definiens: when used with reference to any Person, means any other Person controlling, controlledby, or under common control with, such Person ; provided, however, that, with respect to [COMPANY], thedefinition of Affiliate shall exclude L’Oréal, a société anonyme organized and existing under the laws ofthe French Republic . For the purposes of this definition, shall refer to ( a ) the possession, directlyor indirectly, of the power to direct the management or 2 * CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED . CONFIDENTIAL PORTION HAS BEEN FILEDSEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONpolicies of a Person or to veto any material decision relating to the management or policies of a Person, ineach case whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise ; ( b ) the beneficialownership, directly or indirectly, of securities ( excluding general partnership interests ) representing at least50 % of the voting power of all outstanding voting securities of a Person ; or ( c ) the beneficial ownership ofat least 50 % of the partnership interests of a general partnership