Universal Registration Document 2022

Introduction

TABLE OF RISKS – NUMBERING, LABELS AND CRITICALITIES

Criticality is appraised having regard to the control actions undertaken.

Category Risk Criticality
1. Market regulation, political and legal risks

1. Market regulation, political and legal risks

Risk

1A – Changes in public policies and in the regulatory framework in France and Europe, especially relating to ARENH.

Strong criticality

Category

1B – Changes in the legal and regulatory framework for hydraulic concessions

Intermediate criticality

Category

1C – Changes in the legislative and regulatory framework for electricity distribution concessions

Intermediate criticality

Category

1D – Ethical or compliance violations

Moderate criticality

Category

1E – Litigation risk

Moderate criticality
2. Financial and market risks

2. Financial and market risks

Risk

2A – Energy market risk

Strong criticality

Category

2B – Financial markets risk

Intermediate criticality

Category

2C – Interest rate risk

Intermediate criticality

Category

2D – Access to liquidity risk

Intermediate criticality

Category

2E – Counterparty risk

Intermediate criticality

Category

2F – Foreign exchange risk

Moderate criticality
3. Group transformation and strategic risks

3. Group transformation and strategic risks

Risk

3A – Transformation capacity in the face of disruptions

Intermediate criticality

Category

3B – Adaptation to climate change: physical and transition risks

Intermediate criticality

Category

3C – Adaptation of employees’ skills

Intermediate criticality

Category

3D – Ability to fulfil long-term social commitments

Intermediate criticality
4. Operational performance

4. Operational performance

Risk

4A – Management of large and complex industrial projects, including EPR projects

Strong criticality

Category

4B – Operational continuity of supply chains and of contractual relationships

Intermediate criticality

Category

4C – Occupational health or safety violations (employees and service providers)

Intermediate criticality

Category

4D – Attacks against assets, including cyber attacks

Intermediate criticality

Category

4E – Hydraulic safety violations

Intermediate criticality

Category

4F – Risk of supply/demand imbalance within EDF

Intermediate criticality

Category

4G – Risk of black-out

Moderate criticality

Category

4H – Industrial safety violations and impact on environmental assets, including biodiversity

Moderate criticality
5. Specific risks related to nuclear activities

5. Specific risks related to nuclear activities

Risk

5A – Failure to comply with the objectives in terms of operation and/or of extending the operating life of nuclear power plants

(France and United Kingdom)
Strong criticality

Category

5B – Control of radioactive waste treatment, of the decommissioning of nuclear facilities, and ability to meet related commitments

Intermediate criticality

Category

5C – Nuclear safety violations during operation resulting in nuclear civil liability

Intermediate criticality

Category

5D – Control of the fuel cycle

Intermediate criticality

Caption

Strong criticality

Intermediate criticality

Moderate criticality