Translation of "Contrôleur de terminaux financiers " (French → English) :

Where a statutory auditor or an audit firm is registered in any Member State as a consequence of approval in accordance with Article 3 or Article 44 and that statutory auditor or audit firm provides audit reports concerning annual financial statements or consolidated financial statements as referred to in Article 45(1), the Member State in which the statutory auditor or the audit firm is registered shall subject that statutory auditor or audit firm to its systems of oversight, its quality assurance systems and its systems of investigation and sanctions’.

Computer: A desktop, tower or mini-tower, or portable unit, including high-end desktop computers, personal computers, workstations, network computer desktops, X terminal controllers, and computer-based point-of-sale retail terminals.

4. Where a statutory auditor or an audit firm is registered in any Member State as a consequence of approval in accordance with Article 3 or Article 44 and that statutory auditor or audit firm provides audit reports concerning annual financial statements or consolidated financial statements as referred to in Article 45(1), the Member State in which the statutory auditor or the audit firm is registered shall subject that statutory auditor or audit firm to its systems of oversight, its quality assurance systems and its systems of investigation and sanctions.

The dissolution of the central Financial Controller of the Commission was decided with the new Financial Regulation, adopted by the Council last June with an important input from the European Parliament and the Court of Auditors.

The Green Paper addresses the following issues which are not covered adequately by the 8th Directive or other EU rules: * the role of the statutory auditor in determining inter alia the accuracy of financial statements, company solvency, the existence of fraud, respect by the company of legal obligations and responsibilities to the environment and society * the contents of the audit report * the independence of the auditor * rules on the appointment and dismissal of the auditor * the level of the audit fee * the auditing of small companies and groups of companies * whether th ...[+++]e liability of the statutory auditor should be limited * application to the auditing profession of Community rules on freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services.

The Financial Controller of the Commission, Alan Pratley and the Financial Controller from Member States will meet there for two days to find better methods for control and auditing.