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This excerpt taken from the ELN 6-K filed Mar 30, 2009.
Internal Control
 
The board of directors has overall responsibility for our system of internal control and for monitoring its effectiveness. The system of internal control is designed to provide reasonable, but not absolute, assurance against material misstatement or loss. The key procedures that have been established to provide effective internal control include:
 
•  A clear focus on business objectives is set by the board having considered the risk profile of Elan;
 
•  A formalised risk reporting system, with significant business risks addressed at each board meeting;
 
•  A clearly defined organisational structure under the day-to-day direction of our CEO. Defined lines of responsibility and delegation of authority have been established within which our activities can be planned, executed, controlled and monitored to achieve the strategic objectives that the board has adopted for us;
 
•  A comprehensive system for reporting financial results to the board, including a budgeting system with an annual budget approved by the board;
 
•  A system of management and financial reporting, treasury management and project appraisal—the system of reporting covers trading activities, operational issues, financial performance, working capital, cash flow and asset management; and
 
•  To support our system of internal control, we have separate Corporate Compliance, Internal Audit and Internal Control Departments. Each of these departments reports periodically to the Audit Committee. The Internal Control function is primarily responsible for the Company’s compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002.
 
The directors reviewed our system of internal control and also examined the full range of risks affecting us and the appropriateness of the internal control structures to manage and monitor these risks. This process involved a confirmation that appropriate systems of internal control were in place throughout the financial year and up to the date of signing of these financial statements. It also involved an assessment of the ongoing process for the identification, management and control of the individual risks and of the role of the various risk management functions and the extent to which areas of significant challenges facing us are understood and are being addressed. No material unaddressed issues emerged from this assessment.
 
This excerpt taken from the ELN 20-F filed Feb 26, 2009.
Internal Control
 
The board of directors has overall responsibility for our system of internal control and for monitoring its effectiveness. The system of internal control is designed to provide reasonable, but not absolute, assurance against material misstatement or loss. The key procedures that have been established to provide effective internal control include:
 
  •  A clear focus on business objectives is set by the board having considered the risk profile of Elan;
 
  •  A formalized risk reporting system, with significant business risks addressed at each board meeting;
 
  •  A clearly defined organizational structure under the day-to-day direction of our chief executive officer. Defined lines of responsibility and delegation of authority have been established within which our activities can be planned, executed, controlled and monitored to achieve the strategic objectives that the board has adopted for us;
 
  •  A comprehensive system for reporting financial results to the board, including a budgeting system with an annual budget approved by the board;
 
  •  A system of management and financial reporting, treasury management and project appraisal — the system of reporting covers trading activities, operational issues, financial performance, working capital, cash flow and asset management; and
 
  •  To support our system of internal control, we have separate Corporate Compliance, Internal Audit and Internal Control Departments. Each of these departments reports periodically to the Audit Committee. The Internal Control function is primarily responsible for the Company’s compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002.
 
The directors reviewed our system of internal control and also examined the full range of risks affecting us and the appropriateness of the internal control structures to manage and monitor these risks. This process involved a confirmation that appropriate systems of internal control were in place throughout the financial year and up to the date of signing of these financial statements. It also involved an assessment of the ongoing process for the identification, management and control of the individual risks and of the role of the various risk management functions and the extent to which areas of significant challenges facing us are understood and are being addressed. No material unaddressed issues emerged from this assessment.
 
Refer to Item 15. “Controls and Procedures,” for management’s annual report on internal control over financial reporting.
 
This excerpt taken from the ELN 6-K filed Mar 31, 2008.
Internal Control
 
The board of directors has overall responsibility for our system of internal control and for monitoring its effectiveness. The system of internal control is designed to provide reasonable, but not absolute, assurance against material misstatement or loss. The key procedures that have been established to provide effective internal control include:
 
•  A clear focus on business objectives is set by the board having considered the risk profile of Elan;
 
•  A formalised risk reporting system, with significant business risks addressed at each board meeting;
 
•  A clearly defined organisational structure under the day-to-day direction of our chief executive officer. Defined lines of responsibility and delegation of authority have been established within which our activities can be planned, executed, controlled and monitored to achieve the strategic objectives which the board has adopted for us;
 
•  A comprehensive system for reporting financial results to the board, including a budgeting system with an annual budget approved by the board;
 
•  A system of management and financial reporting, treasury management and project appraisal—the system of reporting covers trading activities, operational issues, financial performance, working capital, cash flow and asset management; and
 
•  To support our system of internal control, we have separate Corporate Compliance, Internal Audit and Internal Control Departments. Each of these departments reports periodically to the Audit Committee. The Internal Control function is primarily responsible for the Company’s compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002.
 
The directors reviewed our system of internal control and also examined the full range of risks affecting us and the appropriateness of the internal control structures to manage and monitor these risks. This process involved a confirmation that appropriate systems of internal control were in place throughout the financial year and up to the date of signing of these financial statements. It also involved an assessment of the ongoing process for the identification, management and control of the individual risks and of the role of the various risk management functions and the extent to which areas of significant challenges facing us are understood and are being addressed. No material unaddressed issues emerged from this assessment.
 
This excerpt taken from the ELN 20-F filed Feb 28, 2008.
Internal Control
 
The board of directors has overall responsibility for our system of internal control and for monitoring its effectiveness. The system of internal control is designed to provide reasonable, but not absolute, assurance against material misstatement or loss. The key procedures that have been established to provide effective internal control include:
 
  •  A clear focus on business objectives is set by the board having considered the risk profile of Elan;
 
  •  A formalized risk reporting system, with significant business risks addressed at each board meeting;
 
  •  A clearly defined organizational structure under the day-to-day direction of our chief executive officer. Defined lines of responsibility and delegation of authority have been established within which our activities can be planned, executed, controlled and monitored to achieve the strategic objectives which the board has adopted for us;
 
  •  A comprehensive system for reporting financial results to the board, including a budgeting system with an annual budget approved by the board;
 
  •  A system of management and financial reporting, treasury management and project appraisal — the system of reporting covers trading activities, operational issues, financial performance, working capital, cash flow and asset management; and
 
  •  To support our system of internal control, we have separate Corporate Compliance, Internal Audit and Internal Control Departments. Each of these departments reports periodically to the Audit Committee. The Internal Control function is primarily responsible for the Company’s compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002.
 
The directors reviewed our system of internal control and also examined the full range of risks affecting us and the appropriateness of the internal control structures to manage and monitor these risks. This process involved a confirmation that appropriate systems of internal control were in place throughout the financial year and up to the date of signing of these financial statements. It also involved an assessment of the ongoing process for the identification, management and control of the individual risks and of the role of the various risk management functions and the extent to which areas of significant challenges facing us are understood and are being addressed. No material unaddressed issues emerged from this assessment.
 
Please refer to Item 15. “Controls and Procedures,” for management’s annual report on internal control over financial reporting.
 
This excerpt taken from the ELN 6-K filed Mar 30, 2007.
Internal Control
 
The board of directors has overall responsibility for our system of internal control and for monitoring its effectiveness. The system of internal control is designed to provide reasonable, but not absolute, assurance against material misstatement or loss. The key procedures that have been established to provide effective internal control include:
 
•  A clear focus on business objectives is set by the board having considered the risk profile of Elan;
 
•  A formalised risk reporting system. Significant business risks are addressed at each board meeting;
 
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•  A clearly defined organisational structure under the day-to-day direction of our CEO. Defined lines of responsibility and delegation of authority have been established within which our activities can be planned, executed, controlled and monitored to achieve the strategic objectives which the board has adopted for us;
 
•  A comprehensive system for reporting financial results to the board. This includes a budgeting system with an annual budget approved by the board;
 
•  A system of management and financial reporting, treasury management and project appraisal—the system of reporting covers trading activities, operational issues, financial performance, working capital, cash flow and asset management; and
 
•  To support our system of internal control, we have separate Corporate Compliance, Internal Audit and Internal Control Departments. Each of these departments report periodically to the Audit Committee. The Internal Control function is primarily responsible for the Company’s compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002.
 
The directors reviewed our system of internal control and also examined the full range of risks affecting us and the appropriateness of the internal control structures to manage and monitor these risks. This process involved a confirmation that appropriate systems of internal control were in place throughout the financial year and up to the date of signing of these financial statements. It also involved an assessment of the ongoing process for the identification, management and control of the individual risks and of the role of the various risk management functions and the extent to which areas of significant challenges facing us are understood and are being addressed. No material unaddressed issues emerged from this assessment.
 
This excerpt taken from the ELN 20-F filed Feb 28, 2007.
Internal Control
 
The board of directors has overall responsibility for our system of internal control and for monitoring its effectiveness. The system of internal control is designed to provide reasonable, but not absolute, assurance against material misstatement or loss. The key procedures that have been established to provide effective internal control include:
 
  •  A clear focus on business objectives is set by the board having considered the risk profile of Elan;


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  •  A formalized risk reporting system. Significant business risks are addressed at each board meeting;
 
  •  A clearly defined organizational structure under the day-to-day direction of our chief executive officer. Defined lines of responsibility and delegation of authority have been established within which our activities can be planned, executed, controlled and monitored to achieve the strategic objectives which the board has adopted for us;
 
  •  A comprehensive system for reporting financial results to the board. This includes a budgeting system with an annual budget approved by the board;
 
  •  A system of management and financial reporting, treasury management and project appraisal — the system of reporting covers trading activities, operational issues, financial performance, working capital, cash flow and asset management; and
 
  •  To support our system of internal control, we have separate Corporate Compliance, Internal Audit and Internal Control Departments. Each of these departments report periodically to the Audit Committee. The Internal Control function is primarily responsible for the Company’s compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002.
 
The directors reviewed our system of internal control and also examined the full range of risks affecting us and the appropriateness of the internal control structures to manage and monitor these risks. This process involved a confirmation that appropriate systems of internal control were in place throughout the financial year and up to the date of signing of these financial statements. It also involved an assessment of the ongoing process for the identification, management and control of the individual risks and of the role of the various risk management functions and the extent to which areas of significant challenges facing us are understood and are being addressed. No material unaddressed issues emerged from this assessment.
 
Please refer to Item 15. “Controls and Procedures,” for management’s annual report on internal control over financial reporting.
 
 
This excerpt taken from the ELN 6-K filed Mar 31, 2006.
Internal Control
The board of directors has overall responsibility for our system of internal control and for monitoring its effectiveness. The system of internal control is designed to provide reasonable, but not absolute, assurance against material misstatement or loss. The key procedures that have been established to provide effective internal control include:
A clear focus on business objectives is set by the board having considered the risk profile of Elan;
 
A formalised risk reporting system. Significant business risks are addressed at each board meeting;
 
A clearly defined organisational structure under the day-to-day direction of our chief executive officer. Defined lines of responsibility and delegation of authority have been established within which our activities can be planned, executed, controlled and monitored to achieve the strategic objectives which the board has adopted for us;
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Corporate Governance
A comprehensive system for reporting financial results to the board. This includes a budgeting system with an annual budget approved by the board;
 
A system of management and financial reporting, treasury management and project appraisal— the system of reporting covers trading activities, operational issues, financial performance, working capital, cash flow and asset management; and
 
To support our system of internal control, we have separate Corporate Compliance, Internal Audit and Internal Control Departments. Each of these departments report periodically to the Audit Committee. The Internal Control function, which was established at the beginning of 2004, is primarily responsible for the company’s compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002. Our Internal Audit function was re-established in the latter part of 2005 and is now fully coordinated with the other controls functions outlined above.
The directors reviewed our system of internal control and also examined the full range of risks affecting us and the appropriateness of the internal control structures to manage and monitor these risks. This process involved a confirmation that appropriate systems of internal control were in place throughout the financial year and up to the date of signing of these financial statements. It also involved an assessment of the ongoing process for the identification, management and control of the individual risks and of the role of the various risk management functions and the extent to which areas of significant challenges facing us are understood and are being addressed. No material unaddressed issues emerged from this assessment. The directors confirm that they have reviewed, in accordance with the Turnbull Guidance, the effectiveness of our systems of internal control for the year ended 31 December 2005.
This excerpt taken from the ELN 20-F filed Mar 30, 2006.
Internal Control
 
The board of directors has overall responsibility for our system of internal control and for monitoring its effectiveness. The system of internal control is designed to provide reasonable, but not absolute, assurance against material misstatement or loss. The key procedures that have been established to provide effective internal control include:
 
  •  A clear focus on business objectives is set by the board having considered the risk profile of Elan;
 
  •  A formalized risk reporting system. Significant business risks are addressed at each board meeting;
 
  •  A clearly defined organizational structure under the day-to-day direction of our chief executive officer. Defined lines of responsibility and delegation of authority have been established within which our activities are planned, executed, controlled and monitored to achieve the strategic objectives which the board has adopted for us;


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  •  A comprehensive system for reporting financial results to the board. This includes a budgeting system with an annual budget approved by the board;
 
  •  A system of management and financial reporting, treasury management and project appraisal — the system of reporting covers trading activities, operational issues, financial performance, working capital, cash flow and asset management; and
 
  •  To support our system of internal control, we have separate Corporate Compliance, Internal Audit and Internal Control Departments. Each of these departments report periodically to the Audit Committee. The Internal Control function, which was established at the beginning of 2004, is primarily responsible for the Company’s compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002. Our Internal Audit function was re-established in the latter part of 2005 and is now fully coordinated with the other control functions outlined above.
 
The directors reviewed our system of internal control and also examined the full range of risks affecting us and the appropriateness of the internal control structures to manage and monitor these risks. This process involved a confirmation that appropriate systems of internal control were in place throughout the financial year and up to the date of signing of these financial statements. It also involved an assessment of the ongoing process for the identification, management and control of the individual risks and of the role of the various risk management functions and the extent to which areas of significant challenges facing us are understood and are being addressed. No material unaddressed issues emerged from this assessment. The directors confirm that they have reviewed, in accordance with the Turnbull Guidance, the effectiveness of our systems of internal control for the year ended December 31, 2005. Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act will require that our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ending December 31, 2006 contain a report stating that it is the responsibility of management to establish and maintain adequate internal control over financial reporting and assessing the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. Although we are not required to report compliance in this 2005 Form 20-F, management has undertaken a process to be in a position to comply with the mandates of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act by December 31, 2006.
 
This excerpt taken from the ELN 6-K filed Apr 11, 2005.

Internal Control

The board of directors has overall responsibility for our system of internal control and for monitoring its effectiveness. Management is responsible for the planning and implementation of the system of internal control and ensuring that we apply these controls consistently. Such a system is designed to manage rather than eliminate the risk of failure to achieve business objectives and can only provide reasonable and not absolute assurance against material misstatement or loss.

To provide effective internal control, focus on business objectives and to consider risk, we have:

A formalised risk reporting system. Significant business risks are addressed at each board meeting;

A clearly defined organisational structure under the day-to-day direction of our chief executive officer. Defined lines of responsibility and delegation of authority have been established within which our activities are planned, executed, controlled and monitored to achieve the strategic objectives that the board has adopted for us;

A comprehensive system for reporting financial results to the board. This includes a budgeting system with an annual budget approved by the board. The board compares actual results with budgeted results regularly. Management accounts are prepared on a timely basis. They include a profit and loss account, balance sheet, cash flow and capital expenditure report, together with an analysis of performance of key operating divisions and subsidiaries;

A system of management and financial reporting, treasury management and project appraisal. Management is responsible for reporting to the board on its progress in achieving objectives. The system of reporting covers trading activities, operational issues, financial performance, working capital, cash flow statement and asset management. We report in a timely and regular manner. In this context, progress is monitored against annual budgets and longer term objectives; and

Corporate compliance and internal controls departments that review key systems and controls.

Following certain changes in our financial functions, the separate internal audit function ceased in September 2004. At the beginning of 2004, we established a separate internal control department primarily responsible for our Sarbanes-Oxley 404 project. In addition, we continue to have a separate corporate compliance function, which is responsible for all aspects of compliance within Elan. Both these functions report to the board audit committee. We are currently moving to re-instate our internal audit function in a manner that is fully co-ordinated with the other control functions outlined above.

 

 

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Corporate Governance

The directors reviewed our system of internal control and also examined the full range of risks affecting us and the appropriateness of the internal control structures to manage and monitor these risks. This process involved a confirmation that appropriate systems of internal control were in place throughout the financial year and up to the date of signing of these Consolidated Financial Statements. It also involved an assessment of the ongoing process for the identification, management and control of the individual risks and of the role of the various risk management functions and the extent to which areas of significant challenges facing us are understood and are being addressed. No material unaddressed issues emerged from this assessment. The directors confirm that they have reviewed, in accordance with the Turnbull Guidance, the effectiveness of our systems of internal control for the year ended 31 December 2004.

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