Legal notice

Address:
WestAudit AG
Fürstenwinkel 5
32549 Bad Oeynhausen / Germany

Represented by the Executive Board of Directors:
Auditor/Tax Consultant Wilhelm Bollmann
Auditor/Tax Consultant Heinz Dieter Brockmeier (Dipl.-Kfm.)
 [German university degree in business administration]
Auditor/Tax Consultant Carsten Meyer (Dipl.-Kfm.)
 [German university degree in business administration]
Auditor/Tax Consultant Joachim Möbius (Dipl.-Kfm.)
 [German university degree in business administration]
Auditor/Tax Consultant Gerhard Spielmann (Dipl.-Kfm.)
 [German university degree in business administration]
Auditor/Tax Consultant Herbert Wilkening

Register court:
Amtsgericht Bad Oeynhausen /Germany

Commercial Registry Office:
HRB No. 3231

Statements according to TMG and DL-InfoV
Appropriate authority: Wirtschaftsprüferkammer KöR, Rauchstr. 26, 10787 Berlin / Germany

Westaudit AG, Fürstenwinkel 5, 32549 Bad Oeynhausen / Germany
Telephone: +49(0)5731 74489-30,
Fax: +49(0)5731 74489-45,
e-mail: info(at)westaudit(dot)de                  

Regulatory government agencies: Auditor Chamber (www.wpk.de), Tax Consultant Chamber Westfalen-Lippe (www.stbk-westfalen-lippe.de) and Attorney Chamber for the Upper State Court District Hamm (www.rak-hamm.de)

The statutory professional designation "Auditor", "Tax Consultant" and "Attorney" were assigned in the Federal Republic of Germany (State of Nordrhein-Westfalen).               

The professional title of Auditor is substantially subject to the following designated occupation regulations:
1. Auditor Regulation (WPO),
2. Professional Bylaws for Auditors (BS WP/vBP),
3. Bylaws for Quality Control,
4. Seal Directives,
5. Chartered Accountant Professional Liability Insurance Directives                  

The professional title of Tax Consultant is essentially subject to the following occupational laws regulations: Tax Counseling Law (StBG), Execution Ordinance to the StBerG (DVStB), Professional Code of Tax Consultant (BOStB) and Tax Consultant Fee Ordinance (StBGebV). The occupational laws regulations can be found on the Homepage of the Federal Tax Consultant Chamber (www.bstbk.de).

The professional title of the Attorneys-at-law is essentially subject to the following occupational laws regulations: Federal Attorneys Regulations (BRAO), Professional Code (BORA) and Federal Schedule of Fees for Attorneys-at-law (BRAGO). The occupational laws regulation can be found on the Homepage of the Federal Attorney Chamber (www.brak.de).

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