It is entrusted with advisory and propositional tasks as provided by the Code of Self-Governance including, in particular, the duty of supporting, with a suitable investigation, the assessments and decisions of the board of directors with regard to the internal control and risk management system, which contributes, inter alia, to the protection of the company’s assets and the reliability of the information provided to the corporate bodies and the market, as well as information pertaining to the approval of fi nancial reports.