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European Union - 8th Company Law Directive
DIRECTIVE 2006/43/EC
 
CHAPTER VI: QUALITY ASSURANCE
 
Article 29
Quality assurance systems
 
1. Each Member State shall ensure that all statutory auditors and audit firms are subject to a system of quality assurance which meets at least the following criteria:
 
(a) the quality assurance system shall be organised in such a manner that it is independent of the reviewed statutory auditors and audit firms and subject to public oversight as provided for in Chapter VIII;
 
(b) the funding for the quality assurance system shall be secure and free from any possible undue influence by statutory auditors or audit firms;
 
(c) the quality assurance system shall have adequate resources;
 
(d) the persons who carry out quality assurance reviews shall have appropriate professional education and relevant experience in statutory audit and financial reporting combined with specific training on quality assurance reviews;
 
(e) the selection of reviewers for specific quality assurance review assignments shall be effected in accordance with an objective procedure designed to ensure that there are no conflicts of interest between the reviewers and the statutory auditor or audit firm under review;
 
(f) the scope of the quality assurance review, supported by adequate testing of selected audit files, shall include an assessment of compliance with applicable auditing standards and independence requirements, of the quantity and quality of resources spent, of the audit fees charged and of the internal quality control system of the audit firm;
 
(g) the quality assurance review shall be the subject of a report which shall contain the main conclusions of the quality assurance review;
 
(h) quality assurance reviews shall take place at least every six years;
 
(i) the overall results of the quality assurance system shall be published annually;
 
(j) recommendations of quality reviews shall be followed up by the statutory auditor or audit firm within a reasonable period.
 
If the recommendations referred to in point (j) are not followed up, the statutory auditor or audit firm shall, if applicable, be subject to the system of disciplinary actions or penalties referred to in Article 30.
 
2. The Commission may, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 48(2), adopt implementing measures in order to enhance public confidence in the audit function and to ensure uniform application of points (a), (b) and (e) to (j) of
paragraph 1.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Become a Certified EU Sarbanes Oxley Expert (CEUSOE)
by the Sarbanes Oxley Compliance Professionals Association (SOXCPA), the largest Association of Sarbanes Oxley professionals in the world

The 8th Company Law Directive of the European Union is very similar to the US Sarbanes Oxley Act. It is called E-SOX, or the European Sarbanes Oxley

Multinational companies listed in Europe and the US, must comply with both, the US Sarbanes Oxley Act and the 8th Company Law Directive of the European Union.

Professionals (contractors and employees) that understand the requirements of both, the US Sarbanes Oxley Act and the 8th Company Law Directive of the European Union have a very important competitive advantage in the marketplace.

Certified EU Sarbanes Oxley Expert (CEUSOE) - Distance learning and online certification program
 
The Cost:
US$ 147

What is included in this price:
A. The official presentations we use in our instructor-led classes (420 slides)

B. Up to 3 Online Exams
If you fail, you must study again the official presentations, but you do not need to spend money to try again. Up to 3 exams are included in the price.

C. Personalized Membership Certificate printed in full colour.
Processing, printing, packing and posting to your office or home.

To learn more visit
www.sarbanes-oxley-association.com/CEUSOE_Distance_Learning_and_Certification.htm