General disclosuresCONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS { 146 } DES ANNUAL REPORT 2012 General disclosures The Group parent company is Deutsche EuroShop AG, Hamburg, Germany. The Company’s registered office is Wandsbeker Straße 3–7, 22179 Hamburg, Germany, and it is entered in the Hamburg commercial register under HRB 91799. Deutsche EuroShop AG focuses on acquiring, managing, using and selling investments of all kinds, and in particular investments in retail properties. The consolidated financial statements of Deutsche EuroShop AG have been prepared in accordance with the Inter- national Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), including the interpretations of the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC) and the supplementary provisions of German commercial law required to be applied under section 315a (1) of the Handelsge- setzbuch (HGB – German Commercial Code). They are based on the premise of a going concern. All IFRSs and IFRIC interpretations endorsed by the European Commission and required to be applied as of 31 December 2012 have been applied. In addition to the consolidated balance sheet, consolidated income statement and the consolidated statement of com- prehensive income, the consolidated financial statements comprise the consolidated statement of changes in equity, the cash flow statement and the notes to the consolidated financial statements. Amounts are mainly presented in thousands of €. Notes to the Consolidated financial statements 2012