Resolução da Assembleia da República n.º 46/2012 — Aprova a Convenção entre a República Portuguesa e a República da Colômbia para Evitar a Dupla Tributação e Prevenir a…

2 - Sin embargo, dichas regalías pueden también someterse a imposición en el Estado Contratante del que procedan y de acuerdo con la legislación de este Estado, pero si el beneficiario efectivo de las regalías es residente del otro Estado Contratante, el impuesto así exigido no puede exceder del 10 por ciento del importe bruto de las regalías. Las autoridades competentes de los Estados Contratantes establecerán de mutuo acuerdo las modalidades de aplicación de este límite.

3 - El término «regalías», en el sentido de este artículo, significa las cantidades de cualquier clase pagadas por el uso, o la concesión de uso, de derechos de autor sobre obras literarias, artísticas o científicas, incluidas las películas cinematográficas, de patentes, marcas, diseños o modelos, planos, fórmulas o procedimientos secretos, o por informaciones relativas a experiencias industriales, comerciales o científicas. El termino regalías también incluye los pagos recibidos por concepto de la prestación de asistencia técnica, servicios técnicos y servicios de consultoría.

4 - Las disposiciones de los apartados 1 y 2, no son aplicables si el beneficiario efectivo de las regalías, residente de un Estado Contratante, realiza en el Estado Contratante del que proceden las regalías una actividad empresarial por medio de un establecimiento permanente situado allí o realiza en el otro Estado servicios personales independientes por medio de una base fija situada allí, y si el bien o el derecho por el que se pagan las regalías está vinculado efectivamente a dicho establecimiento permanente o base fija. En tal caso son aplicables las disposiciones del artículo 7 o del artículo 14 según el caso.

5 - Las regalías se considerarán procedentes de un Estado Contratante cuando el deudor sea un residente de ese Estado. Sin embargo, cuando el deudor de las regalías, sea o no residente de un Estado Contratante, tenga en un Estado Contratante un establecimiento permanente o una base fija en relación con el cual se haya contraído la obligación de pago de las regalías y este establecimiento permanente o base fija soporte el pago de las mismas, las regalías se considerarán procedentes del Estado en que esté situado el establecimiento permanente o base fija.

6 - Cuando, por las relaciones especiales existentes entre el deudor y el beneficiario efectivo o por las que uno y otro mantengan con terceros, el importe de las regalías, habida cuenta del uso, derecho o información por los que se pagan, exceda del que habrían convenido el deudor y el beneficiario efectivo en ausencia de tales relaciones, las disposiciones de este artículo no se aplicarán más que a este último importe. En tal caso, la cuantía en exceso podrá someterse a imposición de acuerdo con la legislación de cada Estado Contratante, teniendo en cuenta las demás disposiciones del presente Convenio.

Artículo 13

Ganancias de capital

1 - Las ganancias que un residente de un Estado Contratante obtenga de la enajenación de bienes inmuebles tal como se definen en el artículo 6, situados en el otro Estado Contratante, pueden someterse a imposición en ese otro Estado.

2 - Las ganancias derivadas de la enajenación de bienes muebles que formen parte del activo de un establecimiento permanente que una empresa de un Estado Contratante tiene en el otro Estado Contratante o de bienes muebles pertenecientes a una base fija que un residente de un Estado Contratante tenga en el otro Estado Contratante para prestar servicios personales independientes, incluyendo las ganancias derivadas de la enajenación de dicho establecimiento permanente (sólo o con el conjunto de la empresa) o de dicha base fija, pueden someterse a imposición en ese otro Estado.

3 - Las ganancias derivadas por una empresa de un Estado Contratante de la enajenación de buques o aeronaves explotados en el tráfico internacional, o de bienes muebles afectos a la explotación de dichos buques o aeronaves, pueden someterse a imposición sólo en ese Estado Contratante.

4 - Las ganancias obtenidas por un residente de un Estado contratante de la enajenación de acciones o de participaciones similares, en las que más del 50 % de su valor procede, de forma directa o indirecta, de propiedad inmobiliaria situada en el otro Estado contratante, pueden gravarse en ese otro Estado.

5 - Las ganancias obtenidas por un residente de un Estado Contratante de la enajenación de acciones u otros derechos representativos del capital de una sociedad residente del otro Estado Contratante, pueden gravarse en ese otro Estado Contratante cuando el residente del primer Estado Contratante mencionado posea, en cualquier momento dentro de un periodo de doce meses anteriores a la enajenación, el 25 % o más del capital de dicha sociedad, pero el impuesto así exigido no podrá exceder del 20 % del importe neto de dichas ganancias.

6 - Las ganancias derivadas de la enajenación de cualquier otro bien distinto de los mencionados en los apartados anteriores de este Artículo pueden someterse a imposición sólo en el Estado Contratante en que resida quien enajena.

Artículo 14

Servicios personales independientes

1 - Las rentas obtenidas por un residente de un Estado Contratante por la prestación de servicios profesionales o el ejercicio de otras actividades de carácter independiente sólo podrán someterse a imposición en ese Estado excepto en las siguientes circunstancias, en que esas rentas podrán ser gravadas también en el otro Estado Contratante:

2 - El término «servicios profesionales» comprende especialmente las actividades científicas, literarias, artísticas, de educación o enseñanza independientes, así como las actividades independientes de médicos, abogados, ingenieros, arquitectos, odontólogos y contadores.

Artículo 15

Servicios personales dependientes

1 - Sin perjuicio de lo dispuesto en los artículos 16, 18 y 19, los salarios, sueldos y otras remuneraciones similares obtenidos por un residente de un Estado Contratante en razón de un trabajo dependiente sólo pueden someterse a imposición en ese Estado, a no ser que el trabajo dependiente se desarrolle en el otro Estado Contratante. Si el trabajo dependiente se desarrolla en este último Estado, las remuneraciones derivadas del mismo pueden someterse a imposición en él.

2 - No obstante lo dispuesto en el apartado 1, las remuneraciones obtenidas por un residente de un Estado Contratante en razón de un trabajo dependiente realizado en el otro Estado Contratante sólo pueden someterse a imposición en el Estado mencionado en primer lugar si:

3 - No obstante las disposiciones precedentes de este Artículo, las remuneraciones obtenidas por un residente de un Estado Contratante en razón de un empleo realizado a bordo de un buque o aeronave explotados en tráfico internacional por una empresa del otro Estado Contratante, podrán someterse a imposición ese otro Estado.

Artículo 16

Remuneraciones en calidad de consejero

Las remuneraciones en calidad de consejero y otras retribuciones similares que un residente de un Estado Contratante obtenga como miembro de un directorio, consejo de administración o de vigilancia o de otro órgano similar de una sociedad residente del otro Estado Contratante pueden someterse a imposición en ese otro Estado.

Artículo 17

Artistas y deportistas

1 - No obstante lo dispuesto en los artículos 7, 14 y 15, las rentas que un residente de un Estado Contratante obtenga del ejercicio de sus actividades personales en el otro Estado Contratante en calidad de artista del espectáculo, tal como actor de teatro, cine, radio o televisión o músico o como deportista, pueden someterse a imposición en ese otro Estado. Las rentas a que se refiere este apartado incluyen las rentas que dicho residente obtenga de cualquier actividad personal ejercida en el otro Estado Contratante relacionada con su renombre como artista o deportista.

2 - No obstante lo dispuesto en los artículos 7, 14 y 15, cuando las rentas derivadas de las actividades personales de los artistas del espectáculo o los deportistas, en esa calidad, se atribuyan no ya al propio artista del espectáculo o deportista sino a otra persona, dichas rentas pueden someterse a imposición en el Estado Contratante donde se realicen las actividades del artista del espectáculo o del deportista.

Artículo 18

Pensiones

Sin perjuicio de lo dispuesto en el apartado 2 del artículo 19, las pensiones y demás remuneraciones similares pagadas a un residente de un Estado contratante por un trabajo dependiente anterior sólo pueden someterse a imposición en ese Estado.

Artículo 19

Funciones públicas

1 - Los salarios, sueldos y otras remuneraciones similares pagadas por un Estado Contratante o por una de sus subdivisiones políticas o administrativas o entidades locales a una persona natural por los servicios prestados a ese Estado o a esa subdivisión o entidad, sólo pueden someterse a imposición en ese Estado. Sin embargo, dichos sueldos, salarios y remuneraciones sólo pueden someterse a imposición en el otro Estado Contratante si los servicios se prestan en ese Estado y la persona natural es un residente de ese Estado que:

2 - No obstante lo dispuesto en el apartado 1, las pensiones y otras remuneraciones similares pagadas por un Estado Contratante, o una subdivisión política o administrativa o entidades locales de éste, o con cargo a fondos constituidos por ellos, a una persona natural por servicios prestados a ese Estado o a esa subdivisión o entidad, sólo pueden someterse a imposición en ese Estado. Sin embargo, las pensiones y otras remuneraciones similares solo pueden someterse a imposición en el otro Estado Contratante si la persona natural es residente y nacional de ese Estado.

3 - Lo dispuesto en los artículos 15, 16, 17 y 18 se aplica a los salarios, sueldos, pensiones y otras remuneraciones similares, pagados por los servicios prestados en el marco de una actividad o negocio realizado por un Estado Contratante o por una de sus subdivisiones políticas o administrativas o entidades locales.

Artículo 20

Estudiantes

Las cantidades que reciba para cubrir sus gastos de manutención, estudios o capacitación un estudiante o una persona en prácticas que sea, o haya sido inmediatamente antes de llegar a un Estado Contratante, residente del otro Estado Contratante y que se encuentre en el Estado mencionado en primer lugar con el único fin de proseguir sus estudios o capacitación, no pueden someterse a imposición en ese Estado siempre que procedan de fuentes situadas fuera de ese Estado.

Artículo 21

Otras rentas

Las rentas de un residente de un Estado contratante no mencionadas en los artículos anteriores del presente Convenio y que provengan del otro Estado Contratante pueden someterse a imposición en ese otro Estado.

CAPÍTULO IV — Métodos para eliminar la doble imposición

Artículo 22

Eliminación de la doble imposición

1 - En Portugal, la doble imposición se eliminará de la siguiente manera:

Cuando un residente de Portugal obtenga rentas que, de conformidad con las disposiciones del presente Convenio, puedan someterse a imposición en Colombia, Portugal permitirá una deducción en el impuesto sobre la renta de ese residente por un importe igual al impuesto sobre la renta pagado en Colombia. Sin embargo, dicha deducción no podrá exceder de la parte del impuesto sobre la renta calculado antes de la deducción, correspondiente a las rentas que pueden someterse a imposición en Colombia;

2 - En Colombia, la doble imposición se evitará de la siguiente manera:

Cuando un residente de Colombia obtenga rentas que, de conformidad con las disposiciones de este Convenio, puedan someterse a imposición en el otro Estado Contratante, Colombia permitirá, dentro de las limitaciones impuestas por su legislación interna, el descuento del impuesto sobre la renta efectivamente pagado por ese residente por un importe igual al impuesto sobre la renta pagado en Portugal.

Sin embargo, dicho descuento no podrá exceder de la parte del impuesto sobre la renta, calculados antes del descuento, correspondiente a las rentas que puedan someterse a imposición en el otro Estado Contratante.

Cuando se trate de dividendos, Colombia permitirá el descuento del impuesto sobre la renta equivalente al resultado de multiplicar el monto total de los dividendos, por la tarifa del impuesto de renta a la que se hayan sometido las utilidades que los generaron. Cuando los dividendos hayan sido gravados en el otro Estado Contratante, este descuento se incrementará en el monto de tal gravamen. Sin embargo, este descuento podrá exceder del monto del impuesto de renta generado en Colombia por tales dividendos.

3 - Cuando de conformidad con cualquier disposición del Convenio, las rentas obtenidas por un residente de un Estado Contratante, estén exentas de impuestos en ese Estado, dicho Estado podrá, sin embargo, tener en cuenta las rentas exentas a efectos de calcular el importe del impuesto sobre el resto de las rentas de dicho residente.

CAPÍTULO V — Disposiciones especiales

Artículo 23

No discriminación

1 - Los nacionales de un Estado Contratante no serán sometidos en el otro Estado Contratante a ningún impuesto u obligación relativa al mismo que no se exijan o que sean más gravosos que aquellos a los que estén o puedan estar sometidos los nacionales de ese otro Estado que se encuentren en las mismas condiciones, en particular con respecto a la residencia. No obstante las disposiciones del artículo 1, la presente disposición es también aplicable a las personas que no sean residentes de uno o de ninguno de los Estados Contratantes.

2 - Los establecimientos permanentes que una empresa de un Estado Contratante tenga en el otro Estado Contratante no serán sometidos a imposición en ese Estado de manera menos favorable que las empresas de ese otro Estado que realicen las mismas actividades. Esta disposición no podrá interpretarse en el sentido de obligar a un Estado Contratante a conceder a los residentes del otro Estado Contratante las deducciones personales, desgravaciones y reducciones impositivas que otorgue a sus propios residentes en consideración a su estado civil o cargas familiares.

3 - A menos que se apliquen las disposiciones del apartado 1 del artículo 9, del apartado 6 del artículo 11 o del apartado 6 del artículo 12, los intereses, regalías y demás gastos pagados por una empresa de un Estado Contratante a un residente del otro Estado Contratante serán deducibles para determinar las utilidades sujetas a imposición de dicha empresa, en las mismas condiciones que si se hubieran pagado a un residente del Estado mencionado en primer lugar.

4 - Las empresas de un Estado Contratante cuyo capital esté, total o parcialmente, poseído o controlado, directa o indirectamente, por uno o varios residentes del otro Estado Contratante, no se someterán en el Estado mencionado en primer lugar a ningún impuesto u obligación relativa al mismo que no se exijan o que sean más gravosos que aquellos a los que estén o puedan estar sometidas otras empresas similares del Estado mencionado en primer lugar.

5 - No obstante las disposiciones del artículo 2, las disposiciones del presente artículo son aplicables a todos los impuestos, cualquiera que sea su naturaleza o denominación.

Artículo 24

Procedimiento de acuerdo mutuo

1 - Cuando una persona considere que las medidas adoptadas por uno o por ambos Estados Contratantes implican o pueden implicar para ella una imposición que no esté conforme con las disposiciones del presente Convenio podrá, con independencia de los recursos previstos por el derecho interno de esos Estados, someter su caso a la autoridad competente del Estado Contratante del que sea residente o, si fuera aplicable el apartado 1 del artículo 23, a la del Estado Contratante del que sea nacional. El caso deberá ser planteado dentro de los tres años siguientes a la primera notificación de la medida que implique una imposición no conforme a las disposiciones del Convenio.

2 - La autoridad competente, si la reclamación le parece fundada y si no puede por sí misma encontrar una solución satisfactoria, hará lo posible por resolver la cuestión por medio de un acuerdo mutuo con la autoridad competente del otro Estado Contratante, a fin de evitar una imposición que no se ajuste a este Convenio. El acuerdo será aplicable independientemente de los plazos previstos por el derecho interno de los Estados Contratantes.

3 - Las autoridades competentes de los Estados Contratantes harán lo posible por resolver las dificultades o las dudas que plantee la interpretación o aplicación del Convenio por medio de un acuerdo mutuo.

4 - A fin de llegar a un acuerdo en el sentido de los apartados anteriores, las autoridades competentes de los Estados Contratantes podrán comunicarse directamente.

5 - La aplicación de un acuerdo mutuo estará subordinada a la aceptación de este acuerdo amistoso por el contribuyente y al desistimiento por éste de reclamaciones judiciales en relación con los puntos resueltos en el procedimiento de acuerdo mutuo.

Artículo 25

Intercambio de información

1 - Las autoridades competentes de los Estados Contratantes intercambiarán la información previsiblemente pertinente para aplicar lo dispuesto en el presente Convenio o para administrar y exigir lo dispuesto en la legislación interna de los Estados Contratantes relativa a los impuestos de toda clase y naturaleza percibidos por los Estados Contratantes, sus subdivisiones políticas o administrativas o entidades locales en la medida en que la imposición prevista en el mismo no sea contraria al Convenio. El intercambio de información no vendrá limitado por los artículos 1 y 2.

2 - La información recibida por un Estado Contratante en virtud del apartado 1 será mantenida secreta de la misma forma que la información obtenida en virtud del Derecho interno de ese Estado y sólo se desvelará a las personas o autoridades (incluidos los tribunales y órganos administrativos) encargadas de la liquidación o recaudación de los impuestos a los que hace referencia el apartado 1, de su aplicación efectiva o de la persecución del incumplimiento relativo a los mismos, de la resolución de los recursos en relación con los mismos o de la supervisión de las funciones anteriores. Dichas personas o autoridades sólo utilizarán esta información para estos fines. Podrán desvelar la información en las audiencias públicas de los tribunales o en las sentencias judiciales.

3 - En ningún caso las disposiciones de los apartados 1 y 2 podrán interpretarse en el sentido de obligar a un Estado Contratante a:

4 - Si un Estado Contratante solicita información conforme al presente artículo, el otro Estado Contratante utilizará las medidas para recabar información de que disponga con el fin de obtener la información solicitada, aun cuando ese otro Estado pueda no necesitar dicha información para sus propios fines tributarios. La obligación precedente está limitada por lo dispuesto en el apartado 3 siempre y cuando este apartado no sea interpretado para impedir a un Estado Contratante proporcionar información exclusivamente por la ausencia de interés nacional en la misma.

5 - En ningún caso las disposiciones del apartado 3 se interpretarán en el sentido de permitir a un Estado Contratante negarse a proporcionar información únicamente porque está obre en poder de bancos, otras instituciones financieras o de cualquier persona que actúe en calidad representativa o fiduciaria o porque esa información haga referencia a la participación en la titularidad de una persona.

Artículo 26

Derecho a los beneficios del Convenio

1 - Se entiende que las disposiciones del presente Convenio no deberán interpretarse para impedir la aplicación por un Estado contratante de las disposiciones contra la evasión previstas por su legislación interna.

2 - Se entiende que los beneficios previstos en este Convenio no podrán ser concedidos a un residente de un Estado Contratante que no sea el beneficiario efectivo de las rentas procedentes del otro Estado Contratante.

3 - Las disposiciones del presente Convenio no se aplicarán si el propósito principal o uno de los propósitos principales de cualquier persona relacionada con la creación o asignación de la propiedad o de un derecho con respecto de los cuales se pagan las rentas fue el de tomar ventaja de estas disposiciones por medio de dicha creación o asignación.

Artículo 27

Asistencia en la recaudación de impuestos

1 - Los Estados Contratantes se prestarán asistencia mutua en la recaudación de sus créditos tributarios. Esta asistencia no está limitada por los artículos 1 y 2. Las autoridades competentes de los Estados Contratantes podrán establecer de mutuo acuerdo el modo de aplicación de este artículo.

2 - El término «crédito tributario» en el sentido de este artículo, significa todo importe debido en concepto de impuestos de toda clase y naturaleza exigibles por los Estados Contratantes, sus subdivisiones políticas o administrativas o sus entidades locales, en la medida en que esta imposición no sea contraria al presente Convenio o a cualquier otro instrumento del que los Estados Contratantes sean parte; la expresión comprende igualmente los intereses, sanciones administrativas y costes de recaudación o de establecimiento de medidas cautelares relacionados con dicho importe.

3 - Cuando un crédito tributario de un Estado Contratante sea exigible en virtud del Derecho de ese Estado y el deudor sea una persona que conforme al Derecho de ese Estado no pueda impedir en ese momento su recaudación, las autoridades competentes del otro Estado Contratante, a petición de las autoridades competentes del primer Estado, aceptarán dicho crédito tributario para los fines de su recaudación por ese otro Estado. Dicho otro Estado recaudará el crédito tributario de acuerdo con lo dispuesto en su legislación relativa a la aplicación y recaudación de sus propios impuestos como si se tratara de un crédito tributario propio.

4 - Cuando un crédito tributario de un Estado Contratante sea de naturaleza tal que ese Estado pueda, en virtud de su Derecho interno, adoptar medidas cautelares que aseguren su recaudación, las autoridades competentes del otro Estado Contratante, a petición de las autoridades competentes del primer Estado, aceptarán dicho crédito tributario para los fines de adoptar tales medidas cautelares. Ese otro Estado adoptará las medidas cautelares de acuerdo con lo dispuesto en su legislación como si se tratara de un crédito tributario propio, aún cuando en el momento de aplicación de dichas medidas el crédito tributario no fuera exigible en el Estado mencionado en primer lugar o su deudor fuera una persona con derecho a impedir su recaudación.

5 - No obstante lo dispuesto en los apartados 3 y 4, un crédito tributario aceptado por un Estado Contratante a los efectos de dichos apartados, no estará sujeto en ese Estado a la prescripción o prelación aplicables a los créditos tributarios conforme a su Derecho interno por razón de su naturaleza de crédito tributario. Asimismo, un crédito tributario aceptado por un Estado Contratante a los efectos de los apartados 3 ó 4 no disfrutará en ese Estado de las prelaciones aplicables a los créditos tributarios en virtud del Derecho del otro Estado Contratante.

6 - Ningún procedimiento relativo a la existencia, validez o cuantía del crédito tributario de un Estado Contratante podrá incoarse ante los tribunales u órganos administrativos del otro Estado Contratante.

7 - Cuando en un momento posterior a la solicitud de recaudación realizada por un Estado Contratante en virtud de los apartados 3 ó 4, y previo a su recaudación y remisión por el otro Estado Contratante, el crédito tributario dejará de ser:

las autoridades competentes del Estado mencionado en primer lugar notificarán sin dilación a las autoridades competentes del otro Estado ese hecho y, según decida ese otro Estado, el Estado mencionado en primer lugar suspenderá o retirará su solicitud.

8 - En ningún caso las disposiciones de este artículo se interpretarán en el sentido de obligar a un Estado Contratante a:

Artículo 28

Miembros de misiones diplomáticas y de oficinas consulares

Las disposiciones del presente Convenio no afectarán a los privilegios fiscales de que disfruten los miembros de las misiones diplomáticas o de las oficinas consulares de acuerdo con los principios generales del derecho internacional o en virtud de las disposiciones de acuerdos especiales.

CAPÍTULO VI — Disposiciones finales

Artículo 29

Entrada en vigor

1 - El presente Convenio entrará en vigor treinta días después de la fecha de recibo de la última notificación, por escrito y a través de la vía diplomática, manifestando que todos los procedimientos internos de cada Estado Contratante para dicho efecto han sido cumplidos.

2 - Las disposiciones del presente Convenio surtirán efecto en Colombia y en Portugal:

Artículo 30

Vigencia y terminación

1 - Una vez transcurrido un período inicial de cinco años, el presente Convenio permanecerá en vigor durante un período indeterminado.

2 - Una vez transcurrido un período inicial de cinco años, cualquier Estado Contratante podrá denunciar el presente Convenio notificándolo por escrito y a través de la vía diplomática, antes del primer día de julio de un año calendario.

3 - En caso de denuncia, el presente Convenio cesará de surtir efectos, en Colombia y en Portugal:

En fe de lo cual, los abajo firmantes, debidamente autorizados para ello, firman el presente Convenio.

Hecho por duplicado en Bogotá, en el día 30 de Agosto de 2010, en idioma Español, Portugués e Inglés, siendo todos los textos igualmente auténticos. En caso de cualquier divergencia en la interpretación del texto del presente Convenio, prevalecerá el texto en inglés.

Por la Republica de Colombia:

([ver documento original](https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/2012/04/07400/0187101900.pdf))

Por la Republica Portuguesa:

([ver documento original](https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/2012/04/07400/0187101900.pdf))

PROTOCOLO DEL CONVENIO ENTRE LA REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA Y LA REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA PARA EVITAR LA DOBLE IMPOSICIÓN Y PARA PREVENIR LA EVASIÓN FISCAL EN RELACIÓN CON EL IMPUESTO SOBRE LA RENTA.

Al firmar el Convenio entre la República Portuguesa y la República de Colombia para Evitar la Doble Imposición y para Prevenir la Evasión Fiscal en relación con el Impuesto sobre la Renta (en lo sucesivo «el Convenio»), los firmantes han convenido que las siguientes disposiciones forman parte integrante del Convenio:

1 - En relación con el apartado 3 del artículo 5.

A los efectos del cálculo de los límites establecidos en el apartado 3 del artículo 5 del presente Convenio, las actividades realizadas por una empresa asociada a otra empresa en el sentido del artículo 9, serán agregadas al período durante el cual son realizadas las actividades por la empresa de la que es asociada, si las actividades de ambas empresas son idénticas o sustancialmente similares y son realizadas en relación con la misma obra o proyecto.

2 - En relación con el apartado 3 del artículo 7.

Para la aplicación del apartado 3 del artículo 7 del Convenio, la deducibilidad de gastos se determinará de acuerdo con la legislación interna del Estado Contratante en el cual está ubicado el establecimiento permanente siempre que se cumplan los requisitos, condiciones y limitaciones a las cuales están sujetos.

3 - En relación con el apartado 3 del artículo 8.

Se acuerda que cuando sociedades de diferentes países han acordado llevar a cabo actividades de transporte aéreo por medio de un consorcio o una forma similar de asociación, las disposiciones del apartado 1 del artículo 8 del Convenio aplicarán a la parte de las utilidades del consorcio o asociación como corresponda a la participación que tenga en ese consorcio o asociación una sociedad que es residente de un Estado Contratante.

4 - En relación con el artículo 10.

Para el caso de Colombia, sin perjuicio de lo dispuesto en el apartado 2 del artículo 10 del Convenio, cuando la sociedad residente en Colombia no haya pagado el impuesto sobre la renta sobre las utilidades que se repartan a los socios o accionistas en exceso del límite máximo no gravado contenido en el artículo 49 y en el parágrafo 1 de artículo 245 del Estatuto Tributario, el dividendo que se reparta podrá someterse en Colombia a la tarifa del 33 %, si el beneficiario efectivo del dividendo es un socio o accionista residente en Portugal.

5 - En relación con el artículo 12.

En fe de lo cual, los abajo firmantes, debidamente autorizados para ello, firman el presente Protocolo.

Hecho por duplicado en Bogotá, en el día 30 de agosto de 2010, en idioma Español, Portugués e Inglés, siendo todos los textos igualmente auténticos. En caso de cualquier divergencia en la interpretación del texto del presente Protocolo, prevalecerá el texto en inglés.

Por la Republica de Colombia:

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Por la Republica Portuguesa:

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CONVENTION BETWEEN THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC AND THE REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND THE PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOME.

The Portuguese Republic and the Republic of Colombia, desiring to conclude a Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income, in order to promote and strengthen the economic relations between the two countries, have agreed as follows:

CHAPTER I

Scope of the Convention

Article 1

Persons covered

This Convention shall apply to persons who are residents of one or both of the Contracting States.

Article 2

Taxes covered

1 - This Convention shall apply to taxes on income imposed on behalf of a Contracting State, and in the case of Portugal on behalf of its political or administrative subdivisions or local authorities as well, irrespective of the manner in which they are levied.

2 - There shall be regarded as taxes on income all taxes imposed on total income, or on elements of income, including taxes on gains from the alienation of movable or immovable property, taxes on the amounts of wages or salaries paid by enterprises, as well as taxes on capital appreciation.

3 - The existing taxes to which this Convention shall apply are in particular:

ii) the corporate income tax (imposto sobre o rendimento das pessoas colectivas - IRC); and

iii) the local surtax on corporate income tax (derrama);

(hereinafter referred to as «portuguese tax»);

the income tax and its complementary taxes;

(hereinafter referred to as «colombian tax»).

4 - The Convention shall apply also to any identical or substantially similar taxes that are imposed after the date of signature of the Convention in addition to, or in place of, the existing taxes. The competent authorities of the Contracting States shall notify each other of any significant changes that have been made in their taxation laws.

CHAPTER II

Definitions

Article 3

General definitions

1 - For the purposes of this Convention, unless the context otherwise requires:

ii) in Portugal: the Minister of Finance, the Director General of Taxation (Director-Geral dos Impostos) or their authorised representative;

ii) any legal person, partnership or association deriving its status as such from the laws in force in that Contracting State.

2 - As regards the application of the Convention at any time by a Contracting State, any term not defined therein shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the meaning that it has at that time under the law of that State for the purposes of the taxes to which the Convention applies, any meaning under the applicable tax laws of that State prevailing over a meaning given to the term under other laws of that State.

Article 4

Resident

1 - For the purposes of this Convention, the term «resident of a Contracting State» means any person who, under the laws of that State, is liable to tax therein by reason of his domicile, residence, place of management, place of incorporation, or any other criterion of a similar nature, and also includes that State and any political or administrative subdivision or local authority thereof. This term, however, does not include any person who is liable to tax in that State in respect only of income from sources in that State.

2 - Where by reason of the provisions of paragraph 1 an individual is a resident of both Contracting States, then his status shall be determined as follows:

3 - Where by reason of the provisions of paragraph 1 a person other than an individual is a resident of both Contracting States, then it shall be deemed to be a resident only of the State in which its place of effective management is situated. If it is not possible to determine the residence in this way, the Contracting States shall endeavour to settle the question by mutual agreement. In the absence of such mutual agreement between the competent authorities of the Contracting States, such person shall not be entitled to any of the benefits or the exemptions established under this Convention.

Article 5

Permanent establishment

1 - For the purposes of this Convention, the term «permanent establishment» means a fixed place of business through which the business of an enterprise is wholly or partly carried on.

2 - The term «permanent establishment» includes especially:

3 - The term «permanent establishment» also includes:

4 - Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this article, the term «permanent establishment» shall be deemed not to include:

5 - Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2, where a person - other than an agent of an independent status to whom paragraph 7 applies - is acting on behalf of an enterprise and has, and habitually exercises, in a Contracting State an authority to conclude contracts in the name of the enterprise, that enterprise shall be deemed to have a permanent establishment in that State in respect of any activities which that person undertakes for the enterprise, unless the activities of such person are limited to those mentioned in paragraph 4 which, if exercised through a fixed place of business, would not make this fixed place of business a permanent establishment under the provisions of that paragraph.

6 - Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this article, an insurance enterprise of a Contracting State shall, except in regard to reinsurance, be deemed to have a permanent establishment in the other Contracting State if it collects premiums in the territory of that other State or insures risks situated therein through a person other than an agent of an independent status to whom paragraph 7 applies.

7 - An enterprise shall not be deemed to have a permanent establishment in a Contracting State merely because it carries on business in that State through a broker, general commission agent or any other agent of an independent status, provided that such persons are acting in the ordinary course of their business. However, when the activities of such an agent are devoted wholly or almost wholly on behalf of that enterprise, and conditions are made or imposed between that enterprise and the agent in their commercial and financial relations which differ from those which would have been made between independent enterprises, he will not be considered an agent of an independent status within the meaning of this paragraph.

8 - The fact that a company which is a resident of a Contracting State controls or is controlled by a company which is a resident of the other Contracting State, or which carries on business in that other State (whether through a permanent establishment or otherwise), shall not of itself constitute either company a permanent establishment of the other.

CHAPTER III

Taxation of income

Article 6

Income from immovable property

1 - Income derived by a resident of a Contracting State from immovable property (including income from agriculture or forestry) situated in the other Contracting State may be taxed in that other State.

2 - The term «immovable property» shall have the meaning which it has under the law of the Contracting State in which the property in question is situated. The term shall in any case include property accessory to immovable property, livestock and equipment used in agriculture or forestry, rights to which the provisions of general law respecting landed property apply, usufruct of immovable property and rights to variable or fixed payments as consideration for the working of, or the right to work, mineral deposits, sources and other natural resources; ships, and aircraft shall not be regarded as immovable property.

3 - The provisions of paragraph 1 shall apply to income derived from the direct use, letting, or use in any other form of immovable property.

4 - The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 3 shall also apply to the income from immovable property of an enterprise and to income from immovable property used for the performance of independent personal services.

5 - The preceding provisions of this article shall also apply to income from associated movable property and from the provision of services for the maintenance or operation of immovable property.

Article 7

Business profits

1 - The profits of an enterprise of a Contracting State shall be taxable only in that State unless the enterprise carries on business in the other Contracting State through a permanent establishment situated therein. If the enterprise carries or has carried on business as aforesaid, the profits of the enterprise may be taxed in the other State but only so much of them as is attributable to that permanent establishment.

2 - Subject to the provisions of paragraph 3, where an enterprise of a Contracting State carries or has carried on business in the other Contracting State through a permanent establishment situated therein, there shall in each Contracting State be attributed to that permanent establishment the profits which it might be expected to make if it were a distinct and separate enterprise engaged in the same or similar activities under the same or similar conditions and dealing wholly independently with the enterprise of which it is a permanent establishment.

3 - In determining the profits of a permanent establishment, there shall be allowed as deductions expenses which are incurred for the purposes of the permanent establishment, including executive and general administrative expenses so incurred, whether in the State in which the permanent establishment is situated or elsewhere.

4 - No profits shall be attributed to a permanent establishment by reason of the mere purchase by that permanent establishment of goods or merchandise for the enterprise.

5 - For the purposes of the preceding paragraphs, the profits to be attributed to the permanent establishment shall be determined by the same method year by year unless there is good and sufficient reason to the contrary.

6 - Where profits include items of income which are dealt with separately in other Articles of this Convention, then the provisions of those Articles shall not be affected by the provisions of this article.

Article 8

Shipping and air transport

1 - Profits of an enterprise of a Contracting State from the operation of ships or aircraft in international traffic shall be taxable only in that State.

2 - For the purposes of this article:

3 - The provisions of paragraph 1 shall also apply to profits from the participation in a pool, a joint business or an international operating agency.

Article 9

Associated enterprises

1 - Where:

and in either case conditions are made or imposed between the two enterprises in their commercial or financial relations which differ from those which would be made between independent enterprises, then any profits which would, but for those conditions, have accrued to one of the enterprises, but, by reason of those conditions, have not so accrued, may be included in the profits of that enterprise and taxed accordingly.

2 - Where a Contracting State includes in the profits of an enterprise of that State - and taxes accordingly - profits on which an enterprise of the other Contracting State has been charged to tax in that other State and the profits so included are profits which would have accrued to the enterprise of the first-mentioned State if the conditions made between the two enterprises had been those which would have been made between independent enterprises, then that other State, if it agrees that the adjustment made by the first-mentioned State is justified both in principle and as regards the amount, shall make an appropriate adjustment to the amount of the tax charged therein on those profits. In determining such adjustment, due regard shall be had to the other provisions of this Convention and the competent authorities of the Contracting States shall if necessary consult each other.

Article 10

Dividends

1 - Dividends paid by a company which is a resident of a Contracting State to a resident of the other Contracting State may be taxed in that other State.

2 - However, such dividends may also be taxed in the Contracting State of which the company paying the dividends is a resident and according to the laws of that State, but if the beneficial owner of the dividends is a resident of the other Contracting State, the tax so charged shall not exceed 10 per cent of the gross amount of the dividends.

The competent authorities of the Contracting States shall by mutual agreement settle the mode of application of this limitation.

This paragraph shall not affect the taxation of the company in respect of the profits out of which the dividends are paid.

3 - The term «dividends» as used in this article means income from shares, or other rights, not being debt-claims, participating in profits, as well as income from other corporate rights which is subjected to the same taxation treatment as income from shares by the laws of the State of which the company making the distribution is a resident. The term also includes profits attributed under an arrangement for participation in profits («associacão em participacão»).

4 - The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply if the beneficial owner of the dividends, being a resident of a Contracting State, carries on business in the other Contracting State of which the company paying the dividends is a resident, through a permanent establishment situated therein, or performs in that other State independent personal services from a fixed base situated therein, and the holding in respect of which the dividends are paid is effectively connected with such permanent establishment or fixed base. In such case the provisions of article 7 or article 14, as the case may be, shall apply.

5 - Where a company which is a resident of a Contracting State derives profits or income from the other Contracting State, that other State may not impose any tax on the dividends paid by the company, except insofar as such dividends are paid to a resident of that other State or insofar as the holding in respect of which the dividends are paid is effectively connected with a permanent establishment or a fixed base situated in that other State, nor subject the company's undistributed profits to a tax on the company's undistributed profits, even if the dividends paid or the undistributed profits consist wholly or partly of profits or income arising in such other State.

Article 11

Interest

1 - Interest arising in a Contracting State and paid to a resident of the other Contracting State may be taxed in that other State.

2 - However, such interest may also be taxed in the Contracting State in which it arises and according to the laws of that State, but if the beneficial owner of the interest is a resident of the other Contracting State, the tax so charged shall not exceed 10 per cent of the gross amount of the interest.

The competent authorities of the Contracting States shall by mutual agreement settle the mode of application of this limitation.

3 - The term «interest» as used in this article means income from debt-claims of every kind, whether or not secured by mortgage and in particular, income from government securities and income from bonds or debentures, including premiums and prizes attaching to such securities, bonds or debentures. Penalty charges for late payment shall not be regarded as interest for the purpose of this article.

4 - The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply if the beneficial owner of the interest, being a resident of a Contracting State, carries on business in the other Contracting State in which the interest arises through a permanent establishment situated therein, or performs in that other State independent personal services from a fixed base situated therein, and the debt-claim in respect of which the interest is paid is effectively connected with such permanent establishment or fixed base. In such case the provisions of article 7 or article 14, as the case may be, shall apply.

5 - Interest shall be deemed to arise in a Contracting State when the payer is a resident of that State. Where, however, the person paying the interest, whether he is a resident of a Contracting State or not, has in a Contracting State a permanent establishment or a fixed base in connection with which the indebtedness on which the interest is paid was incurred, and such interest is borne by such permanent establishment or fixed base, then such interest shall be deemed to arise in the State in which the permanent establishment or fixed base is situated.

6 - Where, by reason of a special relationship between the payer and the beneficial owner or between both of them and some other person, the amount of the interest, having regard to the debt-claim for which it is paid, exceeds the amount which would have been agreed upon by the payer and the beneficial owner in the absence of such relationship, the provisions of this article shall apply only to the last-mentioned amount. In such case, the excess part of the payments shall remain taxable according to the laws of each Contracting State, due regard being had to the other provisions of this Convention.

Article 12

Royalties

1 - Royalties arising in a Contracting State and paid to a resident of the other Contracting State may be taxed in that other State.

2 - However, such royalties may also be taxed in the Contracting State in which they arise and according to the laws of that State, but if the beneficial owner of the royalties is a resident of the other Contracting State, the tax so charged shall not exceed 10 per cent of the gross amount of the royalties. The competent authorities of the Contracting States shall by mutual agreement settle the mode of application of this limitation.

3 - The term «royalties» as used in this article means payments of any kind received as a consideration for the use of, or the right to use, any copyright of literary, artistic or scientific work including cinematograph films, any patent, trade mark, design or model, plan, secret formula or process, or for information concerning industrial, commercial or scientific experience. The term «royalties» also includes payments received as consideration for the rendering of technical assistance, technical services and consulting services.

4 - The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply if the beneficial owner of the royalties, being a resident of a Contracting State, carries on business in the other Contracting State in which the royalties arise through a permanent establishment situated therein, or performs in that other State independent personal services from a fixed base situated therein, and the right or property in respect of which the royalties are paid is effectively connected with such permanent establishment or fixed base. In such case the provisions of article 7 or article 14, as the case may be, shall apply.

5 - Royalties shall be deemed to arise in a Contracting State when the payer is a resident of that State. Where, however, the person paying the royalties, whether he is a resident of a Contracting State or not, has in a Contracting State a permanent establishment or fixed base in connection with which the obligation to pay the royalties was incurred, and such royalties are borne by such permanent establishment or fixed base, then such royalties shall be deemed to arise in the State in which the permanent establishment or fixed base is situated.

6 - Where, by reason of a special relationship between the payer and the beneficial owner or between both of them and some other person, the amount of the royalties, having regard to the use, right or information for which they are paid, exceeds the amount which would have been agreed upon by the payer and the beneficial owner in the absence of such relationship, the provisions of this article shall apply only to the last-mentioned amount. In such case, the excess part of the payments shall remain taxable according to the laws of each Contracting State, due regard being had to the other provisions of this Convention.

Article 13

Capital gains

1 - Gains derived by a resident of a Contracting State from the alienation of immovable property referred to in article 6 and situated in the other Contracting State may be taxed in that other State.

2 - Gains from the alienation of movable property forming part of the business property of a permanent establishment which an enterprise of a Contracting State has in the other Contracting State or of movable property pertaining to a fixed base available to a resident of a Contracting State in the other Contracting State for the purpose of performing independent personal services, including such gains from the alienation of such a permanent establishment (alone or with the whole enterprise) or of such fixed base, may be taxed in that other State.

3 - Gains derived by an enterprise of a Contracting State from the alienation of ships or aircraft operated in international traffic or movable property pertaining to the operation of such ships or aircraft shall be taxable only in that Contracting State.

4 - Gains derived by a resident of a Contracting State from the alienation of shares or of a comparable interest deriving more than 50 percent of their value directly or indirectly from immovable property situated in the other Contracting State may be taxed in that other State.

5 - Gains derived by a resident of a Contracting State from the alienation of shares or other rights representing the capital of a company that is a resident of the other Contracting State may be taxed in that other Contracting State where the resident of the first mentioned Contracting State owned, at any time within the twelve month period preceding the alienation, 25 % or more of the capital of that company, but the tax so charged shall not exceed 20 % of the net amount of such gains.

6 - Gains from the alienation of any property other than that referred to in the preceding paragraphs of this article shall be taxable only in the Contracting State of which the alienator is a resident.

Article 14

Independent personal services

1 - Income derived by a resident of a Contracting State in respect of professional services or other activities of an independent character shall be taxable only in that State except in the following circumstances, when such income may also be taxed in the other Contracting State:

2 - The term «professional services» includes especially independent scientific, literary, artistic, educational or teaching activities as well as the independent activities of physicians, lawyers, engineers, architects, dentists and accountants.

Article 15

Dependent personal services

1 - Subject to the provisions of articles 16, 18, and 19, salaries, wages and other similar remuneration derived by a resident of a Contracting State in respect of an employment shall be taxable only in that State unless the employment is exercised in the other Contracting State. If the employment is so exercised, such remuneration as is derived therefrom may be taxed in that other State.

2 - Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1, remuneration derived by a resident of a Contracting State in respect of an employment exercised in the other Contracting State shall be taxable only in the first-mentioned State if:

3 - Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this article, remuneration derived by a resident of a Contracting State, in respect of an employment exercised aboard a ship or aircraft operated in international traffic by an enterprise of the other Contracting State may be taxed in that other State.

Article 16

Directors' fees

Directors' fees and other similar payments derived by a resident of a Contracting State in his capacity as a member of the board of directors or supervisory board or of another similar organ of a company which is a resident of the other Contracting State may be taxed in that other State.

Article 17

Artistes and sportsmen

1 - Notwithstanding the provisions of articles 7, 14 and 15, income derived by a resident of a Contracting State as an entertainer, such as a theatre, motion picture, radio or television artiste, or a musician, or as a sportsman, from his personal activities as such exercised in the other Contracting State, may be taxed in that other State. Income referred to in this paragraph includes income derived by such resident from any personal activity exercised in the other Contracting State related to his recognition as an artist or as a sportsperson.

2 - Where income in respect of personal activities exercised by an entertainer or a sportsperson in his capacity as such accrues not to the entertainer or sportsperson himself but to another person, that income may, notwithstanding the provisions of articles 7, 14 and 15, be taxed in the Contracting State in which the activities of the entertainer or sportsperson are exercised.

Article 18

Pensions

Subject to the provisions of paragraph 2 of article 19, pensions and other similar remuneration paid to a resident of a Contracting State in consideration of past employment shall be taxable only in that State.

Article 19

Government service

1 - Salaries, wages and other similar remuneration paid by a Contracting State or a political or administrative subdivision or a local authority thereof to an individual in respect of services rendered to that State or subdivision or authority shall be taxable only in that State. However, such salaries, wages and other similar remuneration shall be taxable only in the other Contracting State if the services are rendered in that State and the individual is a resident of that State who:

2 - Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1, pensions and other similar remuneration paid by, or out of funds created by, a Contracting State or a political or administrative subdivision or a local authority thereof to an individual in respect of services rendered to that State or subdivision or authority shall be taxable only in that State. However, such pensions and other similar remuneration shall be taxable only in the other Contracting State if the individual is a resident of, and a national of, that State.

3 - The provisions of articles 15, 16, 17, and 18 shall apply to salaries, wages, pensions, and other similar remuneration in respect of services rendered in connection with a business carried on by a Contracting State or a political or administrative subdivision or a local authority thereof.

Article 20

Students

Payments which a student or business apprentice who is or was immediately before visiting a Contracting State a resident of the other Contracting State and who is present in the first-mentioned State solely for the purpose of his education or training receives for the purpose of his maintenance, education or training shall not be taxed in that State, provided that such payments arise from sources outside that State.

Article 21

Other income

Items of income of a resident of a Contracting State not dealt with in the foregoing articles of this Convention and arising in the other Contracting State may also be taxed in that other State.

CHAPTER IV

Methods for elimination of double taxation

Article 22

Elimination of double taxation

1 - In Portugal 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 Colombia, Portugal shall allow as a deduction from the tax on the income of that resident an amount equal to the income tax paid in Colombia. 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 Colombia.

2 - In Colombia, double taxation shall be avoided as follows:

Where a resident of Colombia derives income which, in accordance with the provisions of this Convention, may be taxed in the other Contracting State, Colombia shall allow, subject to the limitations of provided for by its domestic law, a deduction from the income tax effectively paid by such resident in an amount equal to the income tax paid in Portugal.

Such deduction shall not, however, exceed that part of the tax on the income as computed before the deduction is given, which is attributable to such items of income which may be taxed in that other Contracting State.

In the case of dividends, Colombia shall allow a deduction from the income tax equal to the product of multiplying the total amount of the dividends by the income tax rate applicable to the profits from which such dividends are paid. When such dividends are taxed in the other Contracting State, this deduction will increase by the amount of such tax. However, this deduction shall not exceed the total amount of income tax payable in Colombia with respect to such dividends.

3 - Where in accordance with any provisions of this Convention income derived by a resident of a Contracting State is exempt from tax in that State, such State may nevertheless, in calculating the amount of tax on the remaining income of such resident, take into account the exempted income.

CHAPTER V

Special provisions

Article 23

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 6 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.

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 24

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 23, 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.

4 - The competent authorities of the Contracting States may communicate with each other directly for the purpose of reaching an agreement in the sense of the preceding paragraphs.

5 - The implementation of a mutual agreement should be made subject to the acceptance of such mutual agreement by the taxpayer, and to the taxpayer's withdrawal of his suit at law concerning the points settled in the mutual agreement.

Article 25

Exchange of information

1 - The competent authorities of the Contracting States shall exchange such information as is foreseeably relevant for carrying out the provisions of this Convention or to the administration or enforcement of the domestic laws concerning taxes of every kind and description imposed on behalf of the Contracting States, or of their political or administrative subdivisions or local authorities, insofar as the taxation thereunder is not contrary to the Convention. The exchange of information is not restricted by articles 1 and 2.

2 - Any information received under paragraph 1 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, the determination of appeals in relation to the taxes referred to in paragraph 1, or the oversight of the above. 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.

3 - In no case shall the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 be construed so as to impose on a Contracting State the obligation:

4 - If information is requested by a Contracting State in accordance with this article, the other Contracting State shall use its information gathering measures to obtain the requested information, even though that other State may not need such information for its own tax purposes. The obligation contained in the preceding sentence is subject to the limitations of paragraph 3 but in no case shall such limitations be construed to permit a Contracting State to decline to supply information solely because it has no domestic interest in such information.

5 - In no case shall the provisions of paragraph 3 be construed to permit a Contracting State to decline to supply information solely because the information is held by a bank, other financial institution, nominee or person acting in an agency or a fiduciary capacity or because it relates to ownership interests in a person.

Article 26

Entitlement to the benefits of the Convention

1 - It is understood that the provisions of this Convention shall not be interpreted so as to prevent the application by a Contracting State of the anti-avoidance provisions provided for in its domestic law.

2 - It is understood that the benefits foreseen in this Convention shall not be granted to a resident of a Contracting State which is not the beneficial owner of the income derived from the other Contracting State.

3 - The provisions of this Convention shall not apply if it was the main purpose or one of the main purposes of any person concerned with the creation or assignment of the property or right in respect of which the income is paid to take advantage of those provisions by means of such creation or assignment.

Article 27

Assistance in the collection of taxes

1 - The Contracting States shall lend assistance to each other in the collection of revenue claims. This assistance is not restricted by articles 1 and 2. The competent authorities of the Contracting States may by mutual agreement settle the mode of application of this article.

2 - The term «revenue claim» as used in this article means an amount owed in respect of taxes of every kind and description imposed on behalf of the Contracting States, or of their political or administrative subdivisions or local authorities, insofar as the taxation thereunder is not contrary to this Convention or any other instrument to which the Contracting States are parties, as well as interest, administrative penalties and costs of collection or conservancy related to such amount.

3 - When a revenue claim of a Contracting State is enforceable under the laws of that State and is owed by a person who, at that time, cannot, under the laws of that State, prevent its collection, that revenue claim shall, at the request of the competent authority of that State, be accepted for purposes of collection by the competent authority of the other Contracting State. That revenue claim shall be collected by that other State in accordance with the provisions of its laws applicable to the enforcement and collection of its own taxes as if the revenue claim were a revenue claim of that other State.

4 - When a revenue claim of a Contracting State is a claim in respect of which that State may, under its law, take measures of conservancy with a view to ensure its collection, that revenue claim shall, at the request of the competent authority of that State, be accepted for purposes of taking measures of conservancy by the competent authority of the other Contracting State. That other State shall take measures of conservancy in respect of that revenue claim in accordance with the provisions of its laws as if the revenue claim were a revenue claim of that other State even if, at the time when such measures are applied, the revenue claim is not enforceable in the first-mentioned State or is owed by a person who has a right to prevent its collection.

5 - Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs 3 and 4, a revenue claim accepted by a Contracting State for purposes of paragraph 3 or 4 shall not, in that State, be subject to the time limits or accorded any priority applicable to a revenue claim under the laws of that State by reason of its nature as such. In addition, a revenue claim accepted by a Contracting State for the purposes of paragraph 3 or 4 shall not, in that State have any priority applicable to that revenue claim under the laws of the other Contracting State.

6 - Proceedings with respect to the existence, validity or the amount of a revenue claim of a Contracting State shall not be brought before the courts or administrative bodies of the other Contracting State.

7 - Where, at any time after a request has been made by a Contracting State under paragraph 3 or 4 and before the other Contracting State has collected and remitted the relevant revenue claim to the first-mentioned State, the relevant revenue claim ceases to be

8 - In no case shall the provisions of this article be construed so as to impose on a Contracting State the obligation:

Article 28

Members of diplomatic missions and consular posts

Nothing in this Convention shall affect the fiscal privileges of members of diplomatic missions or consular posts under the general rules of international law or under the provisions of special agreements.

CHAPTER VI

Final provisions

Article 29

Entry into force

1 - This Convention shall enter into force thirty days after the date of receipt of the latter of the notifications, in writing and through diplomatic channels, conveying the completion of the internal procedures of each Contracting State required for that purpose.

2 - The provisions of this Convention shall have effect, in Colombia and in Portugal:

Article 30

Duration and termination

1 - Following the expiration of an initial period of five years, this Convention shall remain in force for an indeterminate period of time.

2 - Following the expiration of the initial period of five years, either Contracting State may denounce this Convention upon notification, in writing through diplomatic channels, before the first day of July of the current calendar year.

3 - In case of denunciation, this Convention shall cease to have effect, in Colombia and in Portugal:

In witness whereof the undersigned, duly authorized thereto, have signed this Convention.

Done in duplicate at Bogota, on the 30th of August of 2010, in the Portuguese, Spanish and English languages, all texts being equally authentic. In case of any divergence of interpretation of the text of this Convention, the English text shall prevail.

For the Portuguese Republic:

([ver documento original](https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/2012/04/07400/0187101900.pdf))

For the Republic of Colombia:

([ver documento original](https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/2012/04/07400/0187101900.pdf))

PROTOCOL TO THE CONVENTION BETWEEN THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC AND THE REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND THE PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOME.

On signing the Convention between the Portuguese Republic and the Republic of Colombia for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income (hereinafter referred to as «the Convention»), the signatories have agreed that the following provisions shall form an integral part of the Convention:

For purposes of calculating the time limits set forth in paragraph 3 of article 5 of the Convention, the activities carried on by an enterprise associated with another enterprise in terms of article 9 of the Convention, shall be added to the time period of the activities carried out by the enterprise of which it is an associate, if the activities of both enterprises are identical or substantially similar and are carried out in connection with the same site or project.

In applying paragraph 3 of article 7 of the Convention, deductibility of expenses shall be determined in accordance with the domestic legislation of the Contracting State in which the permanent establishment is located, provided that the requirements, conditions, and limitations to which they are subjected, are complied with.