Resolutions of Ratification: Tax Treaties with Belgium and Germany

On Friday, December 14, the Senate, by the requisite two-thirds vote of members present, agreed to the resolutions of advice and consent to ratification 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, and accompanying Protocol, signed at Brussels on November 27, 2006 (Treaty Doc. 110-3); and the Protocol Amending the Convention between the United States of America and the Federal Republic of Germany for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital and to Certain Other Taxes, signed at Berlin on June 1, 2006 and an Exchange of Notes dated August 17, 2006 (Treaty Doc. 109-20). The resolutions of ratification contained no reservations, understandings, or declarations. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee favorably reported the treaties on October 31, following a hearing on July 17. The Committee submitted its reports on November 14.