The United States Department of State presents its compliments to the 

Embassy of Switzerland and acknowledges receipt of the Embassy's Diplomatic 

Note No. 64/2014 of September 25, 2014, proposing to make technical corrections 

-to the German-language text of the Agreement between the United States of 

America and Switzerland for Cooperation to Facilitate the Implementation of 

FATCA ("the Agreement"), signed in Bern on February 14, 2013, which reads as 

follows: 

"The Embassy of Switzerland presents its compliments to the United States 

Department of State and refers to the Agreement between Switzerland and the 

United States of America for Cooperation to Facilitate the Implementation of 

FATCA, signed at Bern on 14 February 2013, as supplemented by an Exchange of 

notes of 21/27 March 2013 (German-language version), as amended by Exchanges 

of notes of 6/9 September 2013 (revised timelines) and of 10 June 2013/21 May 

2014 (editorial errors) and entered into force on 2 June 2014. 

The Embassy wishes to bring the following editorial errors m the Germanlanguage text of the Agreement to the attention of the United States Department of 

State: 

Article 2, subparagraph 1(20) first sentence: 

Instead of, ... Unternehmen, an dem eine oder mehrere spezifizierte US-Personen 

massgeblich beteiligt sind, gehalten wird . ... " 

it should read , ... Unternehmen mit einer oder mehreren «beherrschenden 

Personen», die spezifizierte US-Personen sind, gehalten wird . ... ". 

CIPL.OMATIC NOTE 
Annex I, para. II.B.4 letter a (1 ), 

Annex I, para. II.B.4 letter b (1 ), 

Annex I, para. II.B.4 letter c (1 ), 

Annex I, para. II.B.4 letter d (1) and 

Annex I, para. IV.D.3 letter c (1): 

Instead of, ... (auf einem IRS-Formular W-8 oder einem iihnlichen vereinbarten 

Formular) ... " 

it should read , ... (kann auf einem IRS-Formular W-8 oder einem iihnlichen 

vereinbarten Formular erfolgen) ... ". 

Annex I, para. IV.D.1letter b, 

Annex I, para. IV.D.4 letter band 

Annex I, para. IV.D.4 letter c (2): 

Instead of, ... (auf einem IRS-Formular W-8 oder W-9 oder einem iihnlichen 

vereinbarten F ormular) ... " 

it should read , ... (kann auf einem IRS-Formular W-8 oder W-9 oder einem 

iihnlichen vereinbarten F ormular erfolgen) ... ". 

The Embassy proposes to correct the errors, as stated above, by an exchange of 

notes between the two Parties to the Agreement. 

If the United States of America can agree to this proposal, this note and the 

corresponding note of the United States Department of State expressing its consent 

with this proposal shall constitute an agreement between the two Parties on the 

correction of the above-mentioned errors, as described above. This agreement 

shall become effective on the date of the note of the United States Department of 

State in reply. 

The Embassy of Switzerland avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the United 

States Department of State the assurances of its highest consideration 
Washington, D.C., September 25, 2014" 

The Department confirms that the Government of the United States of 

America concurs with the proposals in the Embassy's note. According! y, the 

Embassy's Note of September 25, 2014, and this Note in reply constitute a 

correction of the German-language text of the Agreement, which shall become 

effective on the date of this reply Note, January 7, 2015. 

Department of State, 

Washington, January 7, 2015. 
" Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft V Conf~d~ration suisse 

Confederazione Svizzera 

Confederaziun svizra 

Embassy of Swflzertand In the Unn.d States of America 

Note No. 64/2014 

The Embassy of Switzerland presents its compliments to the United States 

Deparbnent of State and refers to the Agreement between Switzerland and the 

United States of America for Cooperation to Facilitate the Implementation of 

FATCA, signed at Bern on 14 February 2013, as supplemented by an Exchange of 

notes of 21/27 March 2013 (German language version), as amended by Exchanges of notes of 6/9 September 2013 (revised timelines) and of 10 June 

2013/21 May 2014 (editorial errors) and entered into force on 2 June 2014. 

The Embassy wishes to bring the following editorial errors in the German language 

text of the Agreement to the attention of the United States Department of State: 

Article 2, subparagraph 1 (20) first sentence: 

Instead of .. ... Untemehmen, an dem eine oder mehrere spezffizierle USPersonen massgeblich beteiligt sind, gehalten wird . ... " 

it should read , ... Untemehmen mit einer oder mehreren «beherrschenden 

Personem>, die spezifizierle US-Personen sind, geha/ten wird . ... ". 

Annex I, para. 11.8.4 letter a (1), 

Annex I, para. 11.8.4letter b (1), 

Annex I, para. 11.8.4 letter c (1 ), 

Annex I, para. 11.8.4 letter d (1) and 

Annex I, para. IV.D.31etter c (1): 

Instead of , .. . (auf einem IRS-Formular W-8 oder einem IJhnlichen vereinbarten 

Formular) ... " 

it should read , ... (kann auf einem IRS-Formular W-8 oder einem llhnlichen 

vereinbarten Formular erfolgen) ... ". 

Annex I, para. IV.0.1 letter b, 

Annex I, para. IV.D.4 letter b and 

Annex I, para. 1V.D.4 letter c (2): 

Instead of, ... (auf einem IRS-Formular W-8 oder W-9 oder einem ahnlichen 

vereinbarten Formulal) ... " 

it should read , . . . (kann auf einem /RS-Formu/ar W-8 oder W-9 oder einem 

ahnlichen vereinbarten Formular erfolgen) ... ". 
The Embassy proposes to correct the errors, as stated above, by an exchange of 

notes between the two Parties to the Agreement. 

If the United States of America can agree to this proposal, this note and the 

corresponding note of the United States Department of State expressing its 

consent with this proposal shall constitute an agreement between the two Parties 

on the correction of the above mentioned errors, as described above. This 

agreement shall become effective on the date of the note of the United States 

Department of State in reply. 

The Embassy of Switzerland avails itself of.this opportunity tQ renew to the United 

States Department of State the 8$surances of its highest consideration. (IF 

Washington, D.C., September 25, 2014 

United States Department of State 

Washington, D.C.