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MANAGEMENT POLICY

The mission of Printing Works of the Bulgarian National Bank Corp. is to provide documents and securities for the needs of Bulgarian and foreign governmental institutions and other clients.

To accomplish this mission and achieve the Company’s higher objectives, the Printing Works of the Bulgarian National Bank Corp. has established and maintains an Integrated Management System compliant with the requirements of ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, ISO 27001:2013 ISO 37001:2016, and ISO 14298:2013 standards, which is subjected to periodic audits and continuous efficiency and effectiveness improvements.

The technical quality control is carried out by the Printing Works’ laboratory, which has been accredited as complaint with the requirements of БДС ISO /IEC 17025:2018 by the Executive Agency “Bulgarian Accreditation Service” and holds Certificate of Accreditation Reg. No 119 ЛИ of 30 September 2019, valid until 30 September 2023. By maintaining the accreditation criteria, the technical quality control in the Printing Works of the Bulgarian National Bank Corp. is able to achieve such levels of the products’ quality, which make the Company highly competitive on the local and international markets.

This Management Policy is in line with the Management’s commitment to apply on a continuous basis such a business process management that would ensure full compliance with the requirements for minimisation of the production-related risks, ensuring health and safety at work and mitigation of the adverse effects on the environment as set forth in the current laws and regulations.

We have set the following goals to achieve our business objectives:

– The Company shall take measures to continuously improve and perfect the products quality, as well as ensure that products keep pace with the latest special features-related developments.

– The Company shall make it known to all involved stakeholders that it applies an utterly uncompromising approach to and fights against any form of bribery and corruption.

– The Company shall develop, manufacture and sale products having as low negative environmental impact as possible, as well as reduce its industrial waste and improve its waste management system’s efficiency.

– The Company shall set achievable goals and introduce applicable mechanisms to ensure the quality control of information security, based upon detailed risk assessment in compliance with the national, European and international standards and requirements.

– The Company considers it its duty and obligation to act in an honest, fair and consistent way in all its transactions with clients and suppliers based on the principles of mutual confidence, reciprocity and high professionalism.

– The Company is constantly striving to maintain its leading position on the local market and expand its presence on the international markets of security products by adhering to the requirements of the Bulgarian and international laws and regulations, as wells as to the international standards in the field of security products.

– The Company shall take care of its employees’ continuous qualification improvement, professional development and motivation; it has introduced clear rules setting the employees’ duties and responsibilities at each level and for any function.

– The Company shall effectively manage the occupational health and safety risks to ensure full compliance with the legal and other requirements related to the health and safety at work.

– The Company shall apply business management mechanisms intended to ensure an utmost level of information security consistent with its clients requirements, as well as with the current international and national standards and regulations related to confidentiality, privacy and accessibility to the information and databases available at and kept by the Company.

– The Company shall maintain and constantly improve its own stringent security standards consistent with the special nature of the security product manufacturing processes.

– The Company shall maintain strict discipline and shall hold its employees personally responsible for the quality of products; it shall further require from its employees to strictly observe the process control instructions and keep the regulatory requirements.

– The Company shall require full commitment to the Management Policy and the Company objectives from its employees.

– The Company shall adhere closely to the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the protection of personal data by implementing internal procedures applicable to all persons and parties involved in the Company business.

The Company Management shall take further steps to bring this Management Policy to the knowledge of all interested parties to ensure the Policy understanding and implementation, as well as achievement of the Management’s goals within the set time limits.

Date: 28.11.2019
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ANTI-BRIBERY POLICY

The mission of Printing Works of BNB Corp. is to provide documents and securities for the purpose of Bulgarian and foreign government agencies and other clients.

As a part of the guarantee of that, in The Printing Works of BNB Corp. measures have been taken to protect this confidence. The company carries out a policy to conduct business in in an honest and ethical manner in accordance with BDS ISO 37001: 2016.

The Printing Works of BNB Corp. applies an absolutely uncompromising approach to bribery and corruption and considers it as a duty and obligation to act honestly, fairly and principally in all of its trades and relations.

The general principles of the policy of BNB Printing House are:

– A zero tolerance against corruption.

– Strict compliance with the national framework, as well as applicable international instruments according corruption.

– Honesty, fairness and respectability in all of its business relationships wherever it operates.

– Apply internal policies and bribery procedures that apply to all employees of the company.

– Conduct regular training for employees and familiarizing its partners on measures against bribery and corruption.

– Continuous awareness and encouragement to open communication, actions based on transparency and will to prevent and react against all forms of corruption.

The Company’s management is committed to the disclosure, explaining and implementing Management policy and Anti-bribery policy to achieve the goals of management, and to take all necessary steps to understand and achieve goals within the deadline.

LABORATORY MANAGEMENT POLICY

  1. The laboratory’s management has established, documented and maintains a policy and objectives to meet the requirements of BDS EN ISO/IEC 17 025:2018 and ensures that the policy and objectives are understood and implemented at all levels of the laboratory’s organizational structure.
  2. The quality policy and objectives announced by the management address the competence, impartiality and consistency of the laboratory activities. Each year the management reviews and reports the achievement of the quality policy objectives and endorses FC 8.2-1 ‘Quality Plan’ for the current calendar year.
  3. In the management policy statement, the laboratory’s management provides evidence of its commitment to the development, implementation of the management system and continuous improvement of its efficiency.
  4. The management is responsible for the proper implementation of the management policy in the Technical Quality Control (TQC) sector and the commitments related to the development and implementation of the management system, including by continuously improving its efficiency.
  5. The management ensures and obliges the TQC sector to meet the customers’ reasonable requirements, in compliance with validated test/sampling methods and the requirements of the accreditation body.
  6. The management and all its staff are responsible for quality assurance according to their competencies and place in the management hierarchy.
  7. All staff of the TQC sector are familiar with the documents of the management system, have access to the documents of the management system and strictly apply them in their work.
  8. The TQC sector undertakes to comply with the requirements of BDS EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018 and with all other criteria prescribed by the EA “Bulgarian Accreditation Service”, ILAC, EA MAC Eurachem.
  9. The management confirms that it will ensure that the integrity of the management system is maintained when its modifications are planned and implemented.
  10. The management system and related documentation will be updated and optimized in a timely manner in accordance with the new requirements and changing conditions defined by the EA “Bulgarian Accreditation Office”, ILAC, EA MAC Eurachem.
  11. The management ensures that it will exchange information on the efficiency of the management system.
  12. The TQC sector presents and documents its management system. It includes processes, procedures, rights and responsibilities relevant to the TQC sector. Thus, it is demonstrated that all activities are planned and carried out under a binding and well-founded control.

The laboratory’s management provides for the information and periodic training of the personnel on all documentation requirements, all processes, systems and records relevant to the fulfillment of the requirements of BDS EN ISO/IEC 17 025:2018, included, referenced and related to the management system documentation. Using appropriate forms of information exchange, it promptly informs about the importance of meeting customers’ and other requirements.

Date: 29.07.2020
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STATEMENT OF THE MANAGEMENT CONCERNING THE LABORATORY MANAGEMENT POLICY

  1. The management undertakes to provide a highly qualified human resource and financial funds necessary for the proper functioning of the management system in the operation of the Technical Quality Control (TQC) sector, as required by BDS EN ISO/IEC 17 025:2018.
  2. The management undertakes to achieve the objectives set out in the established management system, which include:

– To ensure the quality, competence, impartiality and consistency of laboratory activities in the TQC sector.

– To ensure the proper functioning of the management system in the TQC sector, achieving the objectives of improving the quality of services provided.

– To actively engage the management of the TQC sector in achieving compliance of the management system with the requirements of BDS EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018, by continuously improving the efficiency of the management.

– To ensure the quality of the documentation governing the activities of the functioning performance control system.

– To ensure control of the reporting, storage and preservation of results.

– To ensure and monitor the use of technical means and ensure their metrological traceability.

– To provide highly qualified staff and ensure the training of staff working in the TQC sector.

– To ensure that officials are personally responsible according to their respective competences.

– To ensure the management of all information received or created during the execution of laboratory activities and the protection of professional secrecy of the customers’ information in the TQC sector.

– To ensure that the staff in the TQC sector carry out all their activities conscientiously and responsibly, of high quality, with due regard for confidentiality and impartiality, in accordance with the principles of good professional practice.

  1. The management is responsible for the proper implementation of the management policy in the TQC sector and the commitments related to the development and implementation of the management system, including by continuously improving its efficiency.
  2. The management ensures and obliges the TQC sector to meet the customers’ reasonable requirements, in compliance with validated test/sampling methods and the requirements of the accreditation body.
  3. All staff of the TQC sector are familiar with the documents of the management system, have access to the documents of the management system and strictly apply them in their work.
  4. The TQC sector undertakes to comply with the requirements of BDS EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018 and with all other criteria prescribed by the EA “Bulgarian Accreditation Service”, ILAC, EA MAC Eurachem.
  5. The management confirms that it will ensure that the integrity of the management system is maintained when its modifications are planned and implemented.
  6. The management system and related documentation will be updated and optimized in a timely manner in accordance with the new requirements and changing conditions defined by the EA “Bulgarian Accreditation Office”, ILAC MAC Eurachem.
  7. The management ensures that it will exchange information on the efficiency of the management system.
  8. The TQC sector presents and documents its management system. It includes processes, procedures, rights and responsibilities relevant to the TQC sector. Thus, it is demonstrated that all activities are planned and carried out under binding and well-founded control.

The laboratory’s management provides for the information and periodic training of the personnel on all documentation requirements, all processes, systems and records relevant to the fulfillment of the requirements of BDS EN ISO/IEC 17 025:2018, included, referenced and related to the management system documentation. Using appropriate forms of information exchange, it promptly informs about the importance of meeting customers’ and other requirements.

Date: 29.07.2020
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