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€ million |
2008 |
2007 |
Maintenance and renewal obligations |
641 |
599 |
Additions to provisions |
14 |
571 |
Concessions, licenses and other contractual obligations |
495 |
483 |
Structural and adaptation measures |
74 |
91 |
Legal and other consulting and data processing services |
261 |
193 |
Disposal of current assets and decreases in values (excluding decreases in the value of inventories and marketable securities) |
298 |
327 |
Disposal of non-current assets including expenses from deconsolidation |
147 |
49 |
Insurance, commissions, freight and similar distribution costs |
219 |
199 |
General administration |
197 |
189 |
Advertising |
238 |
192 |
Expenses from derivative financial instruments |
83 |
141 |
Lease payments for plant and grids as well as rents |
82 |
94 |
Postage and monetary transactions |
87 |
85 |
Fees and membership dues |
70 |
80 |
Exchange rate losses |
11 |
38 |
Other taxes (primarily on property) |
39 |
24 |
Miscellaneous |
447 |
530 |
|
3,403 |
3,885 |
Exploration activities resulted in other operating expenses of €102 million (previous year: €48 million).
An increase of €45 million in other operating expenses is attributable to changes in the scope of consolidation.
