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Liabilities”. The assets are depreciated applying the criteria and rates previously indicated for the
account “Property, Plant and Equipment”, except where the duration of the lease contract is lower
than the useful life and there is not a reasonable certainty of the transfer of ownership of the asset at
the normal expiry date of the contract; in this case, depreciation is over the duration of the lease
contract.
The leased assets where the lessor bears the majority of the risks and rewards related to an asset are
recorded as operating leases. Costs related to operating leases are recognised on a straight-line basis
over the duration of the lease.
Loss in value
of non-financial assets
At each reporting date, the intangible and tangible fixed assets are analysed to identify the existence
of any indicators, either internally or externally to the Group, of impairment. Where these indications
exist, an estimate of the recoverable value of the above-mentioned assets is made, recording any
write-down in the income statement. In the case of goodwill and other indefinite intangible assets, this
estimate is made annually independently of the existence of such indicators. The recoverable value of
an asset is the higher between the fair value less costs to sell and its value in use. The fair value is
estimated on the basis of the values in an active market, from recent transactions
or on the basis of the
best information available to reflect the amount which the entity could obtain from the sale of the
asset. The value in use is the present value of the expected future cash flows to be derived from an
asset. In defining the value in use, the expected future cash flows are discounted utilising a pre-tax
discount rate that reflects the current market assessment of the time value of money, and the specific
risks of the asset.
For an asset that does not generate sufficient independent cash flows, the realisable value is
determined in relation to the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. A reduction in value is
recognised in the income statement when the carrying amount of the asset, or of the cash-generating
unit to
which it is allocated, is higher than the recoverable amount.
The losses in value of cash generating units are firstly attributed to the reduction in the carrying
amount of any goodwill allocated to the cash generating unit and, thereafter, to a reduction of other
assets, in proportion to their carrying amount. The losses relating to goodwill may not be restated. In
relation to assets other than goodwill, where the reasons for the write-down no longer exist, the
carrying amount of the asset is restated through the income statement, up to the value at which the
asset would be recorded if no write-down had taken place and amortisation had been recorded.
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Financial assets
Financial assets are initially recognised at Fair Value.
After initial recognition, financial assets are measured at Fair Value, without any deduction for
transaction costs which may be incurred in the sale or other disposal, with the exception for the
following “Financial Assets”:
“Loans and Receivables”, as defined in paragraph 9 of IAS 39, which must be measured at
amortised cost utilising the effective
interest criterion;
investments held-to-maturity, as defined in paragraph 9 of IAS 39, which must be measured
at amortised cost utilising the
effective interest criterion;
investments in equity instruments which do not have a listed market price on an active market
and whose Fair Value may not be reliably measured and related derivatives and which must
be settled with the delivery of these non-listed equity instruments, which must be measured at
cost.
Impairment of financial assets
Financial assets are measured at each reporting date to determine whether there is any indication that
an asset may have incurred a loss in value. A financial asset has incurred a loss in value if there is an
objective indication that one or more events had a negative impact on the estimated future cash flows
of the asset. The loss in value of a financial asset measured at amortised cost corresponds to the
difference between the carrying amount and the present value of the estimated cash flows discounted
at the original effective interest rate. The loss in value of financial asset available-for-sale is
calculated based on the Fair Value of the asset.
Financial assets individually recorded are measured separately to determine if they have incurred a
loss in value. The other financial assets are cumulatively measured, for groups with similar credit risk
characteristics. All the losses are recognised in the income statement. Any accumulated loss of a
financial asset available-for-sale previously recognised in equity is transferred to the income
statement.