reached its conclusion. THE CERTIFYING BODY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADD TO, DELETE OR CHANGE THESE CODES OF PRACTICE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTIFICATION. UNLESS OTHERWISE EXPLICITLY AGREED IN WRITING, ALL SERVICES ARE PERFORMED ACCORDING TO THE GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR SYSTEM & SERVICE CERTIFICATION S SERVICES. IN CASE OF CONFLICT WITH ANY OTHER PROVISION, THE LATTER SHALL PREVAIL.

8 Regulations governing the use of the Certification Mark SGS Société Générale de Surveillance Holding (Deutschland) GmbH 2013 All rights reserved SGS is a registered trademark of SGS Group Management SA 1. INTRODUCTION These Regulations relate to the Certification mark (the Product Mark ) as shown in Appendix 1 owned by SGS Société Générale de Surveillance SA (SGS SA), 1 place des Alpes, 1201 Geneva, Switzerland, which has been licensed to the Certifying Body for the purposes hereof. 2. DEFINITIONS In these Regulations: (a) Certificate means the certificate of conformity is- sued by the Certifying Body in respect of the Desig- nated Products. (c) (d) Certifying body means SGS-ICS Gesellschaft für Zertifizierungen m.b.h. und Umweltgutachter or SGS-TÜV Saar GmbH or SGS Germany GmbH Client means the company to whom a Certificate is issued. Standard means a technical document validated by the independent committee based within the Certifying Body describing the specifications that the products should present, as well as the means of controlling the compliance of the products to these specifications. 3. USE OF THE CERTIFICATION MARK 3.1 The Client specifically agrees that: (a) It will use the Certification Mark on or in association with the Designated Products only in the manner prescribed in actual regulation of the Certifying body with regard to color, size and us of the Certification Mark on company documents and marketing material. It will use the Certification Mark on its Communication Media in such a way as to create no confusion between the Designated Products and other products or services. (c) It will not during the period of validity of the Certificate or thereafter, register or attempt to register the Certification Mark or any imitation thereof, make or assert any claim of ownership to the Product Mark, dispute the right of the Certifying Body, its successors or as- signees, to authorise the use of the Certification Mark as provided herein. (d) It will, upon the suspension, withdrawal or cancellation of the Certificate, forthwith discontinue the use of the Certification Mark on the Designated Products and its Communication Media and will not thereafter use, register or attempt to register any copy or imitation thereof. (e) In case of take-over, merger or transfer of activities related to the Designated products, written permission from the Certification Body is mandatory in order to transfer the right to use the Certification Mark. 3.2 Use of the Product Mark does not exonerate the Client from any liability imposed by law regarding the per- formance, design, manufacturing, shipment, sale or distribution of the Designated Products 4. MONITORING OF THE CLIENT 4.1 Throughout the period of validity of the right to use the Certification Mark the Client will at all times comply with the requirements indicated in the Regulations and in the Standard connected to each service. Particularly, it must give the Certifying Body written notification of all changes in its operating conditions as well as all changes in its legal status. 4.2 The Certifying Body may during the entire period of validity of the Certification Mark make or entrust a representative to make all checks deemed necessary using the methods and frequencies indicated in the Standards. Checks will ensure that the Standard inherent to each product is applied and that conformity to these Regulations and to the Codes of Practice is maintained. 5. PENALTIES AND APPEAL In case of Improper use of the Product Mark, the Certify- ing Body may forthwith suspend or withdraw the certifica- tion and the right to use the Certification Mark in accord- ance with the sanctions procedures that will be provided by the Certifying Body upon request. The Client may ap- peal the Certifying Body s decision in accordance with the appeal procedures that will be provided by the Certifying Body upon request. 6. RENUNCIATION The Client may renounce or suspend the use of the Certification Mark for a certain period of time. It will give the Certifying Body written notification and make all changes regarding the affected products to its Communication Media. Based on this information the Certifying Body shall inform the Client of the terms and conditions for temporary or definitive termination of use of the Certification Mark. 7. CONFIDENTIALITY Unless otherwise agreed by the Certifying Body, the Client shall keep confidential all documents received from the Certifying Body with the exception of the Certificate, these Regulations and the Appendixes thereof. 8. FINANCIAL CONDITIONS The financial conditions for authorisation to use the Certification Mark are included in the contract between the Certifying Body and the Client. 9. CHANGES TO THE LEGISLATION The Certifying Body complies with all national and international laws, regulations and standards in force concerning the right to use th Certification Mark or

9 the conditions for obtaining said right. The Certifying Body will give the Client notification of any changes thereto and the Client will be obligated to apply all modifications resulting from said changes. 10. CHANGES TO THE REGULATIONS The Certifying Body reserves the right to modify these Regulations at any time. It will give the Client written notification of all changes thereto and the Client will be obligated to apply said changes. State: SGS Société Générale de Surveillance Holding (Deutschland) GmbH 2013 All rights reserved SGS is a registered trademark of SGS Group Management SA SGS is the world s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. As a joint venture of SGS and TÜV Saarland e. V., SGS - TÜV Saar ENSURES the reliability and quality of processes, products and technical services.