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High-level Meeting of the Parliamentary Group on Tax in association with the European Parliament Special Committee on Tax Rulings

The OECD Parliamentary Group on Tax was created in February 2014 to bring together legislators and staffers with an interest on tax issues, including the development relating to the OECD/G20 Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Project.

TACKLING TAX AVOIDANCE - IMPLEMENTING THE BEPS MEASURES

 

Monday 2 May 2016

OECD Conference Centre - Room CC2

2 rue André Pascal, Paris (16th arrondissement)

 

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Agenda 

 

Chair:

Anthony Gooch, Director, OECD Public Affairs and Communications
09:30-10:00

Arrival of participants and morning coffee

 
10:00-10:20

Welcome and introduction
Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General 
With remarks by Alain Lamassoure, Chair, European Parliament Special Commitee on Tax Rulings

 
10:20-10:30

Group photo with the Secretary-General
On the steps of the Conference Centre

 
10:30-11:00

Session 1:  BEPS - an Introduction
Pascal Saint-Amans, Director, OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration
   
11:00-13:30

Session 2:  Implementing BEPS at the EU and national levels


a) the EU Commission’s Anti-Tax Avoidance Package
- Valere Moutarlier, Director, Directorate General for Taxation and Customs at the European Commission

b) National experiences
Perspectives from national parliaments, with introductions by participants, including:
- France: Michèle André, Chair of the Senate Finance Committee
- United Kingdom: Meg Hillier, Chair of the Public Accounts Committee 

 
13:30–14:30

Working Lunch
Room George Marshall, Château 

Background information

 

This seminar was open to the Chairs and Vice-Chairs (or their nominees) of the relevant committees for tax matters from the OECD, EU, as well as other interested jurisdictions. 

 

Participants

 

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Résumé en français

 

Programme en français

 

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