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DUBLIN， Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Ireland was in talks with U.S. tech firm Apple over setting up an escrow account for the 13 billion euros (13.9 billion U.S. dollars) the European Commission (EC) says is due to Ireland in back taxes， pending the outcome of an appeal against the EC's ruling， a cabinet minister said on Thursday.


"Irish officials are currently negotiating the terms of such an escrow fund which may be established by a commercial contract with Apple， subject to the views of the Commission，" Irish Finance Minister Michael Noonan said in an address to parliament.


In August last year， the EC ruled that Ireland granted undue tax benefits of up to 13 billion euros to Apple， saying that "selective treatment" allowed Apple to pay a tax rate of 1 percent on EU profits in 2003 down to 0.005 percent in 2014.


In response to the ruling， the Irish government decided to appeal to the Court of Justice of the European Union.


"Obviously， the terms of such an escrow fund are subject to confidential and commercially sensitive considerations and as a result I will not be able to discuss them at this time，" he said.


In his address， Noonan argued that it is simply untrue that Ireland provided favorable treatment to Apple. He said that the EC is undermining the fundamental principle of international tax: that tax should be paid where the value is created.


He also said that in the ruling， the EC is atte