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EU Transparency Register United Group Sector: Telecommunications, media and digital services Main EU legislative proposals or policy areas targeted: 1. Media and Audiovisual Regulation o EU internal market frameworks affecting media services and content distribution. o Relevant example: European Media Freedom Act implementation and related rules on media plurality. (Note: not always explicitly declared but aligns with organisational focus). (Representative example)2. Telecommunications and Electronic Communications Regulation o EU regulatory frameworks affecting telecom infrastructure, broadband rollout, and connectivity governance.3. Competition Policy o EU competition regime and enforcement priorities with implications for telecom and media markets.4. Intellectual Property o EU copyright and related rights regimes affecting content distribution and licensing.5. Consumer and Customer Protection o Consumer rights frameworks relevant to telecom and media service users.6. EU Enlargement Policy o Policy frameworks and political processes governing the EU enlargement agenda, particularly with relevance to markets and investment conditions in candidate and potential candidate countries where United Group operates. o Enlargement policy includes the EU’s structured engagement with candidate and potential candidate countries. Ferrexpo AG Sector: Mining / iron ore pellets production and export (EU-facing value chains) Main EU legislative proposals or policy areas targeted: 1. Climate Policy and EU Green Deal Implementation o EU climate and decarbonisation frameworks affecting energy-intensive industries and upstream raw materials, including the Fit for 55 package and long-term climate-neutrality objectives.2. Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) o EU framework governing carbon-related reporting and potential financial obligations on imports of carbon-intensive products, with relevance to iron ore and steel value chains and non-EU exporters.3. EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) o Revised EU ETS rules following the 2023 reform, including interaction with CBAM and indirect impacts on iron ore, steel and downstream industrial markets.4. Corporate Sustainability Reporting o EU sustainability disclosure requirements applicable to large companies and non-EU companies with significant EU activities. o Includes the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), notably value-chain reporting.5. Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence o EU human rights and environmental due diligence obligations across global value chains. o Includes the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), with specific relevance to extractive industries and high-risk operating environments.6. Raw Materials and Industrial Policy o EU initiatives aimed at securing supply of raw materials and strengthening industrial resilience and strategic autonomy. o Includes the Critical Raw Materials Act, insofar as it affects iron ore supply, processing and EU industrial demand.7. Trade and External Economic Policy o EU trade policy measures affecting imports of raw materials and semi-processed products, including trade defence instruments, sustainability-linked trade conditions and market-access rules.8. EU Support for Ukraine o EU political, economic and financial support frameworks for Ukraine, including measures related to economic resilience, reconstruction, trade facilitation and gradual integration into EU policies and markets. o Relevance for companies with significant operations in Ukraine and exposure to EU policies on sanctions, recovery assistance, investment, and alignment with EU standards.

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