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Property, plant and equipment (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Property, plant and equipment |
Schedule of property, plant and equipment – Fully owned |
FULLY OWNED |  | Land & building improvements |  | Installation & machinery |  | Furniture, fixtures & vehicles |  | Other tangible assets |  | Total
|  | (Euro, in thousands)
Acquisition value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
On January 1 , 2017 |  | € | 4,412 |  | € | 29,733 |  | € | 2,973 |  | € | 505 |  | € | 37,624
Additions |  |  | 324 |  |  | 3,178 |  |  | 246 |  |  | 1,564 |  |  | 5,312
Sales and disposals |  |  |  |  |  | (844) |  |  | (17) |  |  |  |  |  | (861)
Reclassifications |  |  |  |  |  | 881 |  |  |  |  |  | (881) |  |  | —
Translation differences |  |  |  |  |  | 112 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 120
On December 31, 2017 |  |  | 4,736 |  |  | 33,060 |  |  | 3,209 |  |  | 1,189 |  |  | 42,195
Additions |  |  | 275 |  |  | 4,674 |  |  | 1,039 |  |  | 4,404 |  |  | 10,392
Sales and disposals |  |  |  |  |  | (486) |  |  | (826) |  |  |  |  |  | (1,311)
Reclassifications |  |  |  |  |  | 753 |  |  | 13 |  |  | (766) |  |  | —
Translation differences |  |  |  |  |  | 29 |  |  | 16 |  |  |  |  |  | 46
On December 31, 2018 |  |  | 5,011 |  |  | 38,031 |  |  | 3,452 |  |  | 4,827 |  |  | 51,321
Additions |  |  | 273 |  |  | 6,382 |  |  | 649 |  |  | 15,076 |  |  | 22,380
Sales and disposals |  |  |  |  |  | (1,521) |  |  | (97) |  |  |  |  |  | (1,618)
Reclassifications |  |  |  |  |  | 1,792 |  |  | 3 |  |  | (1,795) |  |  | —
Reclassifications to right of use |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (251) |  |  | (251)
Translation differences |  |  |  |  |  | (30) |  |  | 22 |  |  |  |  |  | (8)
On December 31, 2019 |  |  | 5,284 |  |  | 44,655 |  |  | 4,028 |  |  | 17,856 |  |  | 71,823
Depreciations and impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
On January 1 , 2017 |  |  | 2,025 |  |  | 18,252 |  |  | 2,184 |  |  | 203 |  |  | 22,663
Depreciation |  |  | 316 |  |  | 3,027 |  |  | 234 |  |  | 55 |  |  | 3,633
Sales and disposals |  |  |  |  |  | (838) |  |  | (17) |  |  |  |  |  | (855)
Translation differences |  |  | 1 |  |  | 53 |  |  | 7 |  |  |  |  |  | 61
On December 31, 2017 |  |  | 2,342 |  |  | 20,495 |  |  | 2,407 |  |  | 258 |  |  | 25,502
Depreciation |  |  | 344 |  |  | 3,377 |  |  | 236 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 3,974
Sales and disposals |  |  |  |  |  | (485) |  |  | (826) |  |  |  |  |  | (1,310)
Translation differences |  |  |  |  |  | 16 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  | 18
On December 31, 2018 |  |  | 2,686 |  |  | 23,403 |  |  | 1,819 |  |  | 275 |  |  | 28,184
Depreciation |  |  | 394 |  |  | 4,018 |  |  | 399 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 4,818
Sales and disposals |  |  |  |  |  | (1,521) |  |  | (99) |  |  |  |  |  | (1,620)
Reclassifications to right of use |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (251) |  |  | (251)
Translation differences |  |  |  |  |  | (15) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (15)
On December 31, 2019 |  |  | 3,080 |  |  | 25,885 |  |  | 2,119 |  |  | 31 |  |  | 31,117
Carrying amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
On December 31, 2017 |  | € | 2,394 |  | € | 12,565 |  | € | 802 |  | € | 930 |  | € | 16,692
On December 31, 2018 |  | € | 2,325 |  | € | 14,628 |  | € | 1,632 |  | € | 4,552 |  | € | 23,137
On December 31, 2019 |  | € | 2,204 |  | € | 18,770 |  | € | 1,909 |  | € | 17,825 |  | € | 40,707
Schedule of property, plant and equipment – Right of use |
RIGHT-OF-USE |  | Land & building |  | Installation & machinery |  | Furniture, fixtures & vehicles |  | Total
|  | (Euro, in thousands)
Acquisition value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
On December 31, 2018 |  | € | — |  | € | — |  | € | — |  | € | —
Change in accounting policy ( modified retrospective application IFRS 16) |  |  | 24,056 |  |  | 219 |  |  | 2,130 |  |  | 26,406
Restated balance on January 1, 2019 |  |  | 24,056 |  |  | 219 |  |  | 2,130 |  |  | 26,406
Additions |  |  | 3,270 |  |  | 84 |  |  | 1,176 |  |  | 4,530
Reclassifications to right of use |  |  |  |  |  | 251 |  |  |  |  |  | 251
Translation differences |  |  | 38 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 38
On December 31, 2019 |  |  | 27,364 |  |  | 554 |  |  | 3,307 |  |  | 31,225
Depreciations and impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
On December 31, 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | —
Depreciation |  |  | 4,666 |  |  | 91 |  |  | 867 |  |  | 5,624
Reclassifications to right of use |  |  |  |  |  | 251 |  |  |  |  |  | 251
Translation differences |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4
On December 31, 2019 |  |  | 4,670 |  |  | 342 |  |  | 867 |  |  | 5,879
Carrying amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
On December 31, 2019 |  | € | 22,694 |  | € | 212 |  | € | 2,440 |  | € | 25,345
Carrying amount on December 31, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment fully owned |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € | 40,707
Right-of-use |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25,345
Total property, plant and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € | 66,052

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