Article 1

For the purposes of Article 46(1) of Directive 2006/43/EC, the systems of public oversight, quality assurance, investigation and penalties for auditors and audit entities of the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States of America and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board of the United States of America shall be considered to meet requirements that are equivalent to those laid down in Articles 29, 30 and 32 of that Directive.