4.3.32Related Party Transactions

During 2021 no major related party transactions requiring additional disclosure in the financial statements took place.

For relations with Supervisory Board members, Management Board members and other key personnel reference is made to note 4.3.6 Employee Benefit Expenses.

The Company has transactions with joint ventures and associates which are recognized as follows in the Company’s consolidated financial statements:

Related party transactions

Note

2021

2020

Revenue

12

10

Cost of sales

(16)

(14)

Loans to joint ventures and associates

4.3.16

51

46

Trade receivables

41

62

Trade payables

16

18

Lease liabilities

(0)

(0)

The Company has provided loans to joint ventures and associates such as shareholder loans and funding loans at rates comparable to the commercial rates of interest.

During the period, the Company entered into trading transactions with joint ventures and associates on terms equivalent to those that prevail in arm’s-length transactions.

Additional information regarding the joint ventures and associates is available in note 4.3.30 Investment in Associates and Joint Ventures.