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Note 2 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012
Note 2 - Basis Of Presentation
BASIS OF PRESENTATION	The consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”). The basis of accounting differs from that used in the statutory financial statements of the Company’s subsidiaries and equity investee companies, which are prepared in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in their respective countries of incorporation.          All dollar amounts in the financial statements and in the notes herein are U.S. Dollars (“US$”) unless otherwise designated.

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The entire disclosure for the basis of accounting, or basis of presentation, used to prepare the financial statements (for example, US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, Other Comprehensive Basis of Accounting, IFRS).

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