(25) Provisions


 

Dec 31, 2008

 

Dec 31, 2008

€ million

Non-current

Current

Total

 

Non-current

Current

Total

Provisions for pensions and similar obligations

2,738

 

2,738

 

3,565

 

3,565

Provisions for taxes

2,684

281

2,965

 

2,548

687

3,235

Provisions for nuclear waste management

9,262

203

9,465

 

8,847

206

9,053

Provisions for mining damage

2,759

107

2,866

 

2,741

81

2,822

 

17,443

591

18,034

 

17,701

974

18,675

Other provisions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Staff-related obligations (excluding restructuring)

725

850

1,575

 

703

797

1,500

Restructuring obligations

381

134

515

 

478

169

647

Purchase and sales obligations

867

869

1,736

 

635

1,159

1,794

Uncertain obligations in the electricity business

304

453

757

 

467

463

930

Environmental protection obligations

94

29

123

 

122

31

153

Interest payment obligations

548

16

564

 

435

173

608

Obligations to deliver CO2 emission allowances/certificates for renewable energies

 

1,396

1,396

 

 

390

390

Miscellaneous other provisions

710

1,347

2,057

 

740

1,557

2,297

 

3,629

5,094

8,723

 

3,580

4,739

8,319

 

21,072

5,685

26,757

 

21,281

5,713

26,994

Roll-forward of provisions






€ million

Balance at Jan 1, 2008

Additions

Unused amounts released

Interest accretion/ change in discount rate

Changes in the scope of consolidation, currency adjustments, transfers

Amounts used

Balance at Dec 31, 2008

1

Incl. treatment of actuarial gains and losses as per IAS 19.93A.

Provisions for pensions

3,565

151

 

97

-7501

-325

2,738

Provisions for taxes

3,235

471

-166

 

-172

-403

2,965

Provisions for nuclear waste management

9,053

151

 

447

 

-186

9,465

Provisions for mining damage

2,822

104

-100

135

-20

-75

2,866

 

18,675

877

-266

679

-942

-989

18,034

Other provisions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Staff-related obligations (excluding restructuring)

1,500

761

-53

15

3

-651

1,575

Restructuring obligations

647

45

-42

7

-7

-135

515

Purchase and sales obligations

1,794

668

-355

22

-76

-317

1,736

Uncertain obligations in the electricity business

930

105

-69

 

-151

-58

757

Environmental protection obligations

153

6

-9

1

-13

-15

123

Interest payment obligations

608

136

-137

 

39

-82

564

Obligations to deliver CO2 emission allowances/certificates for renewable energies

390

1,514

 

 

41

-549

1,396

Miscellaneous other provisions

2,297

499

-450

14

 

-303

2,057

 

8,319

3,734

-1,115

59

-164

-2,110

8,723

Provisions

26,994

4,611

-1,381

738

-1,106

-3,099

26,757

of which: changes in the scope of consolidation

 

 

 

 

 

 

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