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Note 10 - Other Expenses | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Statement Line Items [Line Items] |
Disclosure of other operating expense [text block] |
10 |  | Other expenses
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Impairment provision - 2016 royalty rebate (note 17) |  |  | 181 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Other |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 55 |  |  |  | - |
Total |  |  | 195 |  |  |  | 55 |  |  |  | - |

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