Index: svl/inc/svl/zformat.hxx
===================================================================
--- svl/inc/svl/zformat.hxx	(revision 1343701)
+++ svl/inc/svl/zformat.hxx	(working copy)
@@ -313,6 +313,18 @@
               (eOp1 == NUMBERFORMAT_OP_GT && eOp2 == NUMBERFORMAT_OP_LT) ||
               (eOp1 == NUMBERFORMAT_OP_NO && eOp2 == NUMBERFORMAT_OP_NO) );
         }
+	// Whether the first subformat code is really for negative numbers
+    // or another limit set.
+    sal_Bool IsNegativeRealNegative2() const
+        {
+            return fLimit1 == 0.0 && fLimit2 == 0.0 &&
+            ( (eOp2 == NUMBERFORMAT_OP_GT && eOp1 == NUMBERFORMAT_OP_LT) ||
+			  (eOp2 == NUMBERFORMAT_OP_EQ && eOp1 == NUMBERFORMAT_OP_LT) ||
+			  (eOp2 == NUMBERFORMAT_OP_GE && eOp1 == NUMBERFORMAT_OP_LT) ||
+			  (eOp2 == NUMBERFORMAT_OP_NO && eOp1 == NUMBERFORMAT_OP_LT) ||
+			  (eOp2 == NUMBERFORMAT_OP_NO && eOp1 == NUMBERFORMAT_OP_LE) ||
+			  (eOp2 == NUMBERFORMAT_OP_GT && eOp1 == NUMBERFORMAT_OP_LE));
+        }
 
     // Whether the negative format is without a sign or not
     sal_Bool IsNegativeWithoutSign() const;
Index: svl/source/numbers/zformat.cxx
===================================================================
--- svl/source/numbers/zformat.cxx	(revision 1343701)
+++ svl/source/numbers/zformat.cxx	(working copy)
@@ -2129,9 +2129,12 @@
             else
                 nIx = 2;
         }
-        if (nIx == 1 && fNumber < 0.0 &&        // negatives Format
-                IsNegativeRealNegative() )      // ohne Vorzeichen
+        if (nIx == 1 &&          // negatives Format
+                IsNegativeRealNegative() && fNumber < 0.0)      // ohne Vorzeichen
             fNumber = -fNumber;                 // Vorzeichen eliminieren
+		if(nIx == 0 && 
+				IsNegativeRealNegative2() && fNumber < 0.0)
+			fNumber = -fNumber;
         *ppColor = NumFor[nIx].GetColor();
         const ImpSvNumberformatInfo& rInfo = NumFor[nIx].Info();
         const sal_uInt16 nAnz = NumFor[nIx].GetnAnz();