LegalizeResolução da Assembleia da República n.º 14/96 — Aprova, para ratificação, a Convenção entre a República Portuguesa e a República da Bulgária para Evitar a Dupla…
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Aprova, para ratificação, a Convenção entre a República Portuguesa e a República da Bulgária para Evitar a Dupla Tributação e Prevenir a Evasão Fiscal em Matéria de Impostos sobre o Rendimento
Where a resident of Bulgaria derives items of income which in accordance with the provisions of articles 10, 11 and 12 may be taxed in Portugal, Bulgaria shall allow as a deduction from the tax on the income of that resident an amount equal to the tax paid in Portugal. Such deduction shall not, however, exceed that part of the tax, as computed before the deduction is given, which is attributable to such items of income derived from Portugal;
Where in accordance with any provisions of this Convention income derived by a resident of Bulgaria is exempt from tax in Bulgaria, the same State may nevertheless, in calculating the amount of tax on the remaining income of such residence, take into account the exempted income;
2) In the Portuguese Republic double taxation shall be eliminated as follows:
Where a resident of Portugal derives income which, in accordance with the provisions of this Convention, may be taxed in Bulgaria, Portugal shall allow as a deduction from the tax on the income of that resident an amount equal to the income tax paid in Bulgaria. Such deduction shall not, however, exceed that part of the income tax, as computed before the deduction is given, which is attributable to the income which may be taxed in Bulgaria;
Where in accordance with any provision of the Convention income derived by a resident of Portugal is exempt from tax in this State, Portugal may nevertheless, in calculating the amount of tax in the remaining income of such resident, take into account the exempted income.
CHAPTER V
Special provisions
Article 24
Non-discrimination
1 - Nationals of a Contracting State shall not be subjected in the other Contracting State to any taxation or any requirement connected therewith, which is other or more burdensome than the taxation and connected requirements to which nationals of that other State in the same circumstances, in particular with respect to residence, are or may be subjected. This provision shall, notwithstanding the provisions of article 1, also apply to persons who are not residents of one or both of the Contracting States.
2 - The taxation on a permanent establishment which an enterprise of a Contracting State has in the other Contracting State shall not be less favourably levied in that other State than the taxation levied on enterprises of that other State carrying on the same activities. This provision shall not be construed as obliging a Contracting State to grant to residents of the other Contracting State any personal allowances, reliefs and reductions for taxation purposes on account of civil status or family responsibilities which it grants to its own residents.
3 - Except where the provisions of paragraph 1 of article 9, paragraph 7 of article 11, or paragraph 6 of article 12, apply, interest, royalties and other disbursements paid by an enterprise of a Contracting State to a resident of the other Contracting State shall, for the purpose of determining the taxable profits of such enterprise, be deductible under the same conditions as if they had been paid to a resident of the first-mentioned State. Similarly, any debts of an enterprise of a Contracting State to a resident of the other Contracting State shall, for the purpose of determining the taxable capital of such enterprise, be deductible under the same conditions as if they had been contracted to a resident of the first-mentioned State.
4 - Enterprises of a Contracting State, the capital of which is wholly or partly owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by one or more residents of the other Contracting State, shall not be subjected in the first-mentioned State to any taxation or any requirement connected therewith which is other or more burdensome than the taxation and connected requirements to which other similar enterprises of the first-mentioned State are or may be subjected.
5 - The provisions of this article shall, notwithstanding the provisions of article 2, apply to taxes of every kind and description.
Article 25
Mutual agreement procedure
1 - Where a person considers that the actions of one or both of the Contracting States result or will result for him in taxation not in accordance with the provisions of this Convention, he may, irrespective of the remedies provided by the domestic law of those States, present his case to the competent authority of the Contracting State of which he is a resident or, if his case comes under paragraph 1 of article 24, to that of the Contracting State of which he is a national. The case must be presented within three years from the first notification of the action resulting in taxation not in accordance with the provisions of the Convention.
2 - The competent authority shall endeavour, if the objection appears to it to be justified and if it is not itself able to arrive at a satisfactory solution, to resolve the case by mutual agreement with the competent authority of the other Contracting State, with a view to the avoidance of taxation which is not in accordance with the Convention. Any agreement reached shall be implemented notwithstanding any time limits in the domestic law of the Contracting States.
3 - The competent authorities of the Contracting States shall endeavour to resolve by mutual agreement any difficulties or doubts arising as to the interpretation or application of the Convention. They may also consult together for the elimination of double taxation in cases not provided for in the Convention.
4 - The competent authorities of the Contracting States may communicate with each other directly, including through a joint commision consisting of themselves or their representatives, for the purpose of reaching an agreement in the sense of the preceding paragraphs.
Article 26
Exchange of information
1 - The competent authorities of the Contracting States shall exchange such information as is necessary for carrying out the provisions of this Convention or of the domestic laws of the Contracting States concerning taxes covered by the Convention insofar as the taxation thereunder is not contrary to the Convention. The exchange of information is not restricted by article 1. Any information received by a Contracting State shall be treated as secret in the same manner as information obtained under the domestic laws of that State and shall be disclosed only to persons or authorities (including courts and administrative bodies) concerned with the assessment or collection of, the enforcement or prosecution in respect of, or the determination of appeals in relation to, the taxes covered by the Convention. Such persons or authorities shall use the information only for such purposes. They may disclose the information in public court proceedings or in judicial decisions.
2 - In no case shall the provisions of paragraph 1 be construed so as to impose on a Contracting State the obligation:
To carry out administrative measures at variance with the laws and administrative practice of that or of the other Contracting State;
To supply information which is not obtainable under the laws or in the normal course of the administration of that or of the other Contracting State;
To supply information which would disclose any trade, business, industrial, commercial or professional secret or trade process, or information, the disclosure of which would be contrary to public policy (ordre public).
Article 27
Members of diplomatic missions and consular posts
Nothing in this Convention shall affect the fiscal privileges of members of diplomatic missions and consular posts under the general rules of international law or under the provisions of special agreements.
CHAPTER VI
Final provisions
Article 28
Entry into force
1 - This Convention shall be ratified and the instruments of ratification shall be exchanged at ... as soon as possible.
2 - This Convention shall enter into force on the date of the exchange of ratification instruments and shall apply:
In Bulgaria:
In respect of taxes withheld at source, to amounts of income derived on or after 1 January in the calendar year next following the year in which the Convention enters into force;
ii) In respect of other taxes on income, to such taxs chargeable for any taxable year beginning on or after 1 January in the calendar year next following the year in which the Convention enters into force;
In Portugal:
In respect of taxes withheld at source, the fact giving rise to them appearing on or after the first day of January in the year next following the year in which this Convention enters into force;
ii) In respect of other taxes as to income arising in any fiscal year beginning on or after the first day of January in the year next following the year in which this Convention enters into force.
Article 29
Termination
This Convention shall remain in force until terminated by one of the Contracting States. Either Contracting State may terminate the Convention, through diplomatic channels, by giving notice of termination at least six months before the end of any calendar year following after the period of five years from the date on which the Convention enters into force. In such event the Convention shall cease to have effect:
In Bulgaria:
In respect of taxes withheld at source, to amounts of income derived on or after 1 January in the calendar year next following the year in which the notice is given;
ii) In respect of other taxes on income, to such taxes chargeable for any taxable year beginning on or after 1 January in the calendar year next following the year in which the notice is given;
In Portugal:
In respect of taxes withheld at source, the fact giving rise to them appearing on or after the first day of January next following the date on which the period specified in the said notice of termination expires;
ii) In respect of other taxes as to income arising in the fiscal year beginning on or after the first day of January next following the date on which the period specified in the said notice of termination expires.
In witness whererof, the undersigned, duly authorized thereto, have signed this Convention.
Done in duplicate at Sofia, this fifteen day of June of 1995 in the Portuguese, Bulgarian and English languages.
In case of divergence of interpretation or application, the English text shall prevail.
PROTOCOL
At the signing today of the Convention between the Portuguese Republic and the Republic of Bulgaria for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income, the Contracting States have agreed upon the following provisions, which shall form an integral part of the Convention:
1 - With reference to article 4, paragraph 1
Any person who is a national of Bulgaria and a resident of a third country, and who derives income from Portuguese source shall not enjoy the benefits provided for under this Convention.
2 - With reference to article 10, paragraph 4
In the case of Portugal, privileged shares mean those shares giving their holder a preference, either as to receipt of dividends, or as to payment in case of winding up, or both. They comprise, namely, jouissance shares or jouissance rights, mining shares and founders' shares.
ii) The provisions of this article shall also apply to income paid to a person associated to a business activity carried out by another person under an arrangement for participation in income as laid down by the laws of each Contracting State (in case of Portugal, associação em participação).
In witness whereof, the undersigned, duly authorized thereto, have signed this Protocol.
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