Exchange of Notes Concerning the Convention Between the Government of Canada and The Government of The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg done at Luxembourg on 10 September 1999, as Amended by the Protocol, done at Montreal on May 8 2012

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Luxembourg, le 8 mai 2012

Excellency,

I have the honour to refer to the Convention between the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Government of Canada for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital, done at Luxembourg on 10 September 1999, as amended by the Protocol signed today, (hereinafter referred to as the “Convention”) and to propose on behalf of the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg the following understanding:

(1) The competent authority of the requested State shall provide, at the request of the competent authority of the applicant State, information for the purposes referred to in Article 26 of the Convention.

(2) The competent authority of the applicant State shall provide the following information to the competent authority of the requested State when making a request for information under the Convention to demonstrate the foreseeable relevance of the information requested to the administration and enforcement of the tax laws of the applicant State:

If the foregoing understanding meets with the approval of the Government of Canada, I have the further honour to propose that this Note and your affirmative Note in reply shall constitute an agreement between our Governments which shall become an integral part of the Convention on the date of entry into force of the Protocol.

Please accept, your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Jean Asselborn

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg


Brussels, 11 May 2012

Note No. 5789

Excellency,

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency’s Note dated 8 May 2012 which reads as follows:

“Excellency,

I have the honour to refer to the Convention between the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Government of Canada for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital, done at Luxembourg on 10 September 1999, as amended by the Protocol signed today, (hereinafter referred to as the “Convention”) and to propose on behalf of the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg the following understanding:

(1) The competent authority of the requested State shall provide, at the request of the competent authority of the applicant State, information for the purposes referred to in Article 26 of the Convention.

(2) The competent authority of the applicant State shall provide the following information to the competent authority of the requested State when making a request for information under the Convention to demonstrate the foreseeable relevance of the information requested to the administration and enforcement of the tax laws of the applicant State:

If the foregoing understanding meets with the approval of the Government of Canada, I have the further honour to propose that this Note and your affirmative Note in reply shall constitute an agreement between our Governments which shall become an integral part of the Convention on the date of entry into force of the Protocol.

Please accept, your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.”

I have the further honour to confirm, on behalf of the Government of Canada, that the understanding contained in Your Excellency’s Note is acceptable to the Government of Canada and to confirm that Your Excellency’s Note and this reply shall constitute an agreement between our Governments which shall become an integral part of the Convention on the date of entry into force of the Protocol.

Accept, Your Excellency, the expression of my highest consideration.

Louis de Lorimier
Ambassador of Canada
to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

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