The branch has the purpose, directly or indirectly: - An engineering and consulting office activity, as defined by the collective agreement 3018, known as Syntec (France), specializing in the design and implementation of water treatment units; - All of this, directly or indirectly, for its own account or for the account of third parties, either alone or with third parties, by means of the creation of new companies, contributions, partnerships, subscriptions, purchases of securities or social rights, mergers, alliances, participation associations or takeovers or assignments or management of all assets or rights, or otherwise, - And more generally, all financial, commercial, industrial, civil, real estate or movable operations that can be directly or indirectly related to one of the specified objects or to any similar, related or complementary object.