ANNUAL REPORT 2011 - DONG Energy
ANNUAL REPORT 2011 - DONG Energy
ANNUAL REPORT 2011 - DONG Energy
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notes<br />
01 Basis of reporting<br />
<strong>DONG</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> A/S is a public limited company with its registered<br />
offi ce in Denmark. The annual report for the period 1<br />
January – 31 December <strong>2011</strong> comprises the consolidated fi nancial<br />
statements of <strong>DONG</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> A/S and its subsidiaries (the<br />
Group) as well as separate fi nancial statements for the parent<br />
company, <strong>DONG</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> A/S.<br />
The annual report has been prepared in accordance with<br />
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted<br />
by the EU and also complies with International Financial<br />
Reporting Standards issued by the IASB.<br />
The annual report has been prepared in accordance with<br />
Danish disclosure requirements for annual reports of listed<br />
and State-owned public limited companies, see the statutory<br />
order on adoption of IFRS issued pursuant to the Danish<br />
Financial Statements Act.<br />
The annual report is presented in Danish kroner (DKK), rounded<br />
to the nearest million, unless otherwise stated.<br />
The annual report has been prepared on the historical cost<br />
basis except that derivative fi nancial instruments, fi nancial<br />
instruments held for trading, fi nancial instruments classifi ed<br />
as available for sale and CO2 emissions allowances held for<br />
trading are measured at fair value.<br />
Non-current assets and disposal groups classifi ed as held for<br />
sale are stated at the lower of carrying amount before the reclassifi<br />
cation and fair value less costs to sell.<br />
The accounting policies described in note 40 in the complete<br />
annual report have been applied consistently to the fi nancial<br />
year and the comparative fi gures.<br />
Implementation of new standards<br />
and interpretations<br />
In <strong>2011</strong>, <strong>DONG</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> implemented the following standards<br />
(IASs and IFRSs) and interpretations (IFRICs), which are<br />
relevant to <strong>DONG</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> and will apply to reporting periods<br />
beginning on or after 1 January <strong>2011</strong>:<br />
• Revised IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures<br />
• Improvements to IFRSs May 2010<br />
The implementation has not had a material effect on the annual<br />
report for <strong>2011</strong>.<br />
New International Financial Reporting<br />
Standards and IFRIC Interpretations<br />
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The IASB has issued the following new or amended standards<br />
and interpretations that have not yet become effective and are<br />
consequently not mandatory in connection with the preparation<br />
of <strong>DONG</strong> <strong>Energy</strong>’s annual report for <strong>2011</strong>:<br />
adopted by the Eu<br />
• Amendments to IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures<br />
<strong>DONG</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> has considered the effect of this fi nancial reporting<br />
standard. This amended standard is not expected to have a<br />
material effect on <strong>DONG</strong> <strong>Energy</strong>’s fi nancial reporting.<br />
not adopted by the Eu<br />
• Amendments to IFRS 7 Disclosures - Offsetting Financial<br />
Assets and Financial Liabilities<br />
• IFRS 9 Financial Instruments<br />
• IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements<br />
• IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements<br />
• IFRS 12 Disclosures of Interests in Other Entities<br />
• IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement<br />
• IAS 27 Separate Financial Statements<br />
• IAS 28 Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures<br />
• Deferred Tax: Recovery of Underlying Assets: Disclosure<br />
(Amendments to IAS 12)<br />
• Presentation of Items of Other Comprehensive Income<br />
(Amendments to IAS 1)<br />
• Amendments to IAS 19 Employee Benefi ts<br />
• Amendments to IAS 32 Offsetting Financial Assets and<br />
Financial Liabilities<br />
• IFRIC 20: Stripping Costs in the Production Phase of a<br />
Surface Mine<br />
<strong>DONG</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> has started assessing the effect of these fi nancial<br />
reporting standards and expects that IFRS 10 and 11 will<br />
have limited effect on the fi nancial reporting. IFRS 10 and 11<br />
become effective on 1 January 2013.<br />
<strong>DONG</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> expects to implement the new standards and<br />
interpretations from their mandatory effective dates.