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All details, documents, and illustrations published on this Web site are the sole property of Bayer HealthCare. Any permission to use the same is granted on the proviso that the relevant copyright note is displayed on all copies, that such details are only used for personal purposes, that they are not exploited commercially, that the details are not modified in any way, and that all illustrations gained from the Web site are only used in conjunction with the accompanying text.

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Limited Liability

Bayer HealthCare has compiled the detailed information provided on this Web site from internal and external sources to the best of its knowledge and belief, using professional diligence. We endeavor to expand and update this range of information on an ongoing basis. The information on this Web site is purely for the purpose of presenting Bayer HealthCare and its products and services. However, no representation is made or warranty given, either expressly or tacitly, for the completeness or correctness of the information on this Web site. In particular, we must ask you to be aware that this information may no longer be up to date. We therefore recommend that you check any information you obtain from this Web site prior to using it in whatever form. Advice given on this Web site does not exempt you from conducting your own checks on our latest advice — particularly our safety datasheets and technical specifications — and on our products, with a view to their suitability for the intended processes and purposes. Should you require any advice or instructions concerning our products or services, please contact us directly. Users of this Web site declare that they agree to access the Web site and its content at their own risk. Neither Bayer HealthCare nor third parties involved in the writing, production or transmission of this Web site can be held liable for damage or injury resulting from access or the impossibility of access or from the use or impossibility of use of this Web site or from the fact that you have relied on information given on this Web site.

Web sites of Third-Party Vendors/Links

This Web site contains links/references to third-party Web sites. By providing such links, Bayer HealthCare does not give its approval to their contents. Neither does Bayer HealthCare accept any responsibility for the availability or the contents of such Web sites or any liability for damage or injury resulting from the use of such contents, of whatever form. Links to other Web sites are provided to Web site users merely for the sake of convenience. Users access such Web sites at their own risk.

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The user of this Web site is fully responsible for the content and correctness of details he or she sends to Bayer HealthCare, as well as for the non-violation of any third-party rights that may be involved in such details. The user gives his or her consent for Bayer HealthCare to store such details and to use the same for the purpose of statistical analysis or for any other specified business purpose, unless the information involves personal details, going beyond master data or usage data as defined in sections 5 and 6 of the German Teleservices Data Protection Act (Teledienstedatenschutzgesetz). In particular, Bayer HealthCare is entitled to use the contents of such messages, including ideas, inventions, blueprints, techniques, and expertise contained therein, for any purpose, such as the development, production, and/or marketing of products or services and to reproduce such information and make it available to third parties without any limitations.

International Users

This Web site is checked, operated, and updated by Bayer HealthCare AG at Leverkusen, Germany. It is intended for international use. However, Bayer HealthCare gives no guarantee that the details presented on this Web site are correct worldwide, and, in particular, that products and services will be available with the same appearance, in the same sizes, or on the same conditions throughout the world. Should you call up this Web site or download contents, please note that it is your own responsibility to ensure that you act in compliance with local legislation applicable in that place. Products mentioned on this Web site may come in different packaging, in different package sizes, or with different lettering or markings, depending on the country. In the USA, the business of the Bayer Group is conducted by Bayer Corporation. Customers in the USA are requested to address to this entity.

Sale of Bayer HealthCare Products

Our products are sold in accordance with the current version of our General Conditions of Sale and Delivery.

Applicable Law

Any legal claims or lawsuits in conjunction with this Web site or its use are subject to the interpretation of the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, except for the provisions of international private law and the Hague Convention relating to a Uniform Law on the International Sale of Goods of July 1, 1964, and in the UN Sales Convention of April 11, 1980.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Internet site contains forward-looking statements. These statements use words like "believes," "assumes," "expects," or similar formulations. Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors could lead to material differences between the actual future results, financial situation, development, or performance of our company, and those either expressed or implied by these statements. These factors include, among other things:

• Downturns in the business cycle of the industries in which we compete;
• New regulations, or changes to existing regulations, that increase our operating costs or otherwise reduce our profitability;
• Increases in the prices of our raw materials, especially if we are unable to pass these costs along to customers;
• Loss or reduction of patent protection for our products;
• Liabilities, especially those incurred as a result of environmental laws or product liability litigation;
• Fluctuation in international currency exchange rates, as well as changes in the general economic climate; and
• Other factors identified in this internet site.

These factors include those discussed in our public reports filed with the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (including our Form 20-F). In view of these uncertainties, we caution readers not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. We assume no liability whatsoever to update these forward-looking statements or to conform them to future events or developments.
Last updated: September 3, 2007