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Other Non-current Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
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Summary of Other Non-current Assets |
|  | € million 2018 |  |  | € million 2017 |
Interest in net assets of joint ventures |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 32 |
Interest in net assets of associates |  |  | 40 |  |  |  | 44 |
Long-term trade and other receivables(a) |  |  | 307 |  |  |  | 265 |
Operating lease prepayments for land |  |  | 118 |  |  |  | 116 |
Fair value of biological assets |  |  | 18 |  |  |  | 17 |
Other non-current assets(b) |  |  | 151 |  |  |  | 83 |
|  |  | 648 |  |  |  | 557 |
(a) | Mainly relates to indirect tax receivables where we do not have the contractual right to receive payment within 12 months.
(b) | Mainly relates to tax assets.
Movements in Interest in Joint Ventures and Associates |
Movements during 2018 and 2017 |  | € million 2018 |  |  | € million 2017 |
Joint ventures(a) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1 January |  |  | 32 |  |  |  | 36 |
Additions |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | — |
Dividends received/reductions(b) |  |  | (216 | ) |  |  | (155 | )
Share of net profit/(loss) |  |  | 190 |  |  |  | 155 |
Currency retranslation |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | (4 | )
31 December |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 32 |
Associates(c) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1 January |  |  | 44 |  |  |  | 51 |
Additions |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 5 |
Dividend received/reductions |  |  | — |  |  |  | (10 | )
Share of net profit/(loss) |  |  | (5 | ) |  |  | — |
Currency retranslation |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (2 | )
31 December |  |  | 40 |  |  |  | 44 |
(a) | Our principal joint ventures are Unilever FIMA LDA for Portugal, the Pepsi/Lipton Partnership for the US and Pepsi Lipton International for the rest of the world.
(b) | In 2018, includes capital reduction in joint venture of Unilever FIMA LDA for €64 million.
(c) | Associates as at 31 December 2018 primarily comprise our investments in Langholm Capital Partners.

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