It is also responsible for ensuring that the definition and execution of the Group’s policies comply with applicable national, community and international laws.

In order to carry out a continual management of compliance risk, the following general tasks are performed:

·       Ensuring that the work ethic of the Governing Bodies, senior personnel and other Employees of the Company and its associates and subsidiaries is in conformity with legal provisions, the statutes and the rules, standards, regulations, recommendations and guidelines of the relevant regulatory and supervisory entities;

·       Ensuring that the internal policies and procedures stemming from the applicability of compliance matters are being complied with;

·        Ensuring that the behaviour of the Group’s various Executives and Employees conforms to the principles and rules laid down in the code of conduct in force;

·       Guaranteeing the implementation and execution of the strategic plan for the Prevention and Combat against Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism;

·       Providing, upon request and within the scope of its terms of reference, advise and support for the operations of the Company and its associates and subsidiaries, as well as for other activities;

·       Lending support to and promoting training activities and programmes in the compliance field;

·       Acting as a communication channel for receiving and routing claims/complaints relating to compliance issues to the relevant departments for analysis and resolution, as well as being the last resort for complainants when all the usual formal channels for resolving problems have been exhausted.

Contacts:

Telephone: +351213 598 384

Fax: +351 213 598 629

E-mail: gabinete.compliance@banco.bpn.pt