Respect for the law
All Group companies must apply in all areas all laws and regulations of the countries where they do business. Particular attention is drawn to the areas described below.
All Group companies must prohibit all actions which might breach applicable norms of competition law. They must refrain from any form of financing political parties or activities, even if allowed under local law. They must also reject all forms of active or passive corruption whether in domestic or international transactions*.
Furthermore, Group companies must not exploit loopholes or inadequacies in any such laws or regulations where this would mean non-compliance with the norms of the Saint-Gobain Group in the areas described below.
* Covered by the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions of 17th December 1997.
