25 PROVISIONS
| Onerous contracts | Warranties and returns | WEEE1 | Legal cases | Other | Total 2020 |
CHF 1,000 |
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Balance at January 1, 2020 | 3,133 | 14,801 | 1,220 | 139 | 5,713 | 25,006 |
Provisions recognized | 79 | 20,218 | 150 | 4,250 | 2,195 | 26,892 |
Provisions used | (15) | (17,431) | (7) | - | (112) | (17,565) |
Provisions reversed | (298) | (811) | - | (80) | (322) | (1,511) |
Reclassification | - | - | - | - | (101) | (101) |
Translation differences | (13) | (278) | (5) | - | (148) | (444) |
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Balance at December 31, 2020 | 2,886 | 16,499 | 1,358 | 4,309 | 7,225 | 32,277 |
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Thereof current | 2,886 | 16,499 | - | 4,309 | 1,603 | 25,297 |
Thereof non-current | - | - | 1,358 | - | 5,622 | 6,980 |
- WEEE = waste electrical and electronic equipment (directive 2002/96/EC)
| 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)
The provision for legal cases (2021: CHF 6.2 million and 2020: CHF 4.3 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’ contains provisions to cover commitments relating to other non-current employee benefits (2021: CHF 9.0 million and 2020: CHF 5.5 million), to controversial sales and use tax positions (2021: CHF 1.5 million and 2020: CHF 0.9 million) and to several minor items (2021: CHF 0.5 million and 2020: CHF 0.8 million).
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