(13) Other operating expenses

Other operating expenses mainly concern expenses for outward carriage and other selling expenses, sales promotion, repairs and maintenance, travel expenses and outsourced services. Currency and exchange rate losses totaling 60.4 million Euro (2002: 44.0 million Euro) are also included. The position includes write-downs to receivables amounting to 7.9 million Euro (2002: 6.3 million Euro).