Exhibitors from outside France can obtain a VAT refund as follows: *For companies from European Union member countries: •Submit the refund request via the appropriate online State portal where the Exhibitor is registered in accordance with the provisions of Directive 2008/9/CE of 12 February 2008. In France, this is the fiscal portal at www.impot.gouv.fr. •A digital copy of the original invoices for all sums over €1,000 excl. tax must be submitted with the online refund request. •The refund request must be submitted by 30 September of the calendar year that follows the refund period. *For companies from countries outside the European Union: The Exhibitors concerned must appoint a tax representative in France to carry out all tax formalities.

9.1If the Exhibitor fails to pay any of the amounts it owes by the due date regardless of the reason, the contract binding it to the Organiser will be terminated seven (7) days after the Organiser has sent a formal notice expressly stating the terms of this Clause 9.1to the Exhibitor by any written means , when the breach remains unresolved. If the Exhibitor expresses the intention of cancelling its participation to the Show, regardless of the reason, the Organiser may implement this termination clause by sending it a formal notice to abandon the cancellation and confirm its participation within seven (7) days. That period of seven (7) days will begin on the date of the formal notice’s notification to the Exhibitor. The contract will automatically be terminated upon expiration of the above time frame, without the need for the Organiser to have the termination recorded by the courts, and the Organiser will immediately be free to dispose of the space allocated to the Exhibitor. In the event of termination of the contract in application of this clause, the Exhibitor remains liable to pay the Organiser the full price of its participation in the Show. Consequently, the amounts previously paid will definitively remain the property of the Organiser and any outstanding amounts will immediately fall due. 9.2As an exception to the above, the contract between the Exhibitor and the Organiser will immediately be terminated as of right and without formal notice: -if the Exhibitor does not occupy its stand by the day before the Show opens to the public, regardless of the reason, -in the event of the Exhibitor’s registration less than thirty (30) days before the Show opens, if the payment stipulated in Clause 5 of these Terms and Conditions is not made within the time frame set out in the said clause (either eight (8) days or two (2) after the invoice was sent and, in any case, at least two (2) days before the Show opens), regardless of the reason. In the cases mentioned in article 9.2, the consequences of termination will be the same as those provided by article 9.1.

10.1.Civil liability: The Organiser will not be responsible for any damage that the Exhibitor might cause to third parties, including the manager or the owner of the Site hosting the Show. Consequently, the Exhibitor will, at least ten (10) days before the scheduled Show set-up date, take out insurance contracts with insurance companies certified to perform insurance transactions in France, covering the financial consequences of any liability that may be incumbent upon it for reasons of bodily harm or material or immaterial damage caused to third parties, including the manager and the owner of the Site, as a result of its activity during its participation in the Show (including during the set-up and break-down periods). The Show mainly organised for products exhibition and not for Exhibitor individual and physical participation or attendance to the Show. At the Organiser’s first request, the Exhibitor will supply the corresponding current certificate from its insurer, stating the policies taken out, their total sums and their period of validity. Failing this, the Organiser reserves the right to refuse the Exhibitor’s access to the Show, without compensation. 10.2.Tenant risk and the Exhibitor’s property Furthermore, the Organiser will not be responsible for: >property damage caused to the Site’s manager and/or owner, affecting personal or real property, in the event of the occurrence of any of the following events: fire, lightning, explosion, water damage, terrorist attack or natural catastrophe. >damage caused to property owned by the Exhibitor or placed in its care. Consequently, in order to meet the requirements of the company managing the Site, the Organiser will automatically invoice the Exhibitor for the tenant risk / property damage insurance taken out by Hopico Assurances, under the conditions set out in point 10.3 below. As applicable, if the Exhibitor can provide proof of its subscription to a tenant risk policy by sending the “certificate of insurance” form to the Organiser at least 10 days before the Show’s set-up begins, duly signed and bearing its insurance company’s stamp and stating the benefits provided with a minimum of €3,000,000 per claim, the aforementioned tenant risk / property damage insurance will be cancelled and refunded in full, if already paid. By returning that certificate and requesting the cancellation and, if applicable, the refund of the amount invoiced by the Organiser in the name of tenant risk / property damage insurance, the Exhibitor will no longer receive either form of cover making up the Organiser’s insurance policy. 10.3.Insurance provided by the Organiser: a)Insurance covering tenant risk and the Exhibitors’ property: The insurance contract taken out by HOPICO ASSURANCES on behalf of the Exhibitors covers both: >property damage caused to the Site’s manager and/or owner, affecting personal or real property, in the event of the occurrence of any of the following events: fire, lightning, explosion, water damage, terrorist attack or natural catastrophe, up to €3,000,000 per claim, >damage to the Exhibitor’s property. The amount of cover is specified in the Insurance Rules appended to the application form and is also accessible on the Show website, subject to any changes to the insurance conditions. By taking the insurance, as detailed in the said Insurance Rules, the Exhibitor is taking insurance with HOPICO ASSURANCES, who is the subscriber. b)Supplementary insurance cover for the Exhibitor’s property: The Exhibitor may also submit a request to the Organiser to subscribe to insurance for: > property damage: additional insurance on top of the amounts covered by the principal policy with payment of a premium calculated on the additional capital value, > plasma screens: a specific insurance policy must be taken out. 10.4.Waiver of all recourse a)Against the Site manager and/or Site owner company: Executing the commitments undertaken by the Organiser towards the Site manager and/or Site owner company the Exhibitor, by the mere fact of its participation, declares that it waives all recourse that it or its insurers may be entitled to make against these companies and their respective insurers for any damage covered by the tenant risk policy and for any direct or indirect losses the latter parties may cause to its property, equipment and fittings as well as any caused to that of its agents, and additionally for any operating losses and/or extra costs regardless of the cause, with the exception of malicious acts. In addition, the Exhibitor declares it waives all recourse against the Site manager and/or Site owner companies and their respective insurers in the case of one of the following events occurring, with harm caused to the Exhibitor: >fire damage, theft, water damage, damp or any other situation affecting its own property, with the Exhibitor being required to insure itself against these risks, >abnormal actions by other Site occupants, their staff or suppliers, or visitors, >interruption or inadvertent functioning of the water, gas or electricity supply, the air conditioning or other general system, the suspension or shut-down, even for an extended period, for a reason out of the control of the Site manager and/or Site owner companies of fluid systems including the automatic fire extinguisher network, heating and air conditioning systems, or any one of the equipment items shared by the Site, >contamination of the heating, water or air conditioning networks for a reason out of the control of the Site manager and/or Site owner companies, >security measures taken by the Site manager and/or Site owner companies and/or by any government authority, should these cause harm to the Exhibitor. The Exhibitor undertakes to obtain the same waiver from its insurers. b)Against the Organiser: The Exhibitor also declares it waives all recourse that it or its insurers may be entitled to make against the Organiser and its insurers in regard to damage covered by the tenant risk policy and direct or indirect damage its property, equipment and fittings may suffer as well as that of its agents, as well as for any operating losses and/or extra costs regardless of the cause, with the exception of malicious acts. The Exhibitor undertakes to obtain the same waiver from its insurers. It is further specified that, on the basis of reciprocity and excepting malicious acts, the Organiser and its insurer waive any claim against the Exhibitor and its insurer for damage affecting any property, equipment and fittings belonging to the Organiser and which the Exhibitor is responsible for. It is further specified that this waiver is not applicable for any loss or damage that may affect the Site’s buildings, fittings and equipment owned by the Site manager and/or Site owner company and that has been given into the care of the Exhibitor.

The Organiser will draw up a Show floor/tables plan and allocate stand areas as applications are received, taking into account the Show’s different sections. The Organiser will do its best to take into account the wishes expressed by the Exhibitors and the nature of the products exhibited. So as to be able to do this, and taking into account the inherent constraints imposed in the placement of Exhibitors, the Organiser reserves the right to modify the surface area requested by the Exhibitor, up to a maximum of 20%, and to modify the corresponding invoice accordingly, without this giving the Exhibitor the right to cancel its application. The Organiser alone can determine the general arrangement of the Show, as well as the arrangement of the stands at the Site. Participation in previous events does not give the Exhibitor any special rights to stand locations. Any complaints made by an Exhibitor about the allocation of stand areas should be addressed in writing to the Organiser within seven (7) days of receiving of the Show’s floor plan. The Organiser will review such complaints if they are supported by detailed documentation that clearly sets out the serious nature of, and/or the reasons for, the complaint. If the Exhibitor has not contacted the Organiser within seven (7) days of sending the features of the Exhibitor’s location, the Exhibitor shall be deemed to have accepted the stand allocated to it. Under no circumstances shall the Organiser be held liable for any consequences arising (disturbances, commercial damages among other things) from the location of a stand allocated to an Exhibitor.

The Exhibitor may not provide advertising services on any media for a company that is not itself an Exhibitor. Furthermore, the Exhibitor is prohibited from assigning or subletting any stand or part of any stand area that it has been allocated without prior written agreement from the Organiser stating its partners (co-exhibitors, corporation represented…). If the Organiser agrees to the latter, the Exhibitor must pay individual registration fees for each of the companies being on its stand. The Exhibitor will ensure that any sub-lessee on its stand complies with the Contractual documents. The Exhibitor is liable notably for any breach of the Contractual documents committed by any sub-lessee on its stand. Moreover the Exhibitor hereby holds harmless the Organiser against any dispute, claim, charge, judgement and/or miscellaneous disbursements that may arise as a consequence of any company present on its stand in relation to their participation in the Show.

Information regarding the installation, equipment and removal of stands will be available in the Exhibitor’s Guide: a)Stand use - compliance with applicable laws and regulations Exhibitors are required to be familiar with and comply with all applicable regulations in force at the time of the Show, whether issued by public authorities or by the Organiser, in particular the no-smoking rules that apply to the public areas, the Fire Safety Regulations and the Health and Safety Regulations. The Fire Safety Regulations and the Health and Safety Regulations will be communicated to Exhibitors in the Exhibitor’s Guide. The Organiser prohibits the operation of any stand that does not comply with these regulations. The Exhibitor agrees to comply with all laws and regulations that apply to its business and/or the services and businesses that it wishes to develop within the scope of its participation in the Show. To this end, the Exhibitor will lodge all mandatory declarations and obtain the necessary approval and/or accreditation (including for selling and giving away drinks to be consumed on site) so that under no circumstances shall the Organiser have cause to be concerned. Lastly, the Exhibitor will not cause any discomfort (noise, odour, etc.) to neighbouring Exhibitors or negatively impact the Show’s organisation. b)Exclusive services of the stand To optimise the safety of people and property during the Show, Exhibitors wishing to order caretaking, cleaning and handling services ratify the preselection and negotiation carried out by the Organiser by authorising it to enter into the service provision agreement(s) in its name and on its behalf. It acknowledges having read the essential conditions of these agreements at the time of registering, and having been informed of the need to refer to the Exhibitor’s Guide. The Organiser’s mandate shall end upon conclusion of the service provision agreement (cleaning, handling and/or caretaking). Performance of the contract and its follow-ups shall therefore be exclusively managed by the Exhibitor and the service provider, to which it must directly pay the price of the service without Hopico being its agent. Any complaint must therefore be sent to and dealt with directly by the Service Provider. The Organiser shall remain third party to this contractual relationship. In any event, pursuant to this mandate, only the Exhibitor shall be bound to the service provider in question. The Exhibitor may not seek the liability of the Organiser under any circumstances, save for the missions conferred as strictly defined previously c)Damage Unless stated otherwise, the stand area, the stand itself and any equipment made available to the Exhibitor by the Organiser shall be deemed to be in good condition. The leased stand must be returned to the Organiser in a clean condition and cleared of any rubbish. The stand and any equipment provided as stand fittings must be returned to the Organiser in good condition. Any damage caused to the occupied space, the stand, the supplied equipment or the existing infrastructure recorded upon return of the stand will be invoiced to the Exhibitor. d)Stand occupation The Exhibitors will occupy their stands no later than the day before the Show opens to the public. The stand must be continually occupied by the Exhibitor during opening hours of the Show to the public. e)Pass readers The pass readers which may be purchased by the Exhibitor give the visitors the possibility to identify themselves on the Exhibitor's stand, so the Organiser may provide to the Exhibitor their following personal data at least: category, company name, surname, phone number, email address, postal address, zip code, town, country, main business activity, profession, interest. This identification process depends on the visitors consent to have their personal data transmitted to the Exhibitor. For that reason, the Organiser does not guarantee the Exhibitor to provide him with a determined amount of data. The Exhibitor is required to comply with the regulations applicable to the protection of personal data and the sales prospection. Under no circumstances should the Organiser be liable for the Exhibitor’s use of the transmitted personal data for which it is solely responsible. Finally, the Exhibitor is informed that the data collected by the pass readers will be used by the Organiser for statistical purposed, stand traffic analyses and interaction with the public.

The Exhibitor is prohibited from exhibiting at its stand any products, brands and services other than those listed on its application form. Moreover, the Exhibitor hereby declares and warrants that it holds all intellectual property rights relating to the products and/or services exhibited, or that is has been authorised by the rights’ holder to exhibit the products, brands or services at its stand. The Exhibitor hereby warrants that the products and/or services it is exhibiting comply with all current applicable safety standards and accepts full liability for any defects in the aforementioned products and services; as such the Organiser cannot be held liable in this respect.