TCL Group's Code of Ethics and Business Conduct (3.89 MB PDF)

14Employees who participate in political activities or make any public political statements mustavoid any references to their affiliation with TCL Group or any of its subsidiaries and makeclear that they are acting personally and not on behalf of the TCL Group.5.3 Fraud and False StatementsEmployees must not defraud or attempt to defraud any customer, supplier, shareholder orother person with whom the TCL Group communicates or does business. In particular,employees must always make truthful statements, both verbally and in writing, about theGroup’s products, services and financial condition. Any employee found to be attemptingfraud or engaging in fraud will be subject to strict disciplinary action, up to and includingtermination. The TCL Group also reserves the right to refer such matters to public authoritiesfor possible criminal prosecution.5.4 Competition and Antitrust LawsStrict compliance with competition and antitrust laws around the world is essential. Theselaws are very complex. Some types of conduct are always illegal under certain competitionand antitrust laws. Employees and other representatives of the Group must avoid even theappearance of such conduct. Such conduct includes: agreements or joint actions betweencompetitors regarding prices, bids, products or territory allocations or divisions; selection ofT C L G r o u p - C o d e o f E t h i c s a n d B u s i n e s s C o n d u c t