COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1254/2012
of 11 December 2012
amending Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008 adopting certain international accounting standards in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards International Financial Reporting Standard 10, International Financial Reporting Standard 11, International Financial Reporting Standard 12, International Accounting Standard 27 (2011), and International Accounting Standard 28 (2011)
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 July 2002 on the application of international accounting standards (1), and in particular Article 3(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
By Commission Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008 (2) certain international standards and interpretations that were in existence at 15 October 2008 were adopted.
(2)
On 12 May 2011, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) published International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 10 Consolidated Financial Statements, IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements, IFRS 12 Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities, as well the amended International Accounting Standard (IAS) 27 Separate Financial Statements and IAS 28 Investment in Associates and Joint Ventures. The objective of IFRS 10 is to provide a single consolidation model that identifies control as the basis for consolidation for all types of entities. IFRS 10 replaces IAS 27 Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements and Interpretation 12 of the Standing Interpretations Committee (SIC) Consolidation-Special Purpose Entities (SIC-12). IFRS 11 establishes principles for the financial reporting by parties to a joint arrangement, and replaces IAS 31 Interests in Joint Ventures and SIC-13 Jointly Controlled Entities-Non-monetary Contributions by Venturers. IFRS 12 combines, enhances and replaces the disclosure requirements for subsidiaries, joint arrangements, associates and unconsolidated structured entities. As a consequence of these new IFRSs, the IASB also issued the amended IAS 27 and IAS 28.
(3)
This Regulation endorses IFRS 10, IFRS 11, IFRS 12, and the amended IAS 27 and IAS 28, as well as the resulting amendments to other standards and interpretations. Those standards and amendments to existing standards or interpretations contain some references to IFRS 9 that at present cannot be applied as IFRS 9 has not been adopted by the Union yet. Therefore, any reference to IFRS 9 as laid down in the Annex to this Regulation should be read as a reference to IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement. Additionally, any consequential amendment to IFRS 9 resulting from the Annex to this Regulation cannot be applied.
(4)
The consultation with the Technical Expert Group (TEG) of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) confirms that IFRS 10, IFRS 11, IFRS 12, and the amended IAS 27 and IAS 28 meet the technical criteria for adoption set out in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002.
(5)
Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Accounting Regulatory Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008 is amended as follows:
(a)
International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 10 Consolidated Financial Statements is inserted as set out in the Annex to this Regulation;
(b)
IFRS 1, IFRS 2, IFRS 3, IFRS 7, International Accounting Standard (IAS) 1, IAS 7, IAS 21, IAS 24, IAS 27, IAS 32, IAS 33, IAS 36, IAS 38, IAS 39, and Interpretation 5 of the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC 5) are amended, and Interpretation 12 of the Standing Interpretations Committee (SIC-12) is replaced in accordance with IFRS 10 as set out in the Annex to this Regulation;
(c)
IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements is inserted as set out in the Annex to this Regulation;
(d)
IFRS 1, IFRS 2, IFRS 5, IFRS 7, IAS 7, IAS 12, IAS 18, IAS 21, IAS 24, IAS 32, IAS 33, IAS 36, IAS 38, IAS 39, IFRIC 5, IFRIC 9, and IFRIC 16 are amended, and IAS 31 and SIC-13 are replaced in accordance with IFRS 11 as set out in the Annex to this Regulation;
(e)
IFRS 12 Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities is inserted as set out in the Annex to this Regulation;
(f)
IAS 1, and IAS 24 are amended in accordance with IFRS 12 as set out in the Annex to this Regulation;
(g)
The amended IAS 27 Separate Financial Statements is inserted as set out in the Annex to this Regulation;
(h)
The amended IAS 28 Investment in Associates and Joint Ventures is inserted as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
2. Any reference to IFRS 9 as laid down in the Annex to this Regulation shall be read as a reference to IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement.
3. Any consequential amendment to IFRS 9 resulting from the Annex to this Regulation shall not be applied.
Article 2
Each company shall apply IFRS 10, IFRS 11, IFRS 12, the amended IAS 27, the amended IAS 28, and the consequential amendments referred to in points (b), (d) and (f) of Article 1(1), at the latest, as from the commencement date of its first financial year starting on or after 1 January 2014.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 11 December 2012.