25 PROVISIONS
| Onerous contracts | Warranties and returns | WEEE1 | Legal cases | Other | Total 2021 |
CHF 1,000 |
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Balance at January 1, 2021 | 2,886 | 16,499 | 1,358 | 4,309 | 7,225 | 32,277 |
Acquisition through business combination | - | 6,606 | - | 2,266 | - | 8,872 |
Provisions recognized | 5,222 | 20,662 | 235 | (322) | 4,258 | 30,055 |
Provisions used | - | (19,098) | - | - | (4) | (19,102) |
Provisions reversed | (5,663) | (654) | (8) | - | (411) | (6,736) |
Reclassification | - | - | (49) | - | (74) | (123) |
Translation differences | 2 | 83 | (53) | (10) | 7 | 29 |
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Balance at December 31, 2021 | 2,447 | 24,098 | 1,483 | 6,243 | 11,001 | 45,272 |
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Thereof current | 2,447 | 24,098 | - | 6,243 | 2,144 | 34,932 |
Thereof non-current | - | - | 1,483 | - | 8,857 | 10,340 |
- WEEE = waste electrical and electronic equipment (directive 2002/96/EC)
| Restructuring and dismantling | Onerous contracts | Warranties and returns | WEEE1 | Legal cases | Other | Total 2022 |
CHF 1,000 |
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Balance at January 1, 2022 | 84 | 2,447 | 24,098 | 1,483 | 6,243 | 10,917 | 45,272 |
Provisions recognized | - | 300 | 15,562 | 65 | 50 | 1,576 | 17,553 |
Provisions used | - | - | (14,876) | (19) | - | (86) | (14,981) |
Provisions reversed | - | (253) | (3,704) | (1) | (1,291) | (2,489) | (7,738) |
Translation differences | (8) | 5 | 9 | (85) | 4 | (60) | (135) |
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Balance at December 31, 2022 | 76 | 2,499 | 21,089 | 1,443 | 5,006 | 9,858 | 39,971 |
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Thereof current | - | 2,499 | 21,089 | - | 5,006 | 2,855 | 31,449 |
Thereof non-current | 76 | - | - | 1,443 | - | 7,003 | 8,522 |
- WEEE = waste electrical and electronic equipment (directive 2002/96/EC)
The provision for legal cases (2022: CHF 5.0 million and 2021: CHF 6.2 million) relates to several legal cases with former customers and employees in different subsidiaries, for which the timing of settlement is uncertain at year-end.
The position ‘other’ includes: 1. provisions to cover commitments related to other non-current employee benefits (2022: CHF 7.2 million and 2021: CHF 9.0 million), 2. provisions in connections with controversial sales and use tax positions (2022: CHF 2.2 million and 2021: CHF 1.5 million) 3. several minor provisions (2022: CHF 0.5 million and 2021: CHF 0.5 million).
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