27.11.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 312/8
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1142/2009
of 26 November 2009
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 Interpretations Committee's (IFRIC) Interpretation 17
(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 1126/2008 (2) certain international standards and interpretations that were in existence at 15 October 2008 were adopted.
(2) On 27 November 2008, the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC) published IFRIC Interpretation 17 Distribution of Non-cash Assets to Owners, hereinafter ‘IFRIC 17’. IFRIC 17 is an interpretation that provides clarification and guidance on the accounting treatment of distributions of non-cash assets to owners of an entity.
(3) The consultation with the Technical Expert Group (TEG) of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) confirms that IFRIC 17 meets the technical criteria for adoption set out in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002. In accordance with Commission Decision 2006/505/EC of 14 July 2006 setting up a Standards Advice Review Group to advise the Commission on the objectivity and neutrality of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group's (EFRAG’s) opinions (3), the Standards Advice Review Group considered EFRAG's opinion on endorsement and advised the Commission that it is well-balanced and objective.
(4) The adoption of IFRIC 17 implies, by way of consequence, amendments to International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 5 and International Accounting Standard (IAS) 10 in order to ensure consistency between international accounting standards.
(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,
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008 is amended as follows:
1. International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee's (IFRIC) Interpretation 17 Distributions of Non-cash Assets to Owners is inserted as set out in the Annex to this Regulation;
2. International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 5 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation;
3. International Accounting Standard (IAS) 10 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Each company shall apply IFRIC 17 and the amendments to IFRS 5 and IAS 10, as set out in the Annex to this Regulation, at the latest, as from the commencement date of its first financial year starting after 31 October 2009.
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.