IBERSOL Annual Report and Consolidated Accounts 2017

Consolidated Financial Statements 2.20 DERIVATIVES FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS The Group uses derivatives financial instruments, such as exchange forwards and interest rate swaps, only to cover the financial risk witch the Group is exposed to. The Group doesn’t use derivatives financial instruments for speculation. For the carrying amount of derivatives financial instruments, the Group uses hedge accounting policies under the terms of the leg- islation in force. Derivatives financial instruments negotiation is carried out by the Group, on behalf of their subsidiaries, by the financial department under the policies approved by the Board of directors. Derivative financial instruments are initially measured at the transaction date fair value, being subsequently measured at each reporting date fair value. Gains or losses of fair value changes are recognised as follows: Fair value hedge In an operation to hedge the exposure to fair value of an asset or liability (“fair value hedge”) determined as effective hedges, the fair value changes are recognised in the income statement jointly with the fair value changes of the risk component of the hedged item. Cash flow hedge In an operation to hedge the exposure to future cash-flows of an asset or liability (“cash-flow hedge”), the effective part of the fair value changes in the hedging derivative are recognizes in equity; the ineffective part of the hedging is recognized in the income statement when it occurs. Net investment hedg e Currently there are no foreign operational units (subsidiaries) in currencies other than the euro, therefore the Group is not exposed to foreign currency exchange-rate risks. The Group has well identified the nature of the involved risks, guarantees through its software that each hedge instrument is followed under the Group’s risk policy, recording thorough and formally the hedges relationships; the hedges goal and strategy; classification of the hedges relationship; description of the nature of the risk that’s being cover; identification of the hedge instrument and covered item; description of initial measure and future effectiveness of the hedge; identification of the excluded, if any, part of the hedge instrument. The Group will consider discontinued an hedge instrument when it is sold, expires or is re- alised; the hedge ceases to fulfil the hedge accounting criteria; for the cash flow hedge the expected transaction in unlikely or unexpected; the Group cancels the hedge instruments for managing reasons. 222