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Research and Development incentives receivables (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Research and Development incentives receivables |
Schedule of the classifications of R&D incentives receivables |
|  |  | December 31,
|  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
|  |  | (Euro, in thousands)
Non-current R&D incentives receivables |  | € | 93,407 |  | € | 73,443 |  | € | 64,001
Current R&D incentives receivables |  |  | 21,949 |  |  | 11,203 |  |  | 11,782
Total R&D incentives receivables |  | € | 115,356 |  | € | 84,646 |  | € | 75,783
Schedule of maturities of non-current R&D incentives receivables |
|  | December 31, 2019 Maturity date |  |
|  | 2021 |  | 2022 |  | 2023 |  | 2024 |  | 2025-2029 |  | Total
|  | (Euro, in thousands) |  |
French non-current R&D incentives receivables - discounted value |  | € | 9,668 |  | € | 10,223 |  | € | 11,913 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € | 31,804
Belgian non-current R&D incentives receivables - discounted value |  |  | 4,881 |  |  | 5,734 |  |  | 7,534 |  | € | 10,190 |  | € | 33,263 |  |  | 61,603
Total non-current R&D incentives receivables - discounted value |  | € | 14,549 |  | € | 15,957 |  | € | 19,447 |  | € | 10,190 |  | € | 33,263 |  | € | 93,407

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