The FRC has been concerned for some time about the impact of concentration in the audit market and, in particular, the potential impact of a major firm failure on capital markets. The FRC are working with the major audit firms to develop contingency plans which can be activated in the event of a firm finding itself in serious difficulty. The FRC have also been actively involved in helping to shape the timing of audit tenders, advocating a 10 year audit tender period for FTSE 350 companies in line with the 2012 revisions to the UK Corporate Governance Code. In September 2014, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published its final Order implementing reforms of the audit market in the UK, following on from the Competition Commission's report into the market and in light of agreement at a European level on audit reform. The Order will come into force on 1 January 2015 and apply to financial years beginning on or after 1 January 2015. This means that the audit committee’s terms of reference will need to be revised for 2015. However, in relation to tendering it contains transitional provisions, which align with those contained in the EU Regulation.