diff --git a/addons/l10n_lu/__openerp__.py b/addons/l10n_lu/__openerp__.py
index a690edf2041..2f354b2bb97 100644
--- a/addons/l10n_lu/__openerp__.py
+++ b/addons/l10n_lu/__openerp__.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ This is the base module to manage the accounting chart for Luxembourg.
         'account.account.type-2011.csv',
         'account.account.template-2011.csv',
         'account.tax.code.template-2011.csv',
-        'account.chart.template-2011.csv',
+        'account_chart_template.xml',
         'account.tax.template-2011.csv',
         # Change BRE: adds fiscal position
         'account.fiscal.position.template-2011.csv',
diff --git a/addons/l10n_lu/account.chart.template-2011.csv b/addons/l10n_lu/account.chart.template-2011.csv
deleted file mode 100644
index 681f52e2dd6..00000000000
--- a/addons/l10n_lu/account.chart.template-2011.csv
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-id,name,account_root_id:id,bank_account_view_id:id,tax_code_root_id:id,property_account_receivable:id,property_account_payable:id,property_account_expense_categ:id,property_account_income_categ:id,property_reserve_and_surplus_account:id
-lu_2011_chart_1,PCMN Luxembourg,lu_2011_account_0,lu_2011_account_5131,lu_tax_code_template_mensuel,lu_2011_account_4011,lu_2011_account_44111,lu_2011_account_6063,lu_2011_account_7051,lu_2011_account_141
diff --git a/addons/l10n_lu/account_chart_template.xml b/addons/l10n_lu/account_chart_template.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f0986277343
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/l10n_lu/account_chart_template.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<openerp>
+    <data>
+    
+        <record id="lu_2011_chart_1" model="account.chart.template">
+            <field name="name">PCMN Luxembourg</field>
+            <field name="account_root_id" ref="lu_2011_account_0"/>
+            <field name="bank_account_view_id" ref="lu_2011_account_5131"/>
+            <field name="tax_code_root_id" ref="lu_tax_code_template_mensuel"/>
+            <field name="property_account_receivable" ref="lu_2011_account_4011"/>
+            <field name="property_account_payable" ref="lu_2011_account_44111"/>
+            <field name="property_account_expense_categ" ref="lu_2011_account_6063"/>
+            <field name="property_account_income_categ" ref="lu_2011_account_7051"/>
+            <field name="property_account_income_opening" ref="lu_2011_account_141"/>
+            <field name="property_account_expense_opening" ref="lu_2011_account_141"/>
+        </record>
+    
+    </data>
+</openerp>