K C Dat respects the Anti-Trust laws and regulations in the countries in which it operates and requires that our partners do the same. Involvement in a cartel is unacceptable and against K C Dat’s core values of competing freely and fairly, based on the added value of its products and services.

The laws and regulations that sanction cartel conduct is in place in most jurisdictions. These laws and regulations are designed to promote free and fair competition and to protect consumers. Anti-Trust compliance programs are to detect and prevent cartels.

As a demonstration of its commitment, K C Dat pledges to take a zero-tolerance approach to cartel conduct. At all times, K C Dat will act professionally, fairly and with the utmost integrity in all business dealings and relationships. This will apply wherever we operate.

CODE OF CONDUCT

K C Dat undertakes to:

1. Never make direct or indirect (via third parties including agents, suppliers or customers) contact with an actual or potential competitor or other third party, the object of which is to engage in cartel behaviour.
2. Never propose or reach an agreement, whether directly or indirectly, formally or informally, with actual or potential competitors, regarding any sensitive competition-related issues, including:
• Fixing prices
• Dividing or sharing markets, customers or territories
• Rigging a competitive bidding process
3. Report any indication or initiative of improper anticompetitive business conduct by an actual or potential competitor in accordance with your internal reporting procedure, including but not limited to, reporting to your legal department and/or to the relevant Anti-Trust authorities.
4. Not to participate in a meeting of a trade association in which sensitive competition-related issues are discussed. If such subjects are raised during a meeting, employees of K C Dat must immediately ask for the discussion to end. If not, they must leave the meeting and ask for that to be noted in the minutes of the meeting.
5. Ensure that all internal and external correspondence, including e-mails and texts, and documents, discussions and public statements do not contain any statements that might be misinterpreted by third parties or Anti-Trust authorities and courts in the context of a potential Anti-Trust investigation.
6. Maintain independent judgment in pricing or selling of any products and/or services.
7. Limit any information discussed during commercial negotiations, with or disclosed to competitors or other third parties, to that which is strictly necessary for completing or assessing the transaction.