Desiring to amend the Convention Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the French Republic for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital, signed at Paris on August 31, 1994, as amended by the Protocol signed at Washington on December 8, 2004 ("the Convention").

The Convention shall apply also to any identical or substantially similar taxes that are imposed after the date of signature of the Convention in addition to, or in place of, the existing taxes. The competent authorities of the Contracting States shall notify each other of any significant changes that have been made in their respective taxation laws or other laws affecting their obligations under the Convention, and of any official published material concerning the application of the Convention, including explanations, regulations, rulings, or judicial decisions.

This is a technical explanation of the Convention between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income, signed at Brussels on November 27, 2006 (the "Convention"), and the Protocol also signed at Brussels on November 27, 2006, which forms an integral part thereto (the "Protocol"). The Protocol is discussed below in connection with relevant provisions of the Convention.

This is a technical explanation of the Protocol signed at Copenhagen on May 2, 2006 (the "Protocol"), amending the Convention between the United States of America and the Government of Denmark for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income, signed at Washington on August 19, 1999 (the "Convention"). Negotiations took into account the U.S. Department of the Treasury's current tax treaty policy and Treasury's Model Income Tax Convention, published on September 20, 1996 (the "U.S. Model"). Negotiations also took into account the Model...

This is a Technical Explanation of the Convention and Protocol between the United States and Denmark signed at Washington on August 19, 1999 (the "Convention" and "Protocol"). References are made to the Convention between the United States and Denmark for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income signed at Washington, D.C., on May 6, 1948 (the "prior Convention"). The Convention replaces the prior Convention. Negotiations took into account the U.S. Treasury Department's current tax treaty policy, as reflected in the U.S. Treasury...

This is a technical explanation of the Protocol signed at Washington on May 31, 2006 (the "Protocol"), amending the Convention between the United States of America and the Government of Finland for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income, signed at Helsinki on September 21, 1989 (the "Convention"). Negotiations took into account the U.S. Department of the Treasury's current tax treaty policy and Treasury's Model Income Tax Convention, published on September 20, 1996 (the "U.S. Model"). Negotiations also took into account the Model...

This is a technical explanation of the Protocol and the related Memorandum of Understanding signed at Paris on January 13, 2009 (hereinafter the "Protocol" and "Memorandum of Understanding" respectively), amending the Convention between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the French Republic for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income and capital, signed at Paris on August 31, 1994, as amended by the Protocol signed on December 8, 2004 (together, the "existing Convention").

This document is a technical explanation of the Convention and Protocol between the United States and Venezuela that was signed at Caracas on January 25, 1999 (the "Convention"). Negotiations took into account the U.S. Treasury Department's current tax treaty policy, as reflected in the U.S. Treasury Department's Model Income Tax Convention of September 20, 1996 (the "U.S. Model") and its recently negotiated tax treaties, the Model Income Tax Convention on Income and on Capital, published by the OECD in 1992 and amended in 1994, 1995 and 1997 (the "OECD Model"), and recent tax treaties...