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Production costs include, in addition to the costs of the materials used, as defined above, the direct
and indirect industrial costs allocated. The indirect costs were allocated based on the normal
production capacity of the plant.
Distribution costs were excluded from purchase cost and production cost.
Provisions for risks and charges
Provisions for risks and charges are recognised where the Group has a current obligation, legal or
implied, deriving from a past event and it is probable that compliance with the
obligation will result in
a charge and the amount of the obligation can be reasonably estimated.
Provisions are recorded at the value representing the best estimate of the amount that the company
would pay to discharge the obligation or to transfer it to a third party. When the financial effect of
time is significant and the payment dates of the obligations can be reliably estimated, the provision is
discounted. The rate used in the determination of the present value of the liability reflects the current
market values and includes the further effects relating to the specific risk associated to each liability.
The increase of the provision due to the passage of time is recognised in
the income statement account
“Financial income/(charges)”.
The provisions are periodically updated to reflect the changes in the estimate of the costs, of the time
period and of the discount rate; the revision of estimates are recorded in the same income statement
accounts in which the provision was recorded, or when the liability relates to an asset, against the
asset account to which it refers.
The notes illustrate the potential liabilities represented by: (i) possible obligations (but not probable)
deriving from past events, whose existence will be confirmed only on the occurrence or otherwise of
one or more uncertain future events not fully under the control of the entity; (ii) current obligations
deriving from past events whose amount cannot be reliably estimated or whose fulfilment will likely
not incur a charge.
Restructuring provisions
Restructuring provisions are recognised where a detailed formal programme has been approved which
has raised a valid expectation among third parties that the company will carry out the restructuring by
starting to implement that plan or announcing its main features to those affected by it.
Consolidated Financial Statements of the F.I.L.A. Group
Separate Financial Statements of F.I.L.A. S.p.A.
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Employee benefits
All employee benefits are measured and reflected in the financial statements on an accruals basis.
Defined
contribution plans
Defined contribution plans are post-employment benefit plans under which the entity pays fixed
contributions to a separate entity and will not have a legal or implied obligation to pay further
contributions. The contributions to be paid to defined contribution plans are recognised as costs in the
income statement when incurred. Contributions paid in advance are recognised under assets up to the
advanced payment which will determine a reduction in future payments or a reimbursement.
Defined
benefit plans
Defined benefit plans are post-employment benefit plans other than defined contribution plans. The
net obligation of the Group deriving from defined benefit plans is calculated separately for each plan
estimating the amount of the future benefit which the employees matured in exchange for the services
provided in the current and previous years; this benefit is discounted to calculate the present value,
while any costs relating to past services not recorded in the financial statements and the Fair Value of
any assets to service the plan are deducted from liabilities. The discount rate is the return, at the
reporting date, of the primary obligations whose maturity date approximates the terms of the
obligations of the Group and which are expressed in the same currency in which it is expected the
benefits will be paid. The calculation is made by an independent actuary utilising the projected credit
unit method.
Where the calculation generates a
benefit for the Group, the asset recognised
is limited to the total, net
of all costs relating to past services not recognised and the present value of all economic benefits
available in the form of refunds from the plan or reductions in future contributions to the plan. Where
improvements are made to the plan benefits, the portion of increased benefits relating to past services
is recognised as an expense on a straight-line basis over the average period until the benefits become
vested. If the benefits mature immediately, the cost is recognised immediately in the income
statement.
The Group records all actuarial gains and losses from a defined benefit plan directly and immediately
to equity.
In relation to the Post-Employment Benefit Provision, following the amendments to Law No. 296 of
December 27, 2006 and subsequent Decrees and Regulations (“Pension Reform”) issued in the first
months of 2007, the Parent Company F.I.L.A. S.p.A. adopted the following accounting treatment: