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Version date: 19 July 2013 - onwards
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Article 35 Amendment of Directive 2006/43/EC as regards the audit report

Article 28 of Directive 2006/43/EC is replaced by the following:

"Article 28 Audit reporting

1. The audit report shall include:

(a) an introduction which shall, as a minimum, identify the financial statements that are the subject of the statutory audit, together with the financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation;

(b) a description of the scope of the statutory audit which shall, as a minimum, identify the auditing standards in accordance with which the statutory audit was conducted;

(c) an audit opinion, which shall be either unqualified, qualified or an adverse opinion and shall state clearly the opinion of the statutory auditor as to:

(i) whether the annual financial statements give a true and fair view in accordance with the relevant financial reporting framework, and,

(ii) where appropriate, whether the annual financial statements comply with statutory requirements.

If the statutory auditor is unable to express an audit opinion, the report shall contain a disclaimer of opinion;

(d) a reference to any matters to which the statutory auditor draws attention by way of emphasis without qualifying the audit opinion;