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(iii) a statement of the information sought including its nature and the form in which the

requesting State wishes to receive the information from the requested State;

(iv) the tax purpose for which the information is sought;

(v) to the extent known, the name and address of any person believed to be in possession of the

requested information.

3. It is understood that the reference to the standard of "foreseeable relevance" is intended to provide for exchange of information under Article 5 of this Agreement to the widest possible extent and, at the same time, to clarify that Member States and Switzerland are not at liberty to engage in "fishing expeditions" or to request information that is unlikely to be relevant to the tax affairs of a given taxpayer. While paragraph 2 contains important procedural requirements that are intended to ensure that fishing expeditions do not occur, clauses (i) to (v) of paragraph 2 nevertheless are not to be interpreted in order to frustrate effective exchange of information. The standard of "foreseeable relevance" can be met both in cases dealing with one taxpayer (whether identified by name or otherwise) or several taxpayers (whether identified by name or otherwise).

4. It is understood that this Agreement does not include exchange of information on a

spontaneous basis.

5. It is understood that in case of an exchange of information under Article 5 of this Agreement, the administrative procedural rules regarding taxpayers' rights provided for in the requested State (being a Member State or Switzerland) remain applicable. It is further understood that these provisions aim at guaranteeing the taxpayer a fair procedure and not at preventing or unduly delaying the exchange of information process.".

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