Luxembourg's Ministry of Finance has announced that on 18 September 2017, officials from Luxembourg and Uzbekistan signed a protocol to amend the 1997 income and capital tax treaty between the two countries. According to the announcement, the protocol updates the exchange of information provisions in line with OECD standards, includes minimum standards resulting from the BEPS project, and provides for assistance in the recovery of taxes. The protocol is the first to amend the treaty and will enter into force after the ratification instruments are exchanged.