Legislative Decree 231/0 provides for the administrative liability of the companies for some of the crimes committed in their interest or advantage by subjects that are functionally linked to them. The provisions of Legislative Decree 231/01 exclude the administrative liability of the company in the event that, prior to the commission of the crime, it has adopted and effectively implemented an Organization, Management and Control Model suitable for preventing the commission of crimes. De' Longhi S.p.A. and De' Longhi Appliances have adopted their own Organization, Management and Control Model binding for all subjects who, for various reasons, have professional relationships with their company and have set up their own Supervisory Body with the function of controlling the such Models.