2007 Annual report - Groupe M6

financial accounts
notes to the consolidated financial statements
2.
Company information
The consolidated financial statements at 31 December 2007 of the Group of which M6 is
the parent company (the Group) were approved by the Management Board on 28 February
2008 and reviewed by the Supervisory Board on 3 March 2008. They will be submitted for
approval to the next Annual General Meeting on 6 May 2008.
Métropole Télévision is a public limited company with a Management Board and a
Supervisory Board, registered at 89, avenue Charles-de-Gaulle, Neuilly-sur-Seine in
France. The Company is fully consolidated into the RTL Group, which is listed on the
Brussels and Luxembourg stock exchanges.
3.
Basis of the consolidated
financial statements
3.1
Accounting framework
The consolidated financial statements at 31 December 2007 were prepared in accordance
with the IAS (International Accounting Standards) and IFRS (International Financial
Reporting Standards) in force within the European Union at that date. They are presented
with comparative figures for 2006 established under the same framework.
n PRINCIPLES APPLIED
The principles applied for the establishment of these financial statements result in the
application of:
- all standards and interpretations adopted by the European Union, the application of which
is mandatory for financial years starting on or after 1 January 2007;
- options retained and exemptions used.
n NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS AMENDMENTS AND INTERPRETATIONS
IN FORCE WITHIN THE EUROPEAN UNION, THE APPLICATION OF WHICH IS
MANDATORY FOR FINANCIAL YEAR STARTING ON OR AFTER 1 JANUARY 2007
The accounting methods adopted are consistent with those of the previous financial
year, with the exception of the impact of an adoption by the Group of new standards,
amendments to standards and IFRIC interpretations, the application of which is mandatory
as from 31 December 2007.
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