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6 Other operating expenses

€ million

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

 

 

 

Loss allowances on trade receivables

 

294

 

316

Loss allowances on other receivables and other assets

 

1,632

 

2,302

Losses from foreign currency hedging derivatives within hedge accounting

 

1,273

 

1,034

Expenses from other hedges

 

1,091

 

1,806

Foreign exchange losses

 

1,909

 

3,123

Expenses from cost allocations

 

653

 

743

Expenses for termination agreements

 

333

 

391

Losses on disposal of noncurrent assets

 

253

 

212

Miscellaneous other operating expenses

 

5,611

 

3,979

 

 

13,049

 

13,904

Allowances on other receivables and other assets include allowances on receivables from long-term construction contracts amounting to €1.2 million (previous year: €1.2 million).

Expenses from other hedges include primarily foreign exchange losses from the fair value measurement of financial instruments used to hedge exchange rates and commodity prices and that are not designated in a hedging relationship.

Miscellaneous other operating expenses consist, among other items, of expenses in connection with the diesel issue (see the “Key events” section for more information).