The Board of Directors of the Company has decided in its meeting dated April 15, 2010, to adopt the Code of Corporate Governance for small and midcaps released in December 2009 by MiddleNext (le « Code de gouvernement d’entreprise ») as its reference code.

For further information, please refer to the Document de référence (chapter on « Rapport du Président sur le gouvernement d’entreprise, le contrôle interne et la gestion des risques »)

The Board of Directors, led by the President, approved its rules of procedure on November 26, 2009. These rules reflect its operating rules with the aim of improving the working methods and information of its members. It specifies the roles and powers of the Board of Directors of ESI Group, a continuation of the statutory regulations.

In accordance to the Code of Corporate Governance, the rules of procedure include the following:

• the composition of the Board, and procedures for determining director independence;
• the duties of the members (especially in terms of ethics);
• the operating rules of Board (frequency, convocation, use of videoconferencing) and committees;
• the rules of Board members compensation;
• the role of the Board and committees. 

Règlement Intérieur (PDF) - Charte Deontologie (appendix)