5 July 2017 - M. Mahess Rawoteea, Lead Analyst, Ministry of Finance and Economic, Mauritius Development signing the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting

In line with the international movement to fight tax evasion and base erosion, Mauritius, as a fully responsible International Financial Centre (IFC), has signed the “Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting”, at the OECD Headquarters in Paris on the 5^th of July 2017.

The Multilateral Convention, also known as the Multilateral Instrument (MLI), will cover 23 of the existing Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements of Mauritius.

Mauritius will also engage on a bilateral level with the remaining 19 treaty-partner countries to modify and conclude the non-covered agreements by the end of 2018.

Mauritius has also actively participated in the Ad-Hoc Group set up by the OECD to work on the drafting of the Multilateral Instrument as recommended under Action 15 of the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Report.

As a trusted and fully collaborative IFC of substance, Mauritius has always adhered to internationally accepted norms and standards.

Below is the list of notifications submitted to the OECD at the time of signature:

	TREATIES COVERED UNDER THE MLI		EXCLUDED TREATY PARTNERS (BILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS)
1.	Barbados	1.	Bangladesh
2.	Belgium	2.	Botswana
3.	Republic of Congo	3.	China
4.	Croatia	4.	Egypt
5.	Cyprus	5.	India
6.	France	6.	Malaysia
7.	Germany	7.	Mozambique
8.	Guernsey	8.	Namibia
9.	Italy	9.	Nepal
10.	Kuwait	10.	Pakistan
11.	Lesotho	11.	Rwanda
12.	Luxembourg	12.	Senegal
13.	Madagascar	13.	Singapore
14.	Malta	14.	Sri Lanka
15.	Monaco	15.	Thailand
16.	Oman	16.	Tunisia
17.	Qatar	17.	Uganda
18.	Seychelles	18.	Zimbabwe
19.	South Africa	19.	Zambia
20.	Swaziland
21.	Sweden
22.	United Arab Emirates
23.	United Kingdom

6th  July 2017