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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

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Opening Financial Position Reclassification (IFRS 15 Standard)

Upon adoption of IFRS 15, the Group made the following reclassifications in its opening financial position:

(in millions of Euros)		Carrying amount December 31, 2017				Contract liabilities reclassification				Carrying amount January 1, 2018
Trade receivables and other			467				18				485
Trade payables and other			(984	)			(41	)			(1,025	)
Provisions			(153	)			23				(130	)

Disclosure of Foreign Exchange Rates

The following table summarizes the main exchange rates used for the preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements:

				Year ended December 31, 2018								Year ended December 31, 2017								Year ended December 31, 2016
Foreign exchange rate for 1 Euro				Average rate				Closing rate				Average rate				Closing rate				Average rate				Closing rate
U.S. Dollars		USD			1.1798				1.1450				1.1273				1.1993				1.1063				1.0541
Swiss Francs		CHF			1.1546				1.1269				1.1103				1.1702				1.0901				1.0739
Czech Koruna		CZK			25.6452				25.7240				26.3151				25.5349				27.0342				27.0210

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