Sales, distribution and trading of tobacco products as well as the execution of all operations related to the acquisition, transfer, granting and management of patents, trademarks and other intellectual property rights for and on behalf of the group of companies; provision of all services in favor of the group's companies in (i) administrative matters, including in particular the execution of all management, service or other agreements as well as all communication, marketing or publication processes, (ii) financial matters, including centralized cash management, (iii) accounting, trading, computer, management matters or others, and (iv) provision of all services for the operating companies within the group to carry out operations within the framework of general and strategic support as well as implementation and monitoring of predefined action plans; full purpose description according to the articles of association.