Corporate Governance Code
Fiat Group adopted and adheres to the new Corporate Governance Code for Italian Listed Companies issued in December 2011, with additions and amendments related to the specific characteristics of the Group.
In accordance with legal and regulatory requirements, every year the Company prepares an "Annual Report on Corporate Governance" which provides a general description of the corporate governance system adopted by the Group and contains information on its ownership structure and adherence to the provisions of the Corporate Governance Code, including key governance practices and the principal characteristics of the system of risk management and internal control over financial reporting.
The Report is divided into four sections: the first contains a description of the governance structure; the second gives information on the ownership structure; the third provides an analysis of implementation of the Code and describes the principal characteristics of the system of risk management and internal control over financial reporting, in addition to the principal governance practices implemented; and, the fourth consists of summary tables and corporate governance documents for the Fiat Group, as well as a side-by-side comparison showing the principles of the Code and how they have been implemented.