• Accepting competitive information only when there is a clear and reasonable belief that receipt and use of the information is lawful and ethical.
• Not obtaining information through the use of unlawful or unethical means such as misrepresentation, deception, theft, spying or bribery.
• Not recruiting or hiring employees of competitors, customers or vendors for their knowledge of proprietary information of present or former employers.
• Never using proprietary information of a competitor or information belonging to a competitor marked "confidential" or something similar, including information that someone has offered to sell.

Unfair Business Practices

Schering-Plough seeks competitive advantage through superior products, services and performance, never through unethical or illegal business practices. We compete vigorously for business, but some conduct in the name of competition may not be consistent with the law or our commitment to integrity.

This means:

• Never competing by using unfair practices such as:
• • Making false or disparaging statements about competitors or their services;
  • Stealing or misusing competitors' trade secrets;
  • Cutting off a competitor's sources of supply in order to hurt its business;
  • Inducing customers to break contracts with competitors; or,
  • Offering or paying bribes to help our Company's business or to hurt a competitor.
• Never taking unfair advantage of any other person through manipulation, concealment, abuse of privileged information, misrepresentation of material facts or any other unfair dealing or illegal business practice.
• Always dealing fairly with clients, suppliers, competitors and our fellow colleagues.