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Registration document 2007 - Total.com

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9<br />

A) Contractual obligations<br />

Debt obligations<br />

“Non-current debt obligations” are included in the items “Noncurrent<br />

financial debt” and “Hedging instruments of non-current<br />

financial debt” of the balance sheet. It includes the non-current<br />

portion of issue swaps and swaps hedging debenture loans, and<br />

excludes non-current finance lease obligations of 371 M€.<br />

The current portion of non-current debt is included in the items<br />

“Current borrowings”, “Current financial assets” and “Other<br />

current financial liabilities” of the balance sheet. It includes the<br />

current portion of issue swaps and swaps hedging debenture<br />

loans and excludes the current portion of finance lease<br />

obligations of 29 M€.<br />

The information regarding contractual obligations linked to<br />

indebtedness is presented in the note 20 to the consolidated<br />

financial statements.<br />

Lease contracts<br />

The information regarding operating and finance leases is<br />

presented in the note 22 to the consolidated financial<br />

statements.<br />

Asset retirement obligations<br />

This item represents the discounted present value of Upstream<br />

asset retirement obligations, primarily asset removal costs at the<br />

<strong>com</strong>pletion date. The information regarding contractual<br />

obligations linked to asset retirement obligations is presented in<br />

the note 19 to the consolidated financial statements.<br />

Purchase obligations<br />

Purchase obligations are obligations under contractual<br />

agreements to purchase goods or services, including capital<br />

projects, that are enforceable and legally binding on the<br />

<strong>com</strong>pany, and that specify all significant terms, including the<br />

amount and the timing of the payments. These obligations<br />

include mainly: hydrocarbon unconditional purchase contracts<br />

(except where an active, highly-liquid market exists and which are<br />

expected to be re-sold shortly after purchase), reservation of<br />

transport capacities in pipelines, unconditional exploration works<br />

and development works in Upstream, and contracts for capital<br />

investment projects in Downstream.<br />

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Appendix 1 – Consolidated financial statements<br />

Notes to the consolidated financial statement<br />

TOTAL – <strong>Registration</strong> Document 2006<br />

B) Other <strong>com</strong>mitments given<br />

Guarantees given for excise taxes<br />

Guarantees given on customs duties, which amount to 1,807 M€<br />

as of December 31, 2006, mainly consist of guarantees given to<br />

other oil and gas <strong>com</strong>panies in order to <strong>com</strong>ply with French tax<br />

authorities’ requirements for oil and gas imports in France. A<br />

payment would be triggered by a failure of the guaranteed party<br />

with respect to the French tax authorities. The default of the<br />

guaranteed parties is however considered to be highly remote by<br />

the Group.<br />

Collateral given against borrowings<br />

The Group guarantees bank debt and finance lease obligations of<br />

certain unconsolidated affiliates. Expiration dates vary, and<br />

guarantees will terminate on payment and/or cancellation of the<br />

obligation. A payment would be triggered by failure of the<br />

guaranteed party to fulfill its obligation covered by the guarantee,<br />

and no assets are held as collateral for these guarantees. The<br />

amount of these guarantees total approximately 1,079 M€ as of<br />

December 31, 2006 for debt guarantees with maturities up to<br />

2019.<br />

Indemnities related to sales of businesses<br />

In the ordinary course of business, the Group executes contracts<br />

involving standard indemnities in the industry and<br />

indemnifications specific to a transaction such as sale of a<br />

business. These indemnifications might include claims against<br />

any of the following: environmental, tax and shareholder matters,<br />

intellectual property rights, governmental regulations and<br />

employment-related matters, dealer, supplier, and other<br />

<strong>com</strong>mercial contractual relationships. Performance under these<br />

indemnities would generally be triggered by a breach of terms of<br />

the contract or by a third party claim. The Group regularly<br />

evaluates the probability of having to incur costs associated with<br />

these indemnifications.<br />

Guarantees related to business sales consist mainly of<br />

guarantees given for the sale of the Inks division in 1999 and the<br />

sale of the Paints business in 2003.<br />

The guarantees related to antitrust investigations granted as part<br />

of the agreement relating to the spin-off of Arkema are described<br />

in note 30 to the consolidated financial statements.

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