BC16H The Board proposed to align the effective date of the amendments with the effective date of IFRS 9 - annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018. Some respondents said an effective date of 1 January 2018 would not allow sufficient time to implement the amendments. In particular, the respondents mentioned entities in jurisdictions that have a translation or endorsement process for IFRS Standards.

BC16I In the light of these concerns, the Board set an effective date of annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019, with earlier application permitted. The Board noted that if an entity elects to apply the amendments when it first applies IFRS 9, then it would benefit from applying the transition requirements in IFRS 9 to long-term interests.