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Luxembourg Deemed Fully Compliant By OECD

July 13, 2009

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Luxembourg has revised its double tax convention with Norway to include provisions for the exchange of information in tax matters. The agreement brings the number of OECD model agreements it has concluded to twelve, ranking Luxembourg as a jurisdiction that has ‘substantially implemented’ the internationally agreed standard in this area.

As a consequence, the Progress Report initially published by the OECD Secretariat on April 2, 2009, in conjunction with the G20 has been updated, to move Luxembourg into the category of ‘Jurisdictions that have substantially implemented the internationally agreed tax standard’.

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