Green paper of the European Commission October 13, 2010 : Green Paper First step in the process to elaborate a law at European level : Discussion document open to public comments. May 2011 : Report to the parliament September 13, 2011 : European Parliament Resolution November 2011 : Draft legislation
What were the objectives? Open a discussion on : Role of the auditor Governance and independence of audit firms Supervision of auditors Configuration of the audit market Creation of a European passport Simplifications for SMEs / SMPs
Parliament resolution in favor of Independence of auditors reviewed by a public supervisory body independent of the profession Impact assessment to be conducted on External rotation Voluntary joint audits
Parliament resolution in favor of Clear demarcation between audit services and NAS provided to an audit client List of conditions Internal and external audit services shall not be provided simultaneously Ban of certain services Pre approval by audit committee Impact assessment of a cap on NAS