French Senate delegation to visit Jersey
03 February 2012
Following a visit by a States-led delegation to address the French Parliament in June 2011, 2 leading members of the French Senate Finance Committee will make a reciprocal visit to Jersey on Monday 6 February 2012.
President of the Senate Finance Committee, Sénateur Philippe Marini, and the Committee’s Rapporteur Général, Sénatrice Nicole Bricq, will meet the Island’s senior politicians, including Chief Minister, Senator Ian Gorst, and Assistant Chief Minister, Senator Sir Philip Bailhache.
Discussions are expected to focus on Jersey’s role as an international finance centre, with particular interest in the Island’s regulatory standards and the Tax Information Exchange Agreement that exists between Jersey and France. The visit comes at a time when France has just hosted the G20 Summit in Cannes and its Presidential elections are on the horizon for April 2012.
Monday’s discussions form part of a wider programme of engagement between Jersey and France, ranging from discussion of European issues between French representatives and the Channel Islands Brussels Office to relations with Brittany and Normandy conducted via the Bureau de Jersey in Caen.
Senator Bailhache said “We are pleased to have the opportunity to host the Senate Committee in Jersey and to continue the valuable dialogue that began in Paris last year. It is important that senior politicians like Sénateur Marini and Sénatrice Bricq are able to see at first hand the high levels of regulation and transparency that are the cornerstones of Jersey’s reputation as an international finance centre.”