The purpose of the compliance function is to ensure compliance with the regulations and deontology applicable to banking and financial activities by the Group’s entities, the Group’s managers and all employees and to contribute to the implementation of the Group’s voluntary commitments. Especially compliance ensure that any situation of non-compliance risk is prevented within any Group entity. As a reminder, the “risk of non-compliance” is defined as the risk of judicial, administrative or disciplinary sanction, significant financial loss, or reputational harm arising from non-compliance with provision specific to banking and financial activities regulations, whether of a legislative or regulatory nature, or professional and ethical standards, or instructions from the executive body.