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<strong>IT</strong> HOLDING S.p.A. Notes to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2002<br />

The applicable amortization rates are as follows:<br />

Goodwill .......................................................................................................................................... 20 years<br />

Patents and trademarks .................................................................................................................... 20 years<br />

Development costs........................................................................................................................... generally 1 year<br />

Other intangible assets..................................................................................................................... generally 5 years<br />

Inventories<br />

Inventories are stated at the lower of purchase or production cost and net realizable value. Net realizable value is the<br />

estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less the estimated costs of completion and selling expenses.<br />

Production costs of finished products include the cost of materials, consumables and external manufactures and the<br />

portion of all those direct and indirect production costs which may reasonably be attributed to them, excluding<br />

financial charges.<br />

Purchase or production cost is determined under the average cost method.<br />

Investment property<br />

Investment property is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment loss, if any. Depreciation is<br />

calculated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the fixed assets estimated equal to 33 years. The<br />

fair value if the investment property is disclosed in note 16.<br />

Trade and other receivables<br />

Trade and other receivable are stated at their cost less impairment.<br />

Recognition of Factoring Transactions on Receivables<br />

The Group finalize transactions for the factoring of trade receivables without recourse.<br />

Assets under Italian accounting principles can be derecognized if the legal requirements for the derecognition are<br />

satisfied.<br />

The transactions finalized by the Group do not meet the derecognition criteria of IAS 39 and therefore the Group<br />

continue to recognize the factored trade receivables and recognize a financial liability for the consideration received in<br />

the above mentioned factoring transactions.<br />

Cash and cash equivalents<br />

Cash and cash equivalents comprises cash balances and call deposits. Bank overdrafts that are repayable on demand<br />

and form an integral part of the Group’s cash management are included as a component of cash and cash equivalents<br />

for the purpose of the statement of cash flows.<br />

The Group considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be<br />

cash equivalents. The investments included in cash and cash equivalents are reported at their fair market value.<br />

Impairment<br />

The carrying amounts of the Group’s asset, other than investment property, inventories and deferred tax assets are<br />

reviewed at each balance sheet date to determine whether there is any indication of impairment. If any such indication<br />

exists, the asset’s recoverable amount is estimated. For intangible assets that are not yet available for use, the<br />

recoverable amount is estimated at each balance sheet date. An impairment loss is recognized whenever the carrying<br />

amount of an asset or its cash-generating unit exceeds its recoverable amount. Impairment losses are recognized in the<br />

income statement.<br />

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