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45. Supervision of compliance with the internal codes of conduct and the rules on corporate governance is the responsibility of the Audit Committee, the<br />
Appointments Committee, or if separate, the committees for compliance or corporate governance.<br />
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46. Members of the Audit Committee, particularly its chairman, are appointed on the basis of their knowledge and experience in accountancy, audit or<br />
risk management.<br />
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47. Listed companies have an internal audit which, supervised by the Audit Committee, ensures the correct operation of the information and internal<br />
control systems.<br />
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48. The internal audit manager presents their annual work plan to the Audit Committee; they inform the committee directly of the incidents arise during<br />
its implementation; and, at the end of each financial year, they submit an activity report to the committee.<br />
Complies<br />
49. The risk management and control policy identifies at least the following:<br />
a) The different types of risk (operational, technological, financial, legal, reputation-related, etc.) to which the company is exposed, including<br />
contingent liabilities and other off-balance sheet risks among financial and economic risks;<br />
b) The level of risk that the company considers acceptable;<br />
c) The measures planned to mitigate the impact of identified risks should they materialise;<br />
d) The internal control and information systems that will be used to control and manage the aforementioned risks, including contingent<br />
liabilities or off-balance-sheet risks.<br />
See sections: D<br />
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50. It is the responsibility of the Audit Committee to:<br />
1º In relation to internal control and information systems:<br />
a) Supervise the process of preparing and safeguard the integrity of the financial reporting relating to the company and, should it be<br />
the case, to the group, reviewing compliance with regulations, the adequate delimitation of the consolidated group and the proper<br />
application of accounting standards.<br />
b) Periodically review the internal control and risk management systems so that the principal risks are identified, managed and<br />
appropriately recorded.<br />
c) Ensure the independence and effectiveness of the internal audit; propose the selection, appointment, re-election and removal of the<br />
internal audit service manager; propose the budget for this service; receive periodic information about its activities; and verify that<br />
senior management takes into account the conclusions and recommendations of its reports.<br />
d) Establish and supervise a mechanism that allows employees to confidentially, and as applicable anonymously, communicate any<br />
potential irregularities, particularly financial and accounting, they discover within the Company.<br />
2º In relation to the external auditor:<br />
a) Present to the Board of Directors proposals to select, appoint, re-elect and substitute the external auditor, as well as the conditions<br />
of its contract.<br />
b) Receive information about the audit plan and its results from the external auditor on a regular basis and verify that senior management<br />
takes its recommendations into account.<br />
c) Ensure the independence of the external auditor, and for this purpose:<br />
i) That the company notifies the Spanish Securities and Exchanges Commission of the change of auditor as a significant event<br />
and accompanies it with a statement about the existence of disagreements with the outgoing auditor and the content of such<br />
disagreements, if they exist;<br />
ii) That it ensures that the company and the auditor follow prevailing regulations on the provision of services other than audit services,<br />
the limits on the concentration of business with the auditor and, in general, any other regulations established to ensure the<br />
independence of the auditors;<br />
iii) That in the case of the resignation of the external auditor, to examine the circumstances that may have caused it.<br />
d) In the case of groups, encourage the group auditor to take responsibility for the audits of the companies that comprise it.<br />
See sections: B.1.35, B.2.2, B.2.3 and D.3<br />
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51. The Audit Committee may summon any employee or director of the company, and may require the appearance of the same without the presence of<br />
any other director.<br />
Complies<br />
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