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Note 21 - Fair Value of Open Financial Instruments
 
Fair Value of Open Financial Instruments
  As at 31 December
  Nominal Value Fair Value
EUR million 2000 2001 2000 2001
Interest-Rate Derivatives        
Interest-rate swap agreements 365.3 1 518.2 14.3 29.7
         
Foreign Exchange Derivatives        
Forward agreements 137.1 3 678.4 -3.3 88.0
Cross-currency swap agreements 90.1 159.5 11.5 -24.0
         
Foreign-Exchange Derivatives 227.2 3 837.9 8.2 64.0
         
Commodity Derivatives: Energy 105.7 88.7 2.4 18.8

The fair value of a derivative represents the result to date, being the movement away from the par nominal value