CFE - 2006 annual report - Vinci

5. Evaluation of measures taken by the company in response to
the directive concerning insider trading and market manipulation
CFE’s policy on this matter is specified in its corporate governance charter.
A compliance officer has been named and an information program has been put in place aimed at upper management and
persons who, through their job, have access to privileged information.
The company systematically informs this group of the black-out periods and issues regular reminders of the general directives.
6. Transactions and other contractual relationships between the company,
including related companies, and the Directors and executive officers
The policy on this matter is specified in the corporate governance charter.
There is no service contract binding the board members with CFE or with any of its subsidiaries.
7. Assistance agreement
CFE concluded a service contract with its prime shareholder, VINCI Construction, on October 24, 2001. The fees owed by CFE
for financial year 2006 amount to 1,190,000 Euro.
This agreement allows CFE to access VINCI’s data bases and to benefit from the latter’s support in areas as varied as safety,
techniques, human resources, sustainable development, risk analysis or financial support (consolidation).
8. Corporate controls
The auditor is the company Deloitte, Reviseurs d’Entreprises, represented by Mr Rik Neckebroeck.
The annual general meeting of May 6, 2004 renewed for a period of three years, ending on the annual general meeting of May
2007, the appointment of the auditor, Deloitte, Reviseurs d’Entreprises, represented by Mr Rik Neckebroeck. Remuneration
for the CFE SA mandate is set at 135,000 Euro.
In addition, during financial year 2006, the costs invoiced by Deloitte & Touche, tax advisors, concerning fiscal consulting
amounted to 14,000 Euro.
Deloitte audited the accounts of most of the companies in the CFE group. Their controls covered, respectively, 83% of the
consolidated balance and 77% of consolidated sales and services in 2006.
For the other main groups and subsidiaries, the auditor generally obtained the certification reports of the auditors of these
units and/or interviews with them, and also performed certain additional checks.
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