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Document 92001E001317

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1317/01 by Theresa Villiers (PPE-DE) to the Council. Directive on the taxation of savings.

Úř. věst. C 364E, 20.12.2001, p. 83–83 (ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)

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92001E1317

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1317/01 by Theresa Villiers (PPE-DE) to the Council. Directive on the taxation of savings.

Official Journal 364 E , 20/12/2001 P. 0083 - 0083


WRITTEN QUESTION E-1317/01

by Theresa Villiers (PPE-DE) to the Council

(4 May 2001)

Subject: Directive on the taxation of savings

Could the Council please state what progress has been made in negotiations with the US and key third countries, including Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Andorra and San Maríno, with a view to securing the introduction of equivalent measures in those countries before the directive on the taxation of savings is adopted?

Reply

(27 September 2001)

The Council wants, in the first instance, to draw the Honourable Parliamentarian's attention to the fact that, at present, no negotiations with third countries are being conducted in this field.

According to the conclusions of the European Council in Nice, the Commission and the Presidency are currently undertaking discussions with the United States and other third countries in order to encourage the adoption of equivalent measures on the taxation of savings. The Commission and the Presidency have reported on these discussions to the Council at its meeting on 5 June 2001 (Ecofin) and the Council, then, concluded to agree, at its meeting in October, on a mandate for negotiations with third countries, on this topic. This meeting provided an opportunity for the Council to take stock of the progress reached so far in these discussions.

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