The Board of Directors, the Management Board or the manager(s) are entitled to decide on or authorise the issue of bonds, unless the Articles of Association reserve this power to the General Meeting or the General Meeting decides to exercise it.
The Board of Directors or the Management Board may delegate, to any person of its choice, the powers necessary to carry out, within a period of one year, the issue of bonds and to determine the terms and conditions thereof.
The persons appointed shall report to the Board of Directors or the Management Board under the conditions determined by these bodies.