Financial Report and Registration Document 2010 - Groupe Seb
Financial Report and Registration Document 2010 - Groupe Seb
Financial Report and Registration Document 2010 - Groupe Seb
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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS<br />
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS<br />
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED<br />
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS<br />
YEARS ENDED 31 DECEMBER, IN MILLIONS OF EUROS<br />
SEB S.A. (“the Company”) <strong>and</strong> its subsidiaries (together “<strong>Groupe</strong> SEB” or<br />
“the Group”) are a world leader in the design, manufacture <strong>and</strong> marketing of<br />
cookware <strong>and</strong> small household appliances such as pressure cookers, irons<br />
<strong>and</strong> steam generators, kettles, coffee machines, deep fat fryers, toasters<br />
<strong>and</strong> food processors.<br />
SEB S.A.’s registered office is at Chemin du Petit Bois, Ecully (69130<br />
Rhône, France). The Company is listed on Eurolist by Euronext Paris (ISIN<br />
FR0000121709).<br />
NOTE 1<br />
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES<br />
The consolidated financial statements were approved for publication by the<br />
Board of Directors on 25 February 2011.<br />
As a company listed in a European Union country <strong>and</strong> in compliance with<br />
European Commission regulation 1606/2002/EC dated 19 July 2002, the<br />
<strong>2010</strong> consolidated financial statements <strong>and</strong> the 2009 <strong>and</strong> 2008 comparative<br />
information have been prepared in accordance with the International<br />
Accounting St<strong>and</strong>ards (IASs) <strong>and</strong> International <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Report</strong>ing<br />
St<strong>and</strong>ards (IFRSs) adopted by the European Union as of 31 December <strong>2010</strong>,<br />
including the interpretations issued by the International <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Report</strong>ing<br />
Interpretations Committee (IFRIC) <strong>and</strong> its predecessor, the St<strong>and</strong>ing<br />
Interpretations Committee (SIC). These documents can be downloaded from<br />
the European Commission’s website, http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/<br />
accounting/ias_en.htm.<br />
New IFRSs applicable in <strong>2010</strong><br />
The following st<strong>and</strong>ards, amendments <strong>and</strong> interpretations applicable since<br />
1 January <strong>2010</strong> have no material impact on the Group s financial statements.<br />
Revised IAS 27 <strong>and</strong> revised IFRS 3 will only be applied to transactions carried<br />
out since 1 January <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
IFRS 3 (revised) – Business Combinations, applicable prospectively.<br />
The revised st<strong>and</strong>ard introduces a number of changes to the acquisition<br />
method of accounting for business combinations. These changes notably<br />
include the immediate recording of acquisition costs as expenses, the<br />
option of applying the full goodwill method <strong>and</strong> the potential recognition<br />
of more intangible assets;<br />
IAS 27 (revised) – Separate <strong>and</strong> Consolidated <strong>Financial</strong> Statements.<br />
The revised st<strong>and</strong>ard significantly revises the method of accounting for<br />
changes in ownership interests. Under the revised st<strong>and</strong>ard, in the case<br />
of a change in ownership interest that leads to the loss or acquisition of<br />
control, the previously held interest will be measured at the disposal or<br />
acquisition date fair value <strong>and</strong> the resulting gain or loss will be recognised<br />
in the income statement. Increases <strong>and</strong> decreases in ownership interest<br />
that do not affect control will be treated as a change in equity between<br />
the Group <strong>and</strong> non-controlling interests <strong>and</strong> no goodwill will arise on any<br />
increase <strong>and</strong> no gain or loss will be recognized on any decrease;<br />
amendment to IAS 39 – Exposures Qualifying for Hedge Accounting.<br />
This amendment describes the circumstances in which hedge accounting<br />
is permitted;<br />
amendments to IFRIC 9 <strong>and</strong> IAS 39 – Reassessment of Embedded<br />
Derivatives <strong>and</strong> <strong>Financial</strong> instruments. Entities that reclassified financial<br />
assets out of the trading portfolio under the October 2008 amendment to<br />
IAS 39 are now required to reassess <strong>and</strong>, if necessary, separately account<br />
for any embedded derivatives. This amendment does not affect the Group;<br />
IFRIC 16 – Hedges of a Net Investment in a Foreign Operation.<br />
This interpretation clarifies the method of hedging foreign currency<br />
exposure within a group;<br />
IFRIC 17 – Distributions of Non-Cash Assets to Owners (prospective<br />
application). This interpretation specifies the method of recognising this<br />
type of distribution;<br />
amendment to IFRS 2 – Share-based Payment: Group Cash-settled<br />
Share-based Payment Transactions. This amendment specifies the<br />
accounting treatment to be used in the subsidiary’s separate fi nancial<br />
statements;<br />
annual improvements to IFRSs (16 April 2009): mainly concern disclosures<br />
to be made in the notes under IFRS 5 <strong>and</strong> IFRS 8, the classification of<br />
l<strong>and</strong> leases (IAS 17), <strong>and</strong> amendments to existing st<strong>and</strong>ards pursuant to<br />
the publication of IFRS 3R <strong>and</strong> IAS 27R.<br />
New st<strong>and</strong>ards not early adopted<br />
The following new st<strong>and</strong>ards, interpretations <strong>and</strong> amendments to existing<br />
st<strong>and</strong>ards that are applicable for annual periods beginning on or after<br />
1 January 2011 were not early adopted in <strong>2010</strong>. They are not expected to<br />
have any material impact on the consolidated financial statements.<br />
IAS 24 (revised) – Related Party Disclosures. The revised st<strong>and</strong>ard clarifies<br />
the definition of related party <strong>and</strong> extends the disclosure requirements to<br />
commitments as well as transactions;<br />
amendment to IAS 32 – <strong>Financial</strong> Instruments. The amendment mainly<br />
concerns the classification of rights issues in a currency other than the<br />
issuer’s functional currency;<br />
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