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Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates liabilities.

No definition available.

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Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates receivables.

No definition available.

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Increase decrease through performance obligation or revenue recognized liabilities.

No definition available.

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Increase decrease through performance obligation or revenue recognized receivables.

No definition available.

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Receivables from contracts with customer deposit.

No definition available.

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The amount of an entity’s obligation to transfer goods or services to a customer for which the entity has received consideration (or the amount is due) from the customer.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Name IFRS
-Number 15
-IssueDate 2022-03-24
-Paragraph 105
-URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=15&code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&anchor=para_105&doctype=Standard
-URIDate 2022-03-24

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Name IFRS
-Number 15
-IssueDate 2022-03-24
-Paragraph 116
-Subparagraph a
-URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=15&code=ifrs-tx-2022-en-r&anchor=para_116_a&doctype=Standard
-URIDate 2022-03-24

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The amount of an entity’s right to consideration in exchange for goods or services that the entity has transferred to a customer that is unconditional. A right to consideration is unconditional if only the passage of time is required before payment of that consideration is due.