[18] Trade accounts receivable Audited

This item comprises:

XLS

€ million

Dec. 31, 2008

Dec. 31, 2007

Receivables from other affiliates

0.0

0.4

Receivables from third parties

1,659.4

1,377.9

 

1,659.4

1,378.3

Receivables past due are as follows:

XLS

 

Book value

thereof: Neither impaired nor past due on the reporting date

thereof: Not impaired, past due in the following periods as of the reporting date

€ million

Dec. 31, 2008

up to 3
months

and 6
months

and 12
months

over 1 year

Trade accounts receivable – Third parties

1,659.4

1,209.5

236.9

92.8

73.8

46.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Book value

thereof: Neither impaired nor past due on the reporting date

thereof: Not impaired, past due in the following periods as of the reporting date

€ million

Dec. 31, 2007

up to 3
months

and 6
months

and 12
months

over 1 year

Trade accounts receivable – Third parties

1,377.9

1,148.7

155.7

20.9

27.8

24.8

With regard to trade accounts receivable that are neither impaired nor delayed, as of the reporting date, there are no indications that the debtors will not meet their payment obligations. Write-downs of outstanding trade accounts receivable amount to € 16.6 million as of the balance sheet date.

The increase in trade accounts receivable is due to the fact that the program to sell receivables was discontinued in 2008.