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- Pensions, annuities and other similar remuneration, arising in a Contracting State and paid to a resident of the other Contracting State, may be taxed in the first-mentioned State.
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- Pensions paid and other payments made under the provisions of the social security legislation of a Contracting State to a resident of the other Contracting State, may be taxed in the first-mentioned State.
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- A pension, an annuity or other similar remuneration shall be deemed to arise in a Contracting State insofar as the contributions or payments associated with that pension or annuity or other similar remuneration, or the entitlements received from them, qualified for relief from tax in that State. The transfer of a pension or an annuity or other similar remuneration from a pension fund or an insurance company in a Contracting State to a pension fund or insurance company in another State shall not restrict in any way the taxing rights of the first-mentioned State under this Article.
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- The term “annuity” means a stated sum payable periodically at stated times during life or during a specified or ascertainable period of time under an obligation to make the payments in return for adequate and full consideration in money or money’s worth.
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- The provisions of this Article shall also apply in case a lump sum payment is paid in lieu of a pension, an annuity or other similar remuneration.
