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52Wood dust is primarily an issue f
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54BRØDRENE DAHL’S PROGRAM FOR RE
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562008-2010 OBJECTIVESaint-Gobain h
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58warehouses and other similar spac
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product developed in 2006 by Lapeyr
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62Internships during a student’s
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64Geographical and job mobility is
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66SAINT-GOBAIN AND THE BROAD-BASEDB
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68Honest, open, high quality social
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70Construction ProductsThe Construc
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72IV. Values supportingresponsible
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74INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE FOUNDATIO
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76In countries facing certain socia
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78for example, 91% of the Group’s
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ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS 2007 2008
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Trading volume since September 2007
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Changes in capital over the last fi
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88The decision to grant stock optio
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Information Policy and 2009 Financi
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92Yuko HARAYAMAProfessor at Tohoku
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Other directorships and positions h
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96Director’s name andcurrent main
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98• Committees of the Board. Thre
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100The Committee’s remit, as defi
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106Management compensationIn Group
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Fees paid by the Group to the Audit
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110Related party agreementsRelated
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112The audits are based on a 20-ste
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114being applied. The TAS framework
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Statutory Auditors’ reportPrepare
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120Restructuring risksThe Group has
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122• Volumes are not material, or
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124or any specific illness or physi
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Consolidatedbalance sheetat 31 Dece
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Consolidated incomestatement(in €
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Statementof recognized incomeand ex
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136Non-current assets held for sale
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138asset’s fair value less costs
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140Fair value of financial instrume
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142Other business income and expens
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2006In 2005, the Group acquired the
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NOTE 4Other intangible assetsPatent
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NOTE 6Investments in associates(in
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150NOTE 8InventoriesDec. 31, Dec. 3
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Movements relating to stock options
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The plan costs are calculated under
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The following tables show the funde
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Actuarial assumptions used to measu
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The effective tax rate paid by the
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Provisions for claims and litigatio
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Bond issuesOn June 13, 2008, Saint-
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174In addition, as of December 31,
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NOTE 28Related-party transactionsBa
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182Principal fully consolidated com
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Cash flow statement(in € thousand
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Changes in Compagnie de Saint-Gobai
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Grant stock options exercisable for
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NOTE 12Debt and payablesTotal debt
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12.1 Perpetual bondsIn 1985, Compag
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COMPANIES Capital Reserves % Book v
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Asbestos-related litigation in Braz
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Main subsidiariesby country and del
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CHINA€1 = CNY 10.227Saint-Gobain
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