Brussels, 11/07/2003 (Agence Europe) - The Fifteen are expected to confirm their worries about the International Accounting Standards IAS 32 and IAS 39 during a debate at the Ecofin Council on Tuesday, which was requested by France (see EUROPE 9 July p 8). These worries focus on the inclusion of derivatives in consolidated company accounts at given market prices. In a letter addressed to Romano Prodi, the French President, Jacques Chirac, described this mechanism as a risk that could lead...