Various tax treaties

19.04.2017

Double Taxation Treaties (DTTs) between the following markets were signed and came into force with the rates as indicated in the following table:

Markets

Date signed

Date in force

Max DTT rate (%)

Debt

Equities

Australia - Germany

12 November 2015

7 December 2016

10

15

Austria - Icelanda

30 June 2016

1 March 2017

0

15

Austria - Turkmenistan

12 May 2015 

1 February 2016 

10  

15  

Canada - Israel

21 September 2016 

21 December 2016 

10  

15  

Canada - Taiwan

15 January 2016 

19 December 2016 

10  

15  

Cyprus - Irana

4 August 2015

5 March 2017

5

10

Cyprus - Jerseya

11 July 2016

17 February 2017

0

0

Czech Republic - Chile

2 December 2015 

21 December 2016 

15  

15  

Czech Republic - Iran

30 April 2015 

4 August 2016 

5  

5  

Czech Republic - Kazakhstan

24 November 2014 

28 June 2016 

10  

10  

Finland - Turkmenistana

12 December 2015

10 February 2017

10

15

France - Singapore

15 January 2015 

1 June 2016 

10  

15  

Germany - China

28 March 2014 

5 April 2016 

10  

10  

Germany - Costa Rica

13 February 2014 

10 August 2016 

5  

15  

Germany - Israel

21 August 2014 

9 May 2016 

5  

10  

Ireland - Botswana

10 June 2014 

3 February 2016 

7,5  

5  

Ireland - Ethiopia

3 November 2014 

12 August 2016 

5  

5  

Ireland - Pakistan

16 April 2015 

11 October 2016 

10  

10  

Italy - Chile

23 October 2015 

22 December 2016 

15  

10  

Japan - Chile

21 January 2016 

28 December 2016 

15

15  

Japan - Taiwan

26 November 2015 

13 June 2016 

10  

10  

Korea - Kenyaa

8 July 2014

3 April 2017

12

10

Luxembourg - Andorra

2 June 2014 

7 March 2016 

0  

15  

Luxembourg - Bruneia

14 July 2015 

26 January 2017 

10  

10  

Luxembourg - Croatia 

20 June 2014 

13 January 2016 

10  

15  

Luxembourg - Hungarya

10 March 2015 

26 January 2017 

0  

10  

Luxembourg - Serbia

15 December 2015 

27 December 2016 

10  

10  

Luxembourg - Uruguaya

10 March 2015 

11 January 2017 

10  

15  

Norway - Romania

27 April 2015 

1 April 2016 

5  

10  

Poland - Bosnia and Herzegovina

4 June 2014 

7 March 2016 

10  

15  

Poland - Taiwan

21 October 2016 

30 December 2016 

10  

10  

Portugal - Andorraa

27 September 2015

23 April 2017

10

15

Portugal - Bahrain

26 May 2015 

1 November 2016 

10  

15  

Portugal - Saudi Arabia

8 April 2015 

1 September 2016 

10  

10  

Portugal - Senegal

13 June 2014 

20 March 2016 

10  

10  

Portugal - Vietnam

3 June 2015 

9 November 2016 

10  

15  

Romania - Bulgaria

24 April 2015 

29 March 2016 

5  

5  

Romania - Hong Kong

18 November 2015 

21 November 2016 

3  

5  

Russia - China

8 May 2015 

9 April 2016 

0  

10  

Russia - Hong Kong

18 January 2016 

29 July 2016 

0  

10  

Russia - Singapore

17 November 2015 

25 November 2016 

0  

10  

Singapore - Uruguaya

15 January 2015

14 March 2017

10

10

Slovak Republic - Armeniaa

15 May 2015

1 February 2017

10

10

Slovakia - UAEa

21 December 2015

1 April 2017

10

0

South Korea - Brunei

9 December 2014 

14 October 2016 

10  

10  

South Korea - Georgia

31 March 2016 

17 November 2016 

10  

10  

South Korea - Serbia

22 January 2016 

17 November 2016 

10  

10  

South Korea - Tajikistan

31 July 2016 

28 September 2016 

8  

10  

South Korea - Turkmenistan

13 April 2015 

26 November 2016 

10  

10  

Sweden - Azerbaijan

10 February 2016 

31 December 2016 

8  

15  

Sweden - Saudi Arabia

19 October 2015 

31 August 2016 

0  

10  

Switzerland - Liechtenstein

10 July 2015 

22 December 2016 

0  

15  

Switzerland - Oman

22 May 2015 

13 October 2016 

5  

15  

The Netherlands - Ethiopia

10 August 2012 

1 September 2016 

5  

15  

a. This treaty will apply from 1 January 2018.

Unless otherwise indicated, these treaties generally apply from 1 January 2017.

Our Market DTT information will be updated in due course to reflect the new treaties.

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