The purpose of the company is the design, development, and production of products as well as the provision of services in the fields of chemistry, cosmetics, nutraceuticals, food, beverage, and dietary supplement industries and related areas, as well as the trade in goods of all kinds, particularly in the fields of chemistry and cosmetics, including natural ingredients, biochemistry, and cosmetic products. The company may also acquire, manage, exploit, transfer, dispose of, and finance patents, licenses, trademarks, copyrights, technical and industrial know-how, and other intellectual property rights in the aforementioned fields, as well as acquire, manage, and dispose of real estate both domestically and internationally. The company may participate in other companies and enterprises with the same or similar purpose and acquire or establish such companies and enterprises. The company may establish subsidiaries and branches both domestically and internationally. The company may also engage in all financial, commercial, and other activities that are directly or indirectly related to the purpose of the company, as well as raise and invest funds in the money and capital markets. The company is part of a group of companies and may, in pursuing its corporate purpose, take into account the interests of this group. In particular, the company may grant loans and other direct or indirect financings to its direct and indirect subsidiaries and third parties, including its direct and indirect shareholders and their direct and indirect subsidiaries, within the framework of cash pooling agreements, and provide securities of all kinds for their liabilities, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether or not for consideration.