The Tax Information Exchange Agreement (Taxes on Income) (Virgin Islands) Order 2005

Article 12 Transitional provisions for negotiable debt securities

(1) During the transitional period referred to in Article 15 of this Agreement, but until 31st December 2010 at the latest, domestic and international bonds and other negotiable debt securities which have been first issued before 1st March, 2001 or for which the original issuing prospectuses have been approved before that date by the competent authorities within the meaning of Council Directive 80/390/EEC or by the responsible authorities in third countries shall not be considered as debt claims within the meaning of Article 9(1)(a) of this Agreement, provided that no further issues of such negotiable debt securities are made on or after 1st March 2002. However, should the transitional period continue beyond 31st December 2010, the provisions of this Article shall only continue to apply in respect of such negotiable debt securities—

(a) which contain gross up and early redemption clauses; and

(b) where the paying agent as defined in Article 8 of this Agreement is established in a contracting party applying withholding tax and that paying agent pays interest to, or secures the payment of interest for the immediate benefit of a beneficial owner resident in the other contracting party.

If a further issue is made on or after 1st March 2002 of an aforementioned negotiable debt security issued by a Government or a related entity acting as a public authority or whose role is recognised by an international treaty, as defined in the Annex to this Agreement, the entire issue of such security, consisting of the original issue and any further issue, shall be considered a debt claim within the meaning of Article 9(1)(a) of this Agreement.

• If a further issue is made on or after 1st March 2002 of an aforementioned negotiable debt security issued by any other issuer not covered by the second sub-paragraph, such further issue shall be considered a debt claim within the meaning of Article 9(1)(a) of this Agreement.

(2) Nothing in this Article shall prevent the contracting parties from taxing the income from the negotiable debt securities referred to in paragraph (1) in accordance with their national laws.