BCL Circular 2007/203 of 2 May 2007 — Foreign Direct Investment Surveys

Luxembourg, 2 May 2007

To all credit institutions and to the financial services of the Postal and Telecommunications Company (postal checking account services)

BCL CIRCULAR 2007/203
Foreign Direct Investment Surveys

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Pursuant to the provisions of the sole article of the law of 28 June 2000 amending the Grand-Ducal Regulation of 10 November 1944 as amended on foreign exchange control, the Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) and the Central Service for Statistics and Economic Studies (STATEC) are jointly responsible for compiling the balance of payments and the global external position of Luxembourg. Paragraph 1 of the sole article of the aforementioned law indicates, among other things, that STATEC is responsible for surveys on foreign direct investment. Within the framework of the collaboration between these two institutions, the BCL is responsible for statistical data collection from credit institutions and the Postal and Telecommunications Company.

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Surveys on foreign direct investment concern all direct investment relationships that respondents have established in their capacity as subsidiaries, affiliated companies, or branches of a non-resident investor or with their own subsidiaries, affiliated companies, or branches located abroad.

The questionnaires for the 2006 survey are identical to those sent to you last year, with the exception of some formatting changes. The accompanying explanatory notes outline the practical procedures for completing the questionnaires and contain a description of the required elements. All these documents in electronic format can be downloaded from the BCL website (www.bcl.lu).

A German version of the questionnaires is also available upon request. In the event of discrepancies between the French and German texts, the French version shall prevail.

The completed questionnaires must be submitted by 30 June 2007 by post to the following address:

Banque centrale du Luxembourg
Statistics Department
External Statistics Section
2, boulevard Royal
L-2983 Luxembourg

For any information regarding the application of this circular, Mr. Anh-Tuan Bui (tel. 4774 4296) and Mr. Kola Lendele (tel. 4774 4297) are at your disposal.

Please accept, Ladies and Gentlemen, the assurance of our most distinguished sentiments.

BANQUE CENTRALE DU LUXEMBOURG
The Management

Serge KOLB Andrée BILLON Yves MERSCH