Hence, if the provisions of the 1990 Law, as amended by the 1996 Law and the secondary regulatory provisions applicable, in that they provide that the rate of the contribution in full discharge of liabilities is calculated so as to equalise the levels of wage-based social security contributions and tax payments between France Télécom and the other undertakings in the telecommunications sector subject to the ordinary social security arrangements, by limiting the calculation to the risks which are ...[+++]common to the ordinary employees and the State civil servants, were to remain unchanged, the aid granted to France Télécom until the expiry of the financial obligations assumed by the French State instead of France Télécom pursuant to the 1996 Law would not comply with the principle of proportionality.

In this regard, the specific nature of its arrangements, in that it pays a contribution calculated on the basis solely of the common risks, does not mean that France Télécom has been placed in a favourable situation in relation to its competitors since 1996: apart from the structural disadvantages associated with the status of the civil servants it employs, France Télécom has had to pay a considerable amount associated with the 1996 reform, the compatibility of which with ...[+++]the internal market needs to be analysed and, of EUR 5,7 billion, which far exceeds that which France Télécom would have had to pay if its contribution had been subject to the risks that are not common.

It should be mentioned that Veronese soils, which are light and clear, have a pH value of 7,5 or higher, due to the presence of calcium, and that the water is also always alkaline.

On 16 July 2008, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings BNP Paribas Assurance SA (‘BNPP Assurance’, France) belonging to the BNP Paribas SA group (‘BNPP’, France), Sophia GE SA (‘Sophia GE’, France) belonging to the General Electric Company Inc. group (‘GE’, USA) and Mr Jean-Philippe Chomette (‘Chomette’, France) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Capital France Hôtel SCF (‘CFH’, France) by way of purchase of shares.

Catches of common sole in the waters of ICES division VIIe by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to France for 2004.

As this Communication does not discuss policy measures affecting labour demand, the following measures only reflect those implemented by Member States aimed at influencing labour supply: (i) more favourable tax treatment for older workers deciding to prolong their working life (Spain); (ii) reform of the housing taxes not to penalise the entry in the labour market, namely of low income households, and total exemption for recipients of the RMI (France); and (iii) partial reduction or exemption of social security contributions paid by ...[+++] targeted groups of employees such as those working in painful conditions, disabled, etc (France, Portugal).