Other receivables and other assets include refund claims in connection with non-income-related taxes (mainly value added tax), prepayments and interest deferrals.

Other assets comprise the following:

XLS

€ million

current

non-current

Dec. 31, 2009

current

non-current

Dec. 31, 2008

Receivables from third parties

159.8

56.6

216.4

138.4

50.6

189.0

Receivables from related parties

14.9

14.9

22.5

22.5

Receivables from affiliates

0.0

0.0

2.8

2.8

Receivables from associates

Other receivables

174.7

56.6

231.3

163.7

50.6

214.3

Derivative assets (operational)

29.5

28.6

58.1

47.0

47.0

Prepaid expenses

48.9

3.7

52.6

40.7

1.6

42.3

Refund claims on plan assets

15.2

15.2

19.9

19.9

Other assets

7.3

10.6

17.9

12.0

11.5

23.5

 

275.6

99.5

375.1

283.3

63.7

347.0

Other receivables from third parties past due are as follows:

XLS

€ million

Dec. 31, 2009

Dec. 31, 2008

Neither impaired nor past due

206.5

172.3

Past due, but not impaired

 

 

up to 3 months

7.8

12.6

up to 6 months

1.3

1.2

up to 12 months

0.2

0.7

over 1 year

0.6

2.2

Impaired

Book value

216.4

189.0

Write-downs or write-ups of other receivables from third parties were not necessary in either 2009 or 2008. With regard to other receivables that are neither impaired nor delayed, as of the reporting date there are no indications that the debtors will not meet their payment obligations.