Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/28 of 17 December 2014 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 Standards 2, 3 and 8 and International Accounting Standards 16, 24 and 38 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 12 December 2013, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) published Annual Improvements to International Financial Reporting Standards 2010-2012 Cycle (the annual improvements), in the framework of its regular improvement process which aims at streamlining and clarifying the standards. The objective of the annual improvements is to address non-urgent, but necessary issues discussed by the IASB during the project cycle that began in 2010 on areas of inconsistency in International Financial Reporting Standards or where clarification of wording is required. Amendments to International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 8 and to International Accounting Standards (IAS) 16, 24 and 38 are clarifications or corrections to the respective standards. Amendments to IFRS 2 and IFRS 3, involve changes to the existing requirements or additional guidance on the implementation of those requirements.

3. Amendments to IFRS 3 imply by way of consequence amendments to IAS 37 and IAS 39 in order to ensure consistency between international accounting standards.

4. Those amendments to existing standards contain some references to IFRS 9 that at present cannot be applied as IFRS 9 has not been adopted by the Union. Therefore any references to IFRS 9 as laid down in the Annex to this Regulation should be read as a reference to IAS 39 Financial instruments: recognition and measurement.

5. The consultation with the Technical Expert Group of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group confirms that the improvements meet the technical criteria for adoption set out in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002.

6. 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,

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