External reporting procedures in addition to the ombudsman's office

The internal reporting office is a safe and secure way to report misconduct within the organization. Employees are expressly encouraged to contact the ombudsperson in confidence if they have any indications of misconduct:

Accessibility of the internal reporting office

Dr. Tony Rostalski is available as an ombudsperson. You can reach Dr. Rostalski by telephone, e-mail and post using the following contact details:

Attorney Dr. Tony Rostalski

ROSTALSKI White-collar criminal law and compliance

Lindenallee 43

50968 Cologne

Phone: 0221 29265841

E-mail: rostalski@rostalski.legal

Dr. Rostalski receives reports of violations of laws and internal work instructions and processes these reports independently and confidentially.

The whistleblower does not incur any costs for the correspondence with the ombudsperson.

Other reporting channels

Persons who intend to report information about a violation can choose whether to contact the ombudsperson or an external reporting office.

Nevertheless, we encourage you to always contact the ombudsperson first. We always take every report very seriously and endeavor to take effective action against any violation.

External reporting channels are available:

You can contact the Federal External Reporting Office at the Federal Office of Justice at https://www.bundesjustizamt.de/DE/MeldestelledesBundes/MeldestelledesBundes_node.html

You can contact the Reporting Office of the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority at https://www.bafin.de/DE/DieBaFin/Hinweisgeberstelle/hinweisgeberstelle_node.html

You can contact the Bundeskartellamt's Reporting Office at https://www.bkms-system.net/bkwebanon/report/channels?id=bkarta&language=ger

Other European Union reporting bodies are available via the reporting channels of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA). Violations of EU sanctions can also be reported to the European Commission via a whistleblower platform(https://eusanctions.integrityline.com).

Each of these external reporting offices provides further information on the responsibility of the respective reporting office and on the procedure.

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Specialist lawyer for criminal law

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