Commission Regulation (EU) No 301/2013 of 27 March 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 Annual Improvements to International Financial Reporting Standards, 2009-2011 Cycle 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:

By Commission Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008⁽²⁾ certain international standards and interpretations that were in existence at 15 October 2008 were adopted.
On 17 May 2012, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) published Annual Improvements to International Financial Reporting Standards 2009-2011 Cycle (the improvements), in the framework of its regular improvement process which aims at streamlining and clarifying the standards. The objective of the improvements is to address non-urgent, but necessary issues discussed by the IASB during the project cycle that began in 2009 on areas of inconsistency in International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRSs) or where clarification of wording is required. Three of the improvements, namely the amendments to Appendix D of IFRS 1, International Accounting Standard (IAS) 16, and IAS 34, are clarifications or corrections of the respective standards. The other three improvements, namely the amendments to IFRS 1, IAS 1, and IAS 32, involve changes to the existing requirements or additional guidance on the implementation of those requirements.
The consultation with the Technical Expert Group (TEG) of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) confirms that the improvements meet the technical criteria for adoption set out in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002.
Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Accounting Regulatory Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008 is amended as follows:

International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 1 First-time Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation;
International Accounting Standard (IAS) 1 Presentation of Financial Statements is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation;
IFRS 1 First-time Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards and IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting are amended in accordance with IAS 1 as set out in the Annex to this Regulation;
IAS 16 Property, Plant and Equipment is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation;
IAS 32 Financial Instruments: Presentation is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation;
International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee's (IFRIC) Interpretation 2 Members’ Shares in Co-operative Entities and Similar Instruments is amended in accordance with IAS 32 as set out in the Annex to this Regulation;
IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting 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 2013.

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, 27 March 2013.

For the Commission

The President

José Manuel Barroso