7. Declaration of the

7. Declaration of the environmental expertThe signatory, Dipl. Biol. Lennart Schleicher, EMAS environmental expert (registrationnumber: DE-V-0404, accredited for the area C20.3 (NACE Code), affirms to have examinedthat the site and/or the entire organisationEmil Frei GmbH & Co. KGAm Bahnhof 678199 Bräunlingen/Döggingen(registration number: DE-169-00006) – has met all requirements of Regulation (EC) No1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 andthe amending Commission Regulation (EC) 2017/1505 of 28 August 2017 on the voluntaryparticipation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme(EMAS), as the organisation has stated in its updated environmental statement.The signing of this declaration confirms thatn the assessment and validation were carried out in full compliance with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No. 1221/2009, updated by Regulation (EU) 2017/1505 andRegulation (EU) 2018/2026,n the result of the assessment and validation confirms that there is no evidence ofnon-compliance with the applicable environmental regulations,n the data and information in the organisation's environmental statement provide a reliable, credible and truthful picture of all of the organisation's activities within the areaspecified in the environmental statement.This declaration cannot be equated with an EMAS registration. EMAS registrationcan only be carried out by a competent body in accordance withRegulation (EC No. 1221/2009. This declaration may not be used as a stand-alone basisfor informing the public.Höchstadt, 06/20/2024Dipl.-Biol. Lennart SchleicherUmweltgutachter16

„WHAT WE DO TODAY,D E T E R M I N E S ,WHAT THE WORLDLOOKS LIKE TOMORROW.(Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach)“This environmentalstatement was prepared withthe the help of dedicated employeesfromvarious departments.Responsibility for thecontent and design of the statementlies with the managementand the environmental officer.17