The purpose of the Audit Committee is to assist the Company's Board of Directors in its duties with regard to financial reporting, Internal Control System (ICS), and Corporate Governance System (CGS), statutory audit, and information and IT systems security. More specifically: 

i. It serves as a communication channel between the Board of Directors, the Internal Audit Service, the certified auditors accountants and the Senior Officers of the Company, regarding the Committee's assigned duties.

ii. It assists the Board of Directors in the fulfilment of its duties with regard to:

a) the proper implementation of the accounting principles and the financial reporting procedures of the Company;

b) the assurance of the efficiency of the Internal Control System, namely the entire set of internal control mechanisms and procedures, including risk management, internal audit and compliance, as well as the Corporate Governance System, i.e. according to articles 1-24 of Law 4706/2020;

c) statutory audit supervision;

d) Company's information and IT systems’ security supervision;

e) information of investors about the sustainable development policy of the Company