Tax certificates : End of exceptional and temporary measures

08.08.2025

This Announcement supersedes C20011.

Clearstream Banking1 informs clients that effective

1 September 2025

the temporary acceptance of scanned tax certificate copies used for obtaining relief at source and quick refund as described in Announcement C20011 is no longer applicable.

Documents must be provided as originals or with an e-signature, when applicable, as per current applicable procedures.

Impact on clients

Clients are requested to comply with the above requirement as of 1 September 2025.

Further information

For further information, please contact the Clearstream Banking Tax Help Desk, Clearstream Banking Client Services or their Relationship Officer.

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1. Clearstream Banking refers collectively to Clearstream Banking S.A., registered office at 42, avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg, and registered with the Luxembourg Trade and Companies Register under number B-9248, and Clearstream Banking AG, registered office at Mergenthalerallee 61, 65760 Eschborn, Germany and registered in Register B of the Amtsgericht Frankfurt am Main, Germany under number HRB 7500. Clearstream Banking S.A. is registered as an Australian CS (Overseas) Facility, under subsection 824B(2) of the Corporations Act 2001, with registration number ARBN 675 244 783.