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- Notwithstanding the provisions of Articles 7 and 12, profits from the operation of ships or aircraft in international traffic shall be taxable only in the State in which the place of effective management of the enterprise is situated.
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- For the purposes of this Convention, profits derived by an enterprise of one of the States from the operation of ships or aircraft in international traffic include profits from:
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- (a)the rental of ships or aircraft operated in international traffic;
- (b)the use, maintenance or rental of containers (including trailers and related equipment for the transport of containers) used in international traffic; and
- (c)the rental of ships, aircraft or containers (including trailers and related equipment for the transport of containers) provided that such profits are incidental to profits referred to in paragraph 1, or sub-paragraphs (a) or (b) of this paragraph.
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- If the place of effective management of a shipping enterprise is aboard a ship, then it shall be deemed to be situated in the State in which the home harbour of the ship is situated, or, if there is no such home harbour, in the State of which the operator of the ship is a resident.
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- The provisions of paragraph 1 shall also apply to profits from the participation in a pool, a joint business or an international operating agency.