U.S. Business Conduct Standards 2006

Abstract

Compliance with these Standards is mandatory for all Customer Interactions. If you are unsure about the legality of a Customer Interaction or if the proposed Customer Interaction is not specifically allowed by these Standards, before entering into it, you must consult with a Medtronic Manager, the Medtronic Business Conduct Officer, Medtronic Legal Counsel or your Business Unit Compliance Officer, if this position exists within your Business Unit. All Employees and all Agents, to the extent relevant to their activities on behalf of Medtronic, must comply with these Standards, the Medtronic Code of Conduct, Medtronic policies and procedures and applicable law, including, for example, the antitrust, securities, FDA, and export control laws, and any policies and procedures adopted by their Business Unit, including policies and procedures that may be more restrictive than these Standards. Standards 1-9 do not apply to relationships with individual patients or to relationships with persons or other entities that are neither in the business of providing health care services nor Affiliated with such entities.