COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 634/2014
of 13 June 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 Interpretation 21 of the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee
(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 20 May 2013 the International Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation 21 of the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC) Levies.
(3)
In the application of International Accounting Standard 37 Provisions, contingent liabilities and contingent assets different practices have evolved regarding the timing of when an entity recognises a liability to pay a levy.
(4)
The objective of the IFRIC Interpretation 21 is to provide guidance on the appropriate accounting treatment of levies that are within the scope of International Accounting Standard 37, in order to increase the comparability of financial statements for users.
(5)
The consultation with the Technical Expert Group of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group confirms that IFRIC Interpretation 21 meets 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,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008, IFRIC Interpretation 21 Levies is inserted as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
Each company shall apply IFRIC Interpretation 21 Levies, at the latest, as from the commencement date of its first financial year starting on or after 17 June 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, 13 June 2014.