15 Assets held for sale and directly related liabilities
Assets held for sale of €23 million (unchanged from 31 December 2013) concern a property owned by Italgas, for which sales negotiations are under way following the commitments arising from the Italgas purchase agreement with eni38. Pursuant to the aforementioned agreements, on 8 April 2014, EniServizi S.p.A. and Italgas S.p.A. signed a preliminary agreement concerning the sale by Italgas to EniServizi of the said property.
Liabilities directly related to assets held for sale of €7 million (unchanged from 31 December 2013) include environmental provisions for expenses involved in the property’s restoration.
38 For information on commitments made by the parties, see Note 24, “Guarantees, commitments and risks – Other commitments and risks – Commitments deriving from the agreement to purchase Italgas and Stogit from eni”.