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Corporate governance

Governing bodies
The Board of Directors of Lafarge has 18 members, of whom 10 are independent directors. The Board of Directors relies on Specialized Committees to examine questions relating to the Group's operations. The Executive Committee implements the policies defined by the Board of Directors.	Corporate governance Corporate governance rules, both legislated and internal, structure the way in which a company conducts its operations. They are designed to guarantee transparency, accountability and ethics in business.

Transparency and efficiency

A majority of the members of the Board of Directors, the Nominations Committee, the Remunerations Committee and the Audit Committee are independent. The Chairmen of the 3 committees (the Audit Committee, the Nominations Committee and the Remunerations Committee) are also independent.
In 2007, the Board adopted the principle of appointing a Vice Chairman,
to be chosen from amongst the independent directors.

The Group has established a Code of Business Conduct and a system for annual internal evaluation. Its goals:

to evaluate the operations and efficiency of the Board of Directors,
to improve the way it functions.