(5)In a global economy, there is a need for a global accounting language, while taking into account the many different accounting traditions already used. The G20 has repeatedly called for global accounting standards and for the convergence of existing and future accounting standards. International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) developed by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) are adopted and used in many, but not in some major, jurisdictions around the world. Such international accounting standards need to be developed under a transparent and democratically accountable process. To ensure that the interests of the Union are respected and that global standards are of high quality and compatible with Union law, it is essential that the interests of the Union are adequately taken into account in that international standard-setting process. Those interests include the maintenance of the principle that financial statements should give a ‘true and fair view’, and should be reliable and understandable, comparable and relevant.