Preamble
Recitals 34
Chapter I - SUBJECT MATTER AND DEFINITIONS (Article 1-2) 2
Chapter II - APPROVAL, CONTINUING EDUCATION AND MUTUAL RECOGNITION (Article 3-14) 12
Chapter III - REGISTRATION (Article 15-20) 6
Chapter IV - PROFESSIONAL ETHICS, INDEPENDENCE, OBJECTIVITY, CONFIDENTIALITY AND PROFESSIONAL SECRECY (Article 21-25) 5
Chapter V - AUDITING STANDARDS AND AUDIT REPORTING (Article 26-28) 3
Chapter VI - QUALITY ASSURANCE (Article 29) 1
Chapter VII - INVESTIGATIONS AND PENALTIES (Article 30-31) 2
Chapter VIII - PUBLIC OVERSIGHT AND REGULATORY ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN MEMBER STATES (Article 32-36) 5
Chapter IX - APPOINTMENT AND DISMISSAL (Article 37-38) 2
Chapter X - SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR THE STATUTORY AUDITS OF PUBLIC-INTEREST ENTITIES (Article 39-43) 5
Chapter XI - INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS (Article 44-47) 4
Chapter XII - TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS (Article 48-55) 8
Amending acts 6

home Member State

Uses as of 03/12/2012

Definitions over time (1)

16/06/2014 – today Article 2, Directive 2006/43/EC Scope: Whole act

For the purpose of this Directive, the following definitions shall apply:

‘home Member State’ means a Member State in which a statutory auditor or audit firm is approved in accordance with Article 3(1);

No text uses this concept on 03/12/2012.