Commission Regulation (EC) No 1329/2006 of 8 September 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 1725/2003 adopting certain international accounting standards in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee's (IFRIC's) Interpretations 8 and 9   (Text with EEA relevance)

9.9.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 247/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1329/2006
of 8 September 2006
amending Regulation (EC) No 1725/2003 adopting certain international accounting standards in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee's (IFRIC's) Interpretations 8 and 9
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
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 1725/2003 (2) certain international standards and interpretations that were extant at 14 September 2002 were adopted.
(2) On 12 January 2006, the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC) published IFRIC Interpretation 8 Scope of IFRS 2. IFRIC 8 clarifies that the accounting standard International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 2 Share-based Payment applies to arrangements where an entity makes share-based payments for apparently nil or inadequate consideration.
(3) On 1 March 2006, IFRIC published IFRIC Interpretation 9 Reassessment of Embedded Derivatives. IFRIC 9 clarifies certain aspects of the treatment of embedded derivatives under 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 IFRIC 8 and IFRIC 9 meet the technical criteria for adoption set out in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002.
(5) Regulation (EC) No 1725/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Accounting Regulatory Committee,