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Document Number: 909 R 5003 Procedure Rev: 12 Date: 1/22/13 EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROCEDURES Definitions Dawn Raid - Unannounced visits by a competition authority to a business premises or private homes with the intent to confiscate evidence of competition law infringement. This type of activity is conducted by European competition authorities and certain Asian countries such as China and Japan. Search Warrant — An order signed by a judge that authorizes the government investigators to search for specific objects, materials or documents at a definite location at a specified time. This is a legal requirement in certain countries such as the United States. To enforce competition law, competition regulators usually have extensive powers to investigate, including the power to carry out investigations on the spot without prior notice. Depending upon the jurisdiction, investigators may have the power to examine and seize or copy all evidence of company activities, in particular, internal records as well as external communications. In order to protect company and employee rights and to avoid misunderstandings that could lead to costly penalties or damage to NSG Group's reputation, certain basic steps must be followed whenever contact is made by a government authority. Certain local sites within NSG Group have specific procedures in place for responding to search warrants or dawn raids which embody the basic instructions set below. In any case, Senior Management must ensure that local sites know the procedural steps to follow. H:\profile\My Documents\500 E. louise ave (CIA LOF)\9-25-13\909R5003 Emergency Response Procedures.doc Page 61 of 67 Paper Copies are Not Controlled unless stamped in RED "Controlled Document". Controlled Version appears in QS9000 database. Copies without a RED "Controlled Document" stamp will be OBSOLETE 24 hours from 10/7/2013 8:47 AM