15 – Other provisions (XLS:) Download Development in H1 2019 (Million €) January 1, 2019 Additions Unwinding of discount Utilization Releases Other changes June 30, 2019 Restoration obligations 86 − 1 − (1) − 86 Environmental protection and remediation costs 638 18 1 (37) (1) 4 623 Employee obligations 1,817 833 1 (1,300) (25) 20 1,346 Obligations from sales and purchase contracts 1,261 1,216 − (331) (44) 3 2,105 Restructuring measures 121 42 − (34) (2) (1) 126 Litigation, damage claims, warranties and similar obligations 140 16 − (17) (3) − 136 Other 1,049 135 − (75) (11) 2 1,100 Total 5,112 2,260 3 (1,794) (87) 28 5,522 On June 30, 2019, other provisions were €410 million above the year-end 2018 figure. Provisions for personnel obligations declined significantly following the payout of the 2018 bonus to employees of the BASF Group. Current accruals for discounts significantly exceeded the utilization of provisions from the previous year for seasonal reasons. This led to an increase in provisions for obligations from sales contracts. Other changes include currency effects and the reclassification of obligations to liabilities when the amount and timing of these obligations became known. back next