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Note 11 - Other Accrued Liabilities
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements  
Other Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block]
11—OTHER
ACCRUED LIABILITIES
 
Other accrued liabilities consist of the following:
 
    December 31,  
    2016     2015  
Retirement indemnities    
2,004
      
1,600
  
Provision for warranty costs    
548
      
576
  
Accruals for payroll and associated taxes    
1,311
      
973
  
Conditional government subsidies    
267
      
357
  
Value added tax payable    
182
      
169
  
Advances received from customers    
115
      
771
  
Provision for Asset Retirement Obligation (Japan)    
80
      
-
  
Others    
307
      
297
  
Total    
4,815
      
4,742
  
Less non-current portion    
(2,499
 )    
(1,973
 )
Current portion    
2,316
      
2,768
  
 
Conditional government subsidies are granted by French government to finance R&D project developments and are subject to reimbursement conditional to development milestones.
 
Changes in the provision for warranty costs are as follows:
 
    December 31,  
    2016     2015  
Beginning of year    
576
      
712
  
Amount used during the year    
(347
 )    
(490
 )
New warranty expenses    
319
      
354
  
End of year    
548
      
576
  
Less current portion    
(346
 )    
(434
 )
Long term portion    
201
      
141