COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1375/2013
of 19 December 2013
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 Accounting Standard 39
(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 27 June 2013 the International Accounting Standards Board published amendments to International Accounting Standard (IAS) 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement entitled Novation of Derivatives and Continuation of Hedge Accounting. The objective of the amendments is to provide relief in situations where a derivative, which has been designated as a hedging instrument, is novated from one counterparty to a central counterparty as a consequence of laws or regulations. Such a relief means that hedge accounting can continue irrespective of the novation which, without the amendment, would not be permitted.
(3)
Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) requires central clearing of certain classes of OTC derivatives. As a consequence, counterparties of certain hedging instruments should agree to replace their original counterparty of the hedging transaction by a central counterparty that is compliant with the requirements of that Regulation.
(4)
In order to avoid a financial reporting burden arising from the novation of OTC derivatives to a central counterparty as a consequence of laws or regulations or the introduction of laws or regulations, it is necessary to provide for an exception to the existing requirements for discontinuation of hedge accounting in IAS 39.
(5)
The consultation with the Technical Expert Group of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group confirms that the amendments to IAS 39 meet the technical criteria for adoption set out in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002.
(6)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(7)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Accounting Regulatory Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008, International Accounting Standard (IAS) 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
Each company shall apply the amendments referred to in Article 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, 19 December 2013.