"To date, it covers 4,243 suppliers with the following breakdown:-21.5% direct suppliers (a supplier is deemed direct when it has a direct business relationship with theHouses rather than working via a subcontractor),-16.7%contractors(direct suppliers working for one or more Houses and which subcontract part of their production),-61.8%subcontractors(working for contractors and having no direct business relationship with the Houses). Subcontracting without prior

authorization is not permitted." P4

Diagram on P4 shows geographical aspect of supply chain.