The Directive 2003/51/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2003, published in the Official Journal of the European Union L 178 on 17 July 2003, amends Directives 78/660/EEC, 83/349/EEC, 86/635/EEC and 91/674/EEC on the annual and consolidated accounts of certain types of companies, banks and other financial institutions and insurance undertakings