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1.4.1 Rexel Group’s Markets (20/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (21/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 1.4.2 The Rexel Group’s businesses and competitive advantages (22/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (23/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (24/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (25/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (26/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 1.4.3 The Rexel Group’s strategy (27/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (28/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 1.4.4 Research and development, patents and licenses (29/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 1.5 ORGANIZATION - 1.5.1 Organizational chart - 1.5.2 Principal subsidiaries as of December 31, 2017 (30/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (31/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (32/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 1.6 PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT - 1.7 INVESTMENTS - 1.7.1 Investments completed (33/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 1.7.2 Principal investments underway - 1.7.3 Principal investments contemplated - 1.8 REGULATIONS - 1.8.1 Product liability - 1.8.2 Environmental regulations (34/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (35/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 2 RISK FACTORSAND INTERNAL CONTROL (36/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (37/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 2.1 RISK FACTORS - 2.1.1 Risks relating to the industry (38/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (39/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (40/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (41/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 2.1.2 Legal and regulatory risks (42/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (43/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 2.1.3 Risks relating to the Rexel Group’s financing (44/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (45/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 2.1.4 Market risks (46/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (47/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 2.2 INSURANCE (48/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 2.3 INTERNAL CONTROL AND RISK MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES - 2.3.1 Control environment (49/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 2.3.2 Risk management system (50/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 2.3.3 Control activities (51/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 2.3.4 Internal communication of relevant and reliable information - 2.3.5 Steering and monitoring of the internal control system (52/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 2.3.6 Internal control procedures relating to the preparation and treatment of accounting and financial information (53/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (54/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (55/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 3 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE (56/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (57/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 3.1 ADMINISTRATION BODIES AND MANAGEMENT - 3.1.1 Board of Directors (58/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (59/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (60/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (61/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (62/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (63/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (64/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (65/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (66/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (67/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (68/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (69/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (70/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (71/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (72/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (73/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (74/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (75/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (76/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (77/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (78/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (79/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (80/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 3.1.2 Committees of the Board of Directors (81/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (82/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (83/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (84/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 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(212/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 5.1.3 Outlook (213/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 5.1.4 Dividend policy - 5.1.5 Significant changes in the issuer’s financial or commercial position - 5.1.6 Information on payment terms granted to suppliers and customers of Rexel (end of the 2017 financial year) (214/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (215/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 5.2 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - 5.2.1 Consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2017 (216/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (217/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (218/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (219/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (220/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (221/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (222/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (223/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (224/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (225/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (226/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (227/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (228/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (229/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (230/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (231/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (232/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (233/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (234/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (235/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 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(271/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (272/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 5.2.2 Report of the Statutory Auditors’ Report on the consolidated financial statementsfor the financial year ended December 31, 2017 (273/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (274/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (275/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (276/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (277/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 5.3 COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - 5.3.1 Company financial statements as at December 31, 2017 (278/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (279/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (280/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (281/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (282/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (283/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (284/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (285/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (286/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (287/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (288/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (289/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (290/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (291/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (292/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (293/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (294/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (295/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - (296/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 5.3.2 Report of the Statutory Auditors on the company financial statements for the financial year ended December 31, 2017 (297/356)REXEL DDR 2017 VA - 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