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PHI'LIP' MORRIS COMPANIES INC. SMOKING ACCOMMODATION POLICY FOPi' WORLD HEADQUARTERS S'tatement of Purbose Philip Morris Companies;encourages employees to show tolerance and use common courtesy in accommodating their colleague:s' wishes to smoke or not to~smoke. Adults have a right to smoke; however, we recognize that some people are bothered by tobacco smoke. It is our intention to minimize any annoyance to the extent possible. At the same time we. expect non-smokers to be.tolerant of an employee"s right too smoke. Work Stations If an employee is bothered by tobacco smoke in the air, he or she should first speak to the smoker and seek an accommodation through discussion. If the employees cannot reach a mutually satisfactory arrangement, they should discuss the issue with their supervisor. The supervisor or manager is responsible for accommpdatingithe preferences of each employee. C„ommoniWork Areas Employees will show tolerance and courtesy while smoking in hallways, rest rooms, lobbies, stairways, copying machine areas, vendingiareas and other areas used by more than one employee. Private Offices Employees may smoke in enclosed offices and are expected to use courtesy when smoking inianother employee's office. Elevators. Under state law, smoking is prohibited in elevators. Conference Ftooms Participants in conference room meetings should show courtesy to each other while smoking during meetings. If' one participant is bothered by another's smoke,, he or she should!arrange seating to minimize the annoyance. I'f'an air quality problem appears to exist in a conference room, Building Services will assess the ventilation,. Requests

-2- should be made in writing to the Manager, Building Services for such an assessment. Cafeteria and Other IDininq Areas An area ofthe cafeteria will be designated as non-smoking. Employees are requested to refrain from smoking while in the designated non-saaokingiarea. In all other dining areas, employees should observe courtesy while smoking. Private dining rooms will be treated as conference rooms for the purpose of the present policy. Air Filtration Services Any employee may request and receive with a director's approval a ventilation assessment of his or her work area. A Final Note: Smoking, like other activities pursued in a social context, may bother some people. Philip Morris believes that courtesy, common sense and tolerance of other people's preferences can resolve differences over smoking. We expect each of our employees to exhibit aispirit of reasonable accommodation in dealing with this matter.