COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 313/2013
of 4 April 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 Consolidated Financial Statements, Joint Arrangements and Disclosure of Interest in Other Entities: Transition Guidance (Amendments to International Financial Reporting Standards 10, 11, and 12)
(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 28 June 2012, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) published amendments to International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 10 Consolidated Financial Statements, IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements, IFRS 12 Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities (the amendments) resulting from proposals contained in its exposure draft Transition Guidance that was published in December 2011. The objective of the amendments is to clarify the IASB’s intention when first issuing the transition guidance in IFRS 10. The amendments also provide additional transition relief in IFRS 10, IFRS 11 and IFRS 12, limiting the requirement to provide adjusted comparative information to only the preceding comparative period. Furthermore, for disclosures related to unconsolidated structured entities, the amendments remove the requirement to present comparative information for periods before IFRS 12 is first applied.
(3)
The amendments to IFRS 11 contain 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 International Accounting Standard (IAS) 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement.
(4)
The consultation with the Technical Expert Group (TEG) of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) confirms that the amendments to IFRS 10, IFRS 11, and IFRS 12 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 amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation;
(b)
IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation;
(c)
IFRS 1 First-time Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards is amended in accordance with IFRS 11 as set out in the Annex to this Regulation;
(d)
IFRS 12 Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities is amended 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 International Accounting Standards (IAS) 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement.
Article 2
Each company shall apply the amendments referred to in 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, 4 April 2013.