The revised plan was adopted by ministerial decision in June 1979. A final version of the plan, very similar to the 1979 draft, was approved in April 1982, and came into effect on April 30, 1983 with the passing of the accounting law designed to incorporate the provisions of the EEC fourth directive into the national legislation. THE HERITAGE OF THE 1947 PLAN AND RECENT INNOVATIONS The basic characteristics and structure of the 1947 Account ing Plan remain in the 1982 Plan. However, some elements were added, the terminology was refined and augmented, the presenta tion of the Plan was improved, and a number of changes were made to the chart of accounts and the financial statements. To highlight what has been retained of the past experience in the 1982 Plan and what are its main new characteristics, a compara tive analysis with the 1947 Plan will be presented in the following paragraphs. The 1982 version of the Plan contains basically the same ele ments as the 1947 edition (refer to the previous presentation of the 1947 Plan). However, accounting principles, which were implied in the 1947 Plan, are now specified clearly in the first section of the Plan. The cost accounting section of the Plan was greatly ex panded. However, cost accounting remains independent from fi nancial accounting. Additional information provided in this sec tion includes the objectives of cost accounting, its uses for the management of operations, and a framework for the analysis of transactions in cost accounting. The 1982 chart of accounts uses only nine of the ten classes, the class for statistical accounts (number 10) having been elimi nated. Classes 1 to 5 are still reserved for balance sheet accounts and they retain the same titles. The operating accounts remain in classes 6 and 7. However, in each class, important reallocations were made in two-digits accounts in order that the chart more closely correspond to the new financial statement presentation of the classes’ elements. Class 8 is now used for special accounts, such as commitments and consolidation accounts. Former profit and loss accounts of class 8 were reallocated into other classes because there is now only one statement for income related opera tions. In fact, the fusion of the former trading account, and profit and loss account into one income statement is a major change that has been made to the 1947 Plan. However, the current/excep
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