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Protecting Minors, Preventing

Misuse Since cso International’s inception, it has been our commitment to prevent and discourage the use of e-cigarettes by minors and people who are not smokers. In order to protect minors from accessing e-cigarette products, we developed the Guardian Program, a company-wide initiative that stretches from sales and marketing. cso International supports effective legislation and regulation to prevent the .purchase and use of our products by minors We are committed to abiding by and upholding all laws and regulations in every market where we operate, and sometimes even go beyond these laws in order to prevent our products from being .attractive to youth From our very first product packaging, cso International has printed bold reminders on the packaging of our products and product manuals with the words, “Not for Minors” and “Keep clear of Children”. We also ensure that all our product packaging and marketing material bears a health warning, even in markets where such warnings are not required by laws. We never use any models that are under 25 in any of our marketing material, and our official websites are age-gated to ensure minors are not able to .purchase cso products There have been suggestions among some stakeholders that certain flavours and flavour names are particularly attractive to the youth. While the evidence from extensive research has shown ,the contrary and we believe that providing adult smokers with flavoured vaping products is critical in enabling them to switch away from cigarettes, we have nonetheless decided to adopt neutral names such ”as “Fresh Red and “Dark Sparkle” to further reduce their potential attractiveness to youth. We do this in all markets except those where the law requires the actual names of our flavours to be indicated on our .packaging To avoid establishing stores in areas with a high density of minors, we carefully select locations for our official cso Stores so that no stores are sited within 50 m from any point of the perimeter of a ,school playground or other facility frequented by minors (including but not limited to: daycare/preschool, video .)game arcade, children’s gym, tuition centre In addition cso International has established reseller terms that include monitoring and penalties for noncompliance with the Guardian Program. The Company is committed to continuing to develop new technologies and systems to keep e-cigarette products away from minors. The company will also continue to educate commercial partners to implement and strengthen the Guardian Program at the local level

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The individual design

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R&D

The secret of the brand’ s success lies in its Research & Development office and the passion that emanates from each engineer. The R&D team constantly challenges the well-established principles of the future of smoke , an obsession that is at the source of many of the major innovations that have marked the history of the brand. The birth of a new product is always an achievement. But before this point is reached, its development passes through several stages. The creation of a new model is the result of real teamwork .

A DYNAMIC TEAM

The expertise of our teams, their desire to innovate and their creative approach to fine express themselves in future of smoking that are always wildly complex. They manage to tame them using the best technological processes in existence. Our R&D teams start from scratch every time: this is our greatest strength. Each new product is always genuinely fresh and different, but this involves questioning themselves every single day. And it is thanks to their personal investment, to the passionate flame that burns in each of them, that our brand go on to become embodiments of technology.

SEEKING NEW CHALLENGES

cso is constantly seeking new challenges and new materials whilst maintaining the performance of the expirince of somke . Particular attention is paid to the architecture of the parts, which must possess specific characteristics such as lightness, strength and stability, tight lines and high transparency. The first prerequisite is to respect the pared-down aesthetics that characterise the brand. Whether the, square or round, this identity must be instantly recognisable. The most important thing, though, in our eyes is technology. vapetechnology to be precise. These are the things that set cso calibres apart from others in the vape sphere.

DESIGNING

Once the concept is defined, the project takes up its position on the starting blocks, ready to be launched, unencumbered by budget limitations or technical constraints for the R&D office. The 30 designers and engineers working in the cso. The engineers start with a blank page and then transpose their ideas to CAD software to facilitate the process of design and development. tandard parts in a cso vape , everything must be contained within the codified final concept exemplifying our image holistic approach to every detail.

PROTOTYPING

Once the design has been decided upon, a prototype is made in order to ensure that the technical choices made are sound. 3D designs and scale models of complication mechanisms allow engineers to visualise every deitalis to make it better anmd qulity and high performance.. CONNECTION BETWEEN HUMAN AND MACHINE In the high industry more than any other, computer-aided design and other cutting-edge technological processes confirm the capital importance of the technician ’ s eye. Only an expert eye can personally interpret that minute final detail which will go on to make each cigarette such a unique object.