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Bilateral exchange of information Agreements in place?
Bahrain, Belgium, Denmark, France, India, Netherlands, Norway and USA (changed protocol of original Double Taxation Agreement)
20 September 2011 - Peer review report focusing on legal frameworks which allow for transparency and exchange of tax information now available.
Key Findings:
Luxembourg has negotiated a number of EOI agreements to the standard in the last two years and can access information held by Luxembourg banks in order to respond to requests from foreign authorities. As regards the availability of information, the legal framework does not ensure that ownership information relating to companies is available in all circumstances. The legislation ensuring the availability of bank information should also be strengthened.