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Trade Receivables

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

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Trade Receivables

13.	TRADE RECEIVABLES


		2022								2021								2020
		Non-current				Current				Non-current				Current				Non-current				Current
Accounts receivable and related parties (1) (2)			61				1,580				138				1,407				206				1,412
Provision for doubtful trade receivables			(55)				(76)				(95)				(102)				(105)				(125)

			6				1,504				43				1,305				101				1,287

(1)	See Note 36 for information about related parties.

(2)	See Note 24 for information about credits for contracts included in trade receivables.

Set forth below is the evolution of the provision for doubtful trade receivables as of December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020:


		2022								2021								2020
		Non-current				Current				Non-current				Current				Non-current				Current
Balance at beginning of year			95				102				105				125				-				110
Increases charged to expenses			-				21				10				39				32				149
Decreases charged to income			-				(7)				-				(19)				-				(11)
Applications due to utilization			-				(7)				-				(25)				-				-
Reclassifications			-				-				-				-				78				(78)
Net exchange and Translation effect			(40)				(29)				(20)				(14)				(5)				(42)
Result from net monetary position (1)			-				(4)				-				(4)				-				(3)

Balance at the end of year			55	(2)			76				95	(2)			102				105	(2)			125

(1)	Includes adjustment for inflation of opening balances of the provision for doubtful trade receivables in subsidiaries with the Peso as functional currency which was charged to other comprehensive income and the adjustment for inflation of the fiscal year, which was charged to results.

(2)	Mainly including credits with natural gas distributors for the accumulated daily differences pursuant to Decree No. 1,053/2018. See Note 35.c.1).