In addition, pursuant to Codified Law each shareholder can propose a candidate for the Board at the GM of Shareholders; the same right (i.e. to propose candidates at the GM) is also granted to the BoD. To this end, according to the Corporate Governance Code of the Bank, the BoD, assisted by the Corporate Governance & Nominations Committee, proposes to the GM the candidates for participation in the BoD based on the NBG Board Nomination Policy, according to which candidates for the Board should meet “fit and proper" requirements and not have a systematic conflict of interests with the Bank.