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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Transactions with Significant Shareholders, their Affiliates and Other Related Parties

Transactions with significant shareholders, their affiliates and other related parties were as follows:

		December 31, 2012				December 31, 2011				December 31, 2010
Sales & other services			226				269				322
Research and development expenses			(282	)			(235	)			(206	)
Other purchases			(53	)			(60	)			(94	)
Accounts receivable			53				54				53
Accounts payable			62				42				63

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