Notes to the consolidated accounts

10 Property, plant and equipment

    € million € million
At cost less depreciation and impairment   2007 2006
Land and buildings 1 989 1 944
Plant and equipment 4 295 4 332
6 284 6 276
Includes freehold land 207 205
Commitments for capital expenditure at 31 December 321 231
  € million € million € million
Movements during 2007 Land and
buildings
Plant and
equipment
Total
Gross
1 January 2007 2 992 10 371 13 363
Disposals of group companies (12) (142) (154)
Additions 346 943 1 289
Disposals (98) (429) (527)
Currency retranslation (116) (333) (449)
Reclassification as held for sale (41) (165) (206)
Other adjustments (52) 9 (43)
31 December 2007 3 019 10 254 13 273
       
Depreciation
1 January 2007 (1 048) (6 039) (7 087)
Disposals of group companies 8 102 110
Depreciation charge for the year (106) (698) (804)
Disposals 37 372 409
Currency retranslation 36 186 222
Reclassification as held for sale 24 114 138
Other adjustments 19 4 23
31 December 2007 (1 030) (5 959) (6 989)
Net book value 31 December 2007 1 989 4 295 6 284
Includes payments on account and assets in course of construction 80 542 622
  € million € million € million
Movements during 2006 Land and
buildings
Plant and
equipment
Total
Gross
1 January 2006 3 014 10 845 13 859
Acquisitions of group companies 2 6 8
Disposals of group companies (130) (291) (421)
Additions 150 921 1 071
Disposals (80) (586) (666)
Currency retranslation (136) (446) (582)
Reclassification as held for sale(a) 95 (69) 26
Other adjustments 77 (9) 68
       
31 December 2006 2 992 10 371 13 363
       
Depreciation
1 January 2006 (1 020) (6 347) (7 367)
Disposals of group companies 50 185 235
Depreciation charge for the year(b) (74) (731) (805)
Disposals 45 512 557
Currency retranslation 38 251 289
Reclassification as held for sale(a) (18) 69 51
Other adjustments (69) 22 (47)
       
31 December 2006 (1 048) (6 039) (7 087)
       
Net book value 31 December 2006 1 944 4 332 6 276
Includes payments on account and assets in course of construction 71 478 549

(a) After reinstating certain assets with gross value of €112 million and accumulated depreciation of €28 million which were previously classified as held for sale.
(b) Includes €(18) million relating to discontinued operations.

Included in the above is property, plant and equipment under a number of finance lease agreements, for which the book values are as follows:

  € million € million € million
Net book value Buildings Plant and
equipment
Total
Gross book value 223 342 565
Depreciation (16) (204) (220)
31 December 2007 207 138 345
Gross book value 62 369 431
Depreciation (20) (201) (221)
31 December 2006 42 168 210