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6 Other operating expenses

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€ 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).