Various tax treaties

16.12.2019

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

Angola - Portugal

18 September 2018

22 August 2019

10%

15%

Australia - Israel

28 November 2019

Not yet in force a

15%

10%

Bulgaria - Saudi Arabia

29 November 2017

1 January 2019

5%

5%

France - Luxembourg (protocol)

20 March 2018   

19 August 2019

0%

15%

Japan - Belgium (protocol)

12 October 2016

19 January 2019

10%

10%

Japan - Croatia 

19 October 2018

5 September 2019

5%

5%

Japan - Ecuador

15 January 2019

28 December 2019

10%

10%

Japan - Peru

18 November 2019

Not yet in force a

10%

10%

Luxembourg - Kosovo

8 December 2017

23 July 2019

0b/5%

10%

Poland - Sri Lanka (protocol)

6 October 2015   

14 June 2019

10%

10%

Switzerland - Zambia

29 August 2017

7 June 2019

10%

15%

Unless otherwise indicated, these treaties generally apply from 1 January 2020.

a. No entry into force nor effective date published yet. 

b. The 0% applies to interest paid to a bank, a collective investment vehicle or on intercompany loans.

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

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