Legal recognition of the 2009 Code

Belgian listed companies are obliged to refer to the Belgian Code on Corporate Governance 2009 as reference code within the meaning of Article 96, § 2, 1° of the Companies Code and this in function of the implementation of the European Directive 2006/46/EC introducing the corporate governance statement.

Act of 6 April 2010 on the reinforcement of corporate governance (French and Dutch only) Royal Decree of 6 Juin 2010 designating the reference code (French and Dutch only)