11. Other operating expenses

Other Operating Expenses	[Table 4.30]
	2008	2009
	€ million	€ million
Losses from sales of noncurrent assets and from divestitures	(23)	(26)
Write-downs of receivables	(113)	(106)
Expenses related to significant legal risks	(106)	(225)
Recognition of hedges	(193)	(212)
Miscellaneous operating expenses	(983)	(1,088)
Total	(1,418)	(1,657)
of which special items	(682)	(904)

Details of special items, which almost entirely relate to significant legal risks or are included in miscellaneous operating expenses, are given in the management report in Table 3.16, on a net basis.

Information on the restructuring expenses reported there is provided in Note [26.3].

The following table provides a breakdown of the special items included in other operating expenses by the function to which they relate:

Breakdown of Special Items by Function	[Table 4.31]
	2008	2009
	€ million	€ million
Production-related	(220)	(305)
Marketing- and distribution-related	(44)	(148)
Research- and development-related	(135)	(37)
General-administration-related	(132)	(125)
Other	(151)	(289)
Total	(682)	(904)

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