Areva - Reference Document 2016

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RISK FACTORS

RISK MANAGEMENT AND COVERAGE

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4.1.

4.5.5. Unscheduled work in the production of products and services sold

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4.1.1. Risk management

4.5.6. Supplier concentration in the procurement chain 4.5.7. Risks related to anomalies detected in the framework of quality audits of nuclear component manufacturing

4.1.2. Risk coverage and insurance

RISKS RELATED TO THE RESTRUCTURING PLAN 14

4.2.

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4.2.1. Risks related to implementation of the restructuring plan

4.5.8. Risks related to implementation of the performance plan

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4.2.2. Risks related to the non-execution or delay of the AREVA and NewCo capital increases 4.2.3. Risks related to the non-execution or delay of the sale of AREVA NP’s operations 4.2.4. Risks related to third-party agreements for the change of NewCo control

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RISK RELATED TO MAJOR PROJECTS

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4.6.

4.6.1. New reactor construction contracts

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4.6.2. AREVA’s industrial projects

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LIQUIDITY AND MARKET RISKS

4.7.

LEGAL RISKS

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4.3.

4.7.1. Liquidity risk

4.7.2. Foreign exchange risk

4.3.1. Regulatory risk

4.7.3. Interest rate risk

4.3.2. Contractual and commercial risks 4.3.3. Risks and disputes involving AREVA

4.7.4. Risk on shares and other financial instruments 4.7.5. Risks associated with uranium, enrichment and conversion

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INDUSTRIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS

4.4.

4.7.6. Risk on other commodities

4.4.1. Nuclear risks

4.7.7. Counterparty risk related to the use of derivatives and to the investment of cash

4.4.2. Chemical risk management 4.4.3. Other environmental risk

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OTHER RISK

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4.8.

OPERATIONAL RISKS

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4.5.

4.8.1. Political and economic conditions 4.8.2. Risks related to the group’s structure 4.8.3. Industrial risks related to climate change

4.5.1. Risk of interruption in the supply chain for products or services 4.5.2. Risk of default by suppliers, subcontractors, partners and customers 4.5.3. Risk associated with dependency on the group’s customers 4.5.4. Risk related to the information system

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4.8.4. Human resources risk

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