Commission regulation (EC) No 809/2004 (repealed)Show full title

[X1 CHAPTER VI U.K. TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 35 U.K. Historical financial information

1 The obligation for Community issuers to restate in a prospectus historical financial information according to Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002, set out in Annex I item 20.1, Annex IV item 13.1, Annex VII items 8.2, Annex X items 20.1 and Annex XI item 11.1 shall not apply to any period earlier than 1 January 2004 or, where an issuer has securities admitted to trading on a regulated market on 1 July 2005 , until the issuer has published its first consolidated annual accounts with accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002.

2 Where a Community issuer is subject to transitional national provisions adopted pursuant Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002, the obligation to restate in a prospectus historical financial information does not apply to any period earlier than 1 January 2006 or, where an issuer has securities admitted to trading on a regulated market on 1 July 2005 , until the issuer has published its first consolidated annual accounts with accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002.

3 Until 1 January 2007 the obligation to restate in a prospectus historical financial information according to Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002, set out in Annex I item 20.1, Annex IV item 13.1, Annex VII items 8.2, Annex X items 20.1 and Annex XI item 11.1 shall not apply to issuers from third countries:

1.

who have their securities admitted to trading on a regulated market on 1 January 2007 ;

and

2.

who have presented and prepared historical financial information according to the national accounting standards of a third country.

In this case, historical financial information shall be accompanied with more detailed and/or additional information if the financial statements included in the prospectus do not give a true and fair view of the issuer's assets and liabilities, financial position and profit and loss.

4 Third country issuers having prepared historical financial information according to internationally accepted standards as referred to in Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 may use that information in any prospectus filed before 1 January 2007 , without being subject to restatement obligations.

[F1 5. From 1 January 2009 , third country issuers shall present their historical financial information in accordance either with one of the following accounting standards:

(a) International Financial Reporting Standards adopted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002;

(b) International Financial Reporting Standards provided that the notes to the audited financial statements that form part of the historical financial information contain an explicit and unreserved statement that these financial statements comply with International Financial Reporting Standards in accordance with IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements ;

(c) Generally Accepted Accounting Principles of Japan;

(d) Generally Accepted Accounting Principles of the United States of America.

[F2 In addition to standards referred to in the first subparagraph, from 1 January 2012 , third country issuers may present their historical financial information in accordance with the following standards:

(a) Generally Accepted Accounting Principles of the People’s Republic of China;

(b) Generally Accepted Accounting Principles of Canada;

(c) Generally Accepted Accounting Principles of the Republic of Korea.]

[F3 5a. Third country issuers are not subject to a requirement under item 20.1 of Annex I, item 13.1 of Annex IV, item 8.2 of Annex VII, item 20.1 of Annex X, item 11.1 of Annex XI, item 15.1 of Annex XXIII, item 20.1 of Annex XXV, item 13.1 of Annex XXVI, item 20.1 of Annex XXVIII or item 11 of Annex XXIX, to restate historical financial information included in a prospectus and relevant for the financial years prior to financial years starting on or after 1 January 2015 , or to a requirement under item 8.2.a of Annex VII, item 11.1 of Annex IX, item 20.1.a of Annex X, item 11.1 of Annex XXVII or item 20.1 of Annex XXVIII to provide a narrative description of the differences between International Financial Reporting Standards adopted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 and the accounting principles in accordance with which such information is drawn up relating to the financial years prior to financial years starting on or after 1 January 2015 , provided that the historical financial information is prepared in accordance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles of the Republic of India.] ]

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6 The provisions of this Article shall also apply to Annex VI, item 3.

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1289/2008 of 12 December 2008 amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 809/2004 implementing Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards elements related to prospectuses and advertisements (Text with EEA relevance).

F2 Inserted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 311/2012 of 21 December 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 809/2004 implementing Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards elements related to prospectuses and advertisements (Text with EEA relevance).

F3 Substituted by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 486/2012 of 30 March 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 809/2004 as regards the format and the content of the prospectus, the base prospectus, the summary and the final terms and as regards the disclosure requirements (Text with EEA relevance).

F4 Deleted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1289/2008 of 12 December 2008 amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 809/2004 implementing Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards elements related to prospectuses and advertisements (Text with EEA relevance).

Article 36 U.K. Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force in Member States on the twentieth day after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 July 2005 .]

Editorial Information

X1 Substituted by Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 809/2004 of 29 April 2004 implementing Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards information contained in prospectuses as well as the format, incorporation by reference and publication of such prospectuses and dissemination of advertisements (Official Journal of the European Union L 149 of 30 April 2004).