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SOPE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Drectors’ and Audt ommttee’s responsbltes
The Drectors are responsble for
• the preparaton and far presentaton of the onsoldated
Fnancal Statements n accordance wth IFRSs as adopted by
the EU and Part 9 of Book 2 of the Netherlands vl ode, and
for the preparaton of the Report of the Drectors n accordance
wth Part 9 of Book 2 of the Netherlands vl ode
• the preparaton and far presentaton of the NV ompany
Accounts n accordance wth Unted Kngdom accountng
standards and Part 9 of Book 2 of the Netherlands vl
ode and
• such nternal control as management determnes s
necessary to enable the preparaton of the Fnancal
Statements that are free from materal msstatement,
whether due to fraud or error
In preparng the Fnancal Statements, the Drectors are
responsble for assessng the roup’s and Unlever NV’s ablty
to contnue as a gong concern Based on the fnancal reportng
frameworks mentoned, the Drectors should prepare the
onsoldated Fnancal Statements and NV ompany Accounts
usng the gong concern bass of accountng unless the Drectors
ether ntend to lqudate the roup and/or Unlever NV or
to cease operatons, or have no realstc alternatve but to do
so The Drectors should dsclose n the Fnancal Statements
events and crcumstances that may cast sgnfcant doubt
on the roup’s and/or Unlever NV’s ablty to contnue as
a gong concern
The Audt ommttee s responsble for overseeng the roup’s
fnancal reportng process
Audtor’s responsbltes
Our responsbltes are set out on page 136, whch are
ncorporated nto ths report as f set out n full and should be read
to provde an understandng of the work we have undertaken
Drectors’ responsbltes
As explaned more fully n the Drectors’ Responsbltes
Statement (set out on page 78), the Drectors are responsble
for the preparaton of the onsoldated Fnancal Statements
and the PL ompany Accounts and for beng satsfed that
they gve a true and far vew
Scope of an audt of fnancal statements
A descrpton of the scope of an audt of fnancal statements
s provded on the Fnancal Reportng ouncl’s webste at
wwwfrcorguk/audtscopeukprvate
Ths report s made solely to the ompany’s members as a body
and s subect to mportant explanatons and dsclamers
regardng our responsbltes whch can be accessed on our
webste va wwwkpmgcom/uk/audtscopeukco2014b, and are
ncorporated nto ths report as f set out n full and should be
read to provde an understandng of the purpose of ths report,
the work we have undertaken and the bass of our opnons
SININ
Erc van Leeuwen
(External audtor)
KPM Accountants NV
Amsterdam
3 March 2015
Paul Korolkewcz
(Senor Statutory Audtor)
for and on behalf of KPM LLP
hartered Accountants and Statutory Audtor
London
3 March 2015
83Unilever Annual Report and Accounts 2014 Financial statements