VINCI - 2008 annual report
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Consolidated fi nancial statements<br />
Notes to the consolidated fi nancial statements<br />
A. Accounting policies and measurement methods<br />
1. General principles<br />
In application of Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 of 19 July 2002, <strong>VINCI</strong>’s consolidated fi nancial statements for the year ended 31 December <strong>2008</strong><br />
have been prepared under the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as endorsed by the European Union at 31 December <strong>2008</strong>. (*)<br />
The accounting policies applied by the Group at 31 December <strong>2008</strong> are the same as those used in preparing its consolidated fi nancial statements<br />
at 31 December 2007, except for:<br />
- the Standards and Interpretations adopted by the European Union, applicable as from 1 January <strong>2008</strong> (see Note A.1.1. “New Standards and<br />
Interpretations applicable from 1 January <strong>2008</strong>”);<br />
- the change of accounting policy relating to the early application of the IAS 20 Amendment included in the IFRS Annual Improvement Process<br />
(see Note A.1.2 “Change of accounting policy: accounting for loans at below-market rate of interest”);<br />
- the change of accounting policy relating to the early application of Interpretation IFRIC 12 (see Note A.1.3 “Change of accounting policy:<br />
IFRIC 12 Service Concession Arrangements”).<br />
The information relating to 2006, presented in the 2007 registration document D.08-0147 fi led with the AMF on 25 March <strong>2008</strong> is deemed to<br />
be included herein.<br />
The consolidated fi nancial statements were fi nalised by the Board of Directors on 3 March 2009 and will be submitted to the Shareholders’<br />
General Meeting for approval on 14 May 2009.<br />
1.1 New Standards and Interpretations applicable from 1 January <strong>2008</strong><br />
1.1.1 IFRIC 11 Group and Treasury Share Transactions<br />
This Interpretation states how share-based payments (IFRS 2) in Group subsidiaries should be accounted for whenever these payments are<br />
made by means of equity instruments of the parent.<br />
<strong>VINCI</strong>’s accounting policies already complied with this Interpretation.<br />
1.1.2 IFRIC 14 The Limit on a Defi ned Benefi t Asset, Minimum Funding Requirements and their Interaction<br />
This Interpretation sets out the conditions – i.e. refunds or reductions in future contributions – enabling the entity in question to recognise a<br />
receivable in the event of a fi nancial asset or pension fund becoming in surplus. Moreover, the existence of a minimum funding requirement may<br />
restrict the amount of the receivable recognised or require the recognition of a supplementary liability.<br />
The application of this Interpretation has had no material impact on the Group’s consolidated fi nancial statements at 31 December <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
1.1.3 IAS 39 & IFRS 7 Reclassifi cation of Financial Assets – Amendment published on 27 November <strong>2008</strong><br />
The Amendments to IAS 39 and IFRS 7 allow entities, in rare circumstances, to reclassify certain fi nancial instruments originally held for trading<br />
to other asset categories. The current fi nancial crisis is considered as a rare circumstance of a nature such as to justify the use of this option by<br />
entities.<br />
This Amendment has not been applied to the consolidated fi nancial statements at 31 December <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
1.2 Change of accounting policy: accounting for loans<br />
at below-market rate of interest<br />
The Amendments issued under the IFRS Annual Improvements Process were adopted by the European Union during the fi rst quarter of 2009.<br />
<strong>VINCI</strong> has elected to apply the Amendment to IAS 20 early. This Amendment specifi es the accounting treatment of loans granted at belowmarket<br />
rates of interest by some public sector bodies (such as the loans made by the European Investment Bank in connection with the fi nancing<br />
of concession assets). The economic benefi t arising from application of an interest rate that is signifi cantly below market rates is henceforth<br />
considered as a government grant, recognised as a reduction of the related investments made. This results in a corresponding reduction of the<br />
loans in question, of which the interest expense will be recognised on the basis of market rates of interest.<br />
In accordance with the transitional arrangements provided for in this Amendment, this change of accounting policy has been applied prospectively<br />
to loans at below-market rates of interest taken out during <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
(*) Available on the website: http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/accounting/ias_en.htm#adopted-commission<br />
172 <strong>VINCI</strong> __ <strong>2008</strong> ANNUAL REPORT