EU endorsement
The process for endorsement of a new standard or interpretation (or a change to an existing standard or interpretation) has both a technical level and a political level. The technical merits of each new or amended standard or interpretation are considered by the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) which is a private sector body. EFRAG makes recommendations to the Accounting Regulatory Committee (ARC), which comprises representatives of the member state governments of the EU and advises the Commission. The UK is represented on ARC by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). The final decision on endorsement is formally made by the European Commission.