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- Interest arising in a Contracting State and paid to a resident of the other Contracting State may be taxed in that other State.
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- However, interest arising in a Contracting State may also be taxed in that State 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 5 per cent of the gross amount of the interest.
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- Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 2 of this Article:
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- a)interest arising in a Contracting State and paid in respect of a bond, debenture or other similar obligation of that State, the central bank of that State, a political subdivision or local authority thereof shall be exempt from tax in that State;
- b)interest arising in a Contracting State and paid in respect of a bond, debenture or other similar obligation to the other Contracting State, the central bank of the other Contracting State, a political subdivision or local authority thereof, or a pension fund of the other Contracting State shall be exempt from tax in the first-mentioned State; and
- c)interest arising in a Contracting State and paid in respect of loans guaranteed or insured by the other Contracting State, the central bank of the other Contracting State or any agency or instrumentality (including a financial institution) owned or controlled by that State, shall be exempt from tax in the first-mentioned State;
- provided that the recipient of the interest is the beneficial owner thereof.
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- The competent authorities of the Contracting States may by mutual agreement settle the mode of application of paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article.
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- The term “interest” as used in this Article means income from debt-claims of every kind, whether or not secured by mortgage, and whether or not carrying a right to participate in the debtor’s profits, and in particular income from government securities and income from bonds or debentures, including premiums and prizes attaching to such securities, bonds or debentures, and including penalty charges for late payment.
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- The provisions of paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article 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 of this Convention, as the case may be, shall apply.
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- 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.
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- 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.
