Uganda-Netherlands DTA 2004

on income imposed on behalf of a Contracting State or of its political subdivisions or local authorities, irrespective of the manner in which they are levied

on the total amounts of wages or salaries paid by enterprises, as well as taxes on capital appreciation

Convention shall apply are in particular a. in the Netherlands: - de inkomstenbelasting (income tax); - de loonbelasting (wages tax); - de vennootschapsbelasting (company tax) including the Government share in the net profits of the exploitation of natural resources levied pursuant to the Mijnwet 1810 (the Mining Act of 1810) with respect to concessions issued from 1967, or pursuant to the Mijnwet Continentaal Plat 1965 (the Netherlands Continental Shelf Mining Act of 1965); - de dividendbelasting (dividend tax), (hereinafter referred to as 'Netherlands tax'); b. in Uganda: - the income tax, (hereinafter referred to as 'Ugandan tax').

the Convention in addition to, or in place of, the existing taxes. The competent authorities of the Contracting States shall notify each other of any significant changes that have been made in their respective taxation laws Chapter II. Definitions

Article 3. General definitions

unless the context otherwise requires a. the terms 'a Contracting State' and 'the other Contracting State' mean the Kingdom of the Netherlands (the Netherlands) or the Republic of Uganda (Uganda), as the context requires; b. the term 'the Netherlands' means the part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands that is situated in Europe, including its territorial sea, and any area beyond the territorial sea within which the

Netherlands, in accordance with international law, exercises jurisdiction or sovereign rights with respect to the sea bed, its sub-soil and its superjacent waters, and their natural resources; c. the term 'Uganda' means the Republic of Uganda; d. the term 'person' includes an individual, a company and any other body of persons; e. the term 'company' means any body corporate or any entity that is treated as a body corporate for tax purposes; f. the term 'enterprise' applies to the carrying on of any business; g. the terms 'enterprise of a Contracting State' and 'enterprise of the other Contracting State' mean respectively an enterprise carried on by a resident of a Contracting State and an enterprise carried on by a resident of the other Contracting State; h. the term 'international traffic' means any transport by a ship or aircraft operated by an enterprise that has its place of effective management in a Contracting State, except when the ship or aircraft is operated solely between places in the other Contracting State; i. the term 'national' means: i. any individual possessing the nationality of a Contracting State; ii. any legal person, partnership or association deriving its status as such from the laws in force in a Contracting State; j. the term 'competent authority' means: i. in the Netherlands the Minister of Finance or his authorized representative; ii. in Uganda, the Minister of Finance or his authorized representative; k. the term 'business' includes the performance of professional services and of other activities of an independent character.

for the purposes of the taxes to which the Convention applies, any meaning under the applicable tax laws of that State prevailing over a meaning given to the term under other laws of that State Article 4. Resident

any person who, under the laws of that State, is liable to tax therein by reason of his domicile, residence, place of management or any other criterion of a similar nature. This term, however, does not include any person who is liable to tax in that State in respect only of income from sources in that State

State' also includes that State, any political subdivision or local authority thereof and a pension fund that is recognized and controlled according to the statutory provisions of a Contracting State and the income of which is generally exempt from tax in that State

the provisions of paragraph 1 an individual is a resident of both Contracting States, then his status shall be determined as follows a. he shall be deemed to be a resident only of the State in which he has a permanent home available to him; if he has a permanent home available to him in both States, he shall be deemed to be a resident only of the State with which his personal and economic relations are closer (centre of vital interests); b. if the State in which he has his centre of vital interests cannot be determined, or if he has not a permanent home available to him in either State, he shall be deemed to be a resident only of the State in which he has an habitual abode; c. if he has an habitual abode in both States or in neither of them, he shall be deemed to be a resident only of the State of which he is a national; d. if he is a national of both States or of neither of them, the competent authorities of the Contracting States shall settle the question by mutual agreement.

the provisions of paragraph 1 a person other than an individual is a resident of both Contracting States, then it shall be deemed to be a resident only of the State in which its place of effective management is situated Article 5. Permanent establishment

the term 'permanent establishment' means a fixed place of business through which the business of an enterprise is wholly or partly carried on

a. a place of management; b. a branch; c. an office; d. a factory; e. a workshop, and f. any premises used as a sales outlet or for receiving or soliciting orders; g. a warehouse in relation to a person whose business is the provision of storage facilities for others; h. a mine, an oil or gas well, a quarry or any other place of extraction of natural resources; i. an installation or structure used for the exploitation of natural resources.

a. a building site, a construction, installation or assembly project or supervisory activities in connection therewith only if the site, project or activity lasts more than six months; b. the furnishing of services including consulting services by an enterprise of a Contracting State through employees or other personnel engaged in the other Contracting State provided that such activities continue for the same or a connected project for a period or periods aggregating more than four months within any twelve-month period.

Article, the term 'permanent establishment' shall be deemed not to include a. the use of facilities solely for the purpose of storage, display of goods or merchandise belonging to the enterprise; b. the maintenance of a stock of goods or merchandise belonging to the enterprise solely for the purpose of storage, display; c. the maintenance of a stock of goods or merchandise belonging to the enterprise solely for the purpose of processing by another enterprise; d. the maintenance of a fixed place of business solely for the purpose of purchasing goods or merchandise or of collecting information, for the enterprise; e. the maintenance of a fixed place of business solely for the purpose of carrying on, for the enterprise, any other activity of a preparatory or auxiliary character; f. the maintenance of a fixed place of business solely for any combination of activities mentioned in subparagraphs (a) to (e), provided that the overall activity of the fixed place of business resulting from this combination is of a preparatory or auxiliary character.

the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2, where a person - other than an agent of an independent status to whom paragraph 6 applies - is acting on behalf of an enterprise and has, and habitually exercises, in a Contracting State an authority to conclude contracts in the name of the enterprise, that enterprise shall be deemed to have a permanent establishment in that State in respect of any activities which that person undertakes for the enterprise, unless the activities of such person are limited to those mentioned in paragraph 4 which, if exercised through a fixed place of business, would not make this fixed place of business a permanent establishment under the provisions of that paragraph

any other agent of an independent status, provided that such persons are acting in the ordinary course of their business

is a resident of a Contracting State controls or is controlled by a company which is a resident of the other Contracting State, or which carries on business in that other State (whether through a permanent establishment or otherwise), shall not of itself constitute either company a permanent establishment of the other Chapter III. Taxation of income

Article 6. Income from immovable property

a Contracting State from immovable property (including income from agriculture or forestry) situated in the other Contracting State may be taxed in that other State

The term shall in any case include property accessory to immovable property, livestock and equipment used in agriculture and forestry, rights to which the provisions of general law respecting landed property apply, usufruct of immovable property and rights to variable or fixed payments as consideration for the working of, or the right to work, mineral deposits, sources and other natural resources. Ships, boats and aircraft shall not be regarded as immovable property

any other form of immovable property

3 shall also apply to the income from immovable property of an enterprise Article 7. Business profits

If the enterprise carries on business as aforesaid, the profits of the enterprise may be taxed in the other State but only so much of them as is attributable to that permanent establishment

the provisions of paragraph 3, where an enterprise of a Contracting State carries on business in the other Contracting State through a permanent establishment situated therein, there shall in each Contracting State be attributed to that permanent establishment the profits which it might be expected to make if it were a distinct and separate enterprise engaged in the same or similar activities under the same or similar conditions and dealing wholly independently with the enterprise of which it is a permanent establishment

there shall be allowed as deductions expenses which are incurred for the purposes of the permanent establishment, including executive and general administrative expenses so incurred, whether in the State in which the permanent establishment is situated or elsewhere However, no such deduction shall be allowed in respect of amounts, if any, paid (otherwise than towards reimbursement of actual expenses) by the permanent establishment to the head office of the enterprise or any of its other offices, by way of royalties, fees or other similar payments in return for the use of patents or other rights, or by way of commission, for specific services performed or for management, or, except in the case of a banking enterprise, by way of interest on moneys lent to the permanent establishment. Likewise, no account shall be taken, in the determination of the profits of a permanent establishment of amounts charged (otherwise than towards reimbursement of actual expenses), by the permanent establishment to the head office of the enterprise or any of its other offices, by way of royalties, fees or other similar payments in return for the use of patents or other rights, or by way of commission for specific services performed or for management, or, except in the case of a banking enterprise, by way of interest on moneys lent to the head office of the enterprise or any of its other offices.

on the basis of an apportionment of the total profits of the enterprise to its various parts, nothing in paragraph 2 shall preclude that Contracting State from determining the profits to be taxed by such an apportionment as may be customary. The method of apportionment adopted shall, however, be such that the result shall be in accordance with the principles contained in this Article

a permanent establishment by reason of the mere purchase by that permanent establishment of goods or merchandise for the enterprise

there is good and sufficient reason to the contrary

the provisions of those Articles shall not be affected by the provisions of this Article Article 8. Shipping and air transport

or aircraft in international traffic shall be taxable only in the Contracting State in which the place of effective management of the enterprise is situated

it shall be deemed to be situated in the Contracting State in which the home harbour of the ship is situated, or, if there is no such home harbour, in the Contracting State of which the operator of the ship is a resident

profits derived from the operation in international traffic of ships and aircraft include a. profits derived from the rental on a bareboat basis of ships and aircraft if operated in international traffic if such rental profits are an occasional source of income to the profits described in paragraph 1; b. profits derived from the use, maintenance or rental of containers (including trailers, barges and related equipment for the transport of containers) used for the transport of goods and merchandise in international traffic if such profits are an occasional source of income to the profits described in paragraph 1.

also apply to profits from the participation in a pool, a joint business or an international operating agency Article 9. Associated enterprises

a. an enterprise of a Contracting State participates directly or indirectly in the management, control or capital of an enterprise of the other Contracting State; or b. the same persons participate directly or indirectly in the management, control or capital of an enterprise of a Contracting State and an enterprise of the other Contracting State, and in either case conditions are made or imposed between the two enterprises in their commercial or financial relations which differ from those which would be made between independent enterprises, then any profits which would, but for those conditions, have accrued to one of the enterprises, but, by reason of those conditions, have not so accrued, may be included in the profits of that enterprise and taxed accordingly.

if the conditions made between the two enterprises had been those which would have been made between independent enterprises, then that other State shall make an appropriate adjustment to the amount of the tax charged therein on those profits. In determining such adjustment, due regard shall be had to the other provisions of this Convention and the competent authorities of the Contracting States shall if necessary consult each other Article 10. Dividends

is a resident of a Contracting State to a resident of the other Contracting State may be taxed in that other State

the company paying the dividends is a resident and according to the laws of that State, but if the beneficial owner of the dividends is a resident of the other Contracting State, the tax so charged shall not exceed 15 per cent of the gross amount of the dividends

the provisions of paragraph 2, the Contracting State of which the company paying the dividends is a resident a. shall not levy a tax on dividends paid by that company, if the beneficial owner of the dividends is a company the capital of which is wholly or partly divided into shares and which is a resident of the other Contracting State and holds directly at least 50 per cent of the capital of the company paying the dividends with respect to investments - including expansion of (current) investments - made after the entry into force of this convention; b. may levy a tax not exceeding 5 per cent of the gross amount of the dividends if the beneficial owner of the dividends is a company which is a resident of the other Contracting State, the capital of which is wholly or partly divided into shares and that holds directly less than 50 per cent of the capital of the company paying the dividends.

States shall by mutual agreement settle the mode of application of paragraphs 2 and

the company in respect of the profits out of which the dividends are paid

in this Article means income from shares, 'jouissance' shares or 'jouissance' rights, mining shares, founders' shares or other rights, not being debt-claims, participating in profits, as well as income from other corporate rights which is subjected to the same taxation treatment as income from shares by the laws of the State of which the company making the distribution is a resident

if the beneficial owner of the dividends, being a resident of a Contracting State, carries on business in the other Contracting State, of which the company paying the dividends is a resident, through a permanent establishment situated therein and the holding in respect of which the dividends are paid is effectively connected with such permanent establishment. In such case the provisions of Article 7 shall apply

on the dividends paid by the company, except insofar as such dividends are paid to a resident of that other State or insofar as the holding in respect of which the dividends are paid is effectively connected with a permanent establishment situated in that other State, nor subject the company's undistributed profits to a tax on the company's undistributed profits, even if the dividends paid or the undistributed profits consist wholly or partly of profits or income arising in such other State

the provisions of paragraphs 1, 2 and 8, dividends paid by a company whose capital is divided into shares and which under the laws of a State is a resident of that State, to an individual who is a resident of the other State may be taxed in the first-mentioned State in accordance with the laws of that State if that individual-holds shares in the issued capital of a particular class of shares in that company. This provision shall apply only if the individual to whom the dividend is paid has been a resident of the first-mentioned State in the course of the last ten years preceding the year in which the dividend is paid and provided that, at the time he became a resident of the other State, the above-mentioned conditions regarding share ownership in the said company were satisfied In cases where, under the domestic laws of the first-mentioned State, an assessment has been issued to the individual to whom the dividend is paid in respect of the alienation of the aforesaid shares deemed to have taken place at the time of his emigration from the first-mentioned State, the above shall apply only as long as part of the assessment is still outstanding.

Article 11. Interest

and beneficially owned by a resident of the other Contracting State may be taxed in that other State

if the beneficial owner of the interest is a resident of the other Contacting State, the tax so charged shall not exceed 10 per cent of the gross amount of the interest

the provisions of paragraph 2, interest arising in a Contracting State shall be exempt from tax in that State if it is paid in respect of a loan of any kind a. granted or guaranteed by the government, a political subdivision or local authority, or an agency of the other Contracting State or the Central Bank of the other Contracting State; b i. granted by a bank; ii. granted by a financial institution of a public character, provided that in the case of this subparagraph the loan repayment period is 3 years or more.

States shall by mutual agreement settle the mode of application of paragraphs 2 and

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. Penalty charges for late payment shall not be regarded as interest for the purpose of this Article

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, and the debt-claim in respect of which the interest is paid is effectively connected with such permanent establishment. In such case the provisions of Article 7 shall apply

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 in connection with which the indebtedness on which the interest is paid was incurred, and such interest is borne by such permanent establishment, then such interest shall be deemed to arise in the State in which the permanent establishment is situated.

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 Article 12. Royalties

and beneficially owned by a resident of the other Contracting State may be taxed in that other State

if the beneficial owner of the royalties is a resident of the other Contracting State, the tax so charged shall not exceed 10 per cent of the gross amount of the royalties

States shall by mutual agreement settle the mode of application of paragraph

in this Article means payments of any kind received as a consideration for the use of, or the right to use, any copyright of literary, artistic or scientific work including cinematograph films, any patent, trade mark, design or model, plan, secret formula or process, or for information concerning industrial, commercial or scientific experience

if the beneficial owner of the royalties, being a resident of a Contracting State, carries on business in the other Contracting State in which the royalties arise, through a permanent establishment situated therein and the right or property in respect of which the royalties are paid is effectively connected with such permanent establishment. In such case the provisions of Article 7 shall apply

when the payer is a resident of that State. Where, however, the person paying the royalties, whether he is a resident of a Contracting State or not, has in a Contracting State a permanent establishment in connection with which the liability to pay the royalties was incurred, and such royalties are borne by such permanent establishment, then such royalties shall be deemed to arise in the State in which the permanent establishment is situated

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 Article 13. Capital gains

a Contracting State from the alienation of immovable property referred to in Article 6 and situated in the other Contracting State may be taxed in that other State

gains from the alienation of such a permanent establishment (alone or with the whole enterprise) may be taxed in that other State.

gains from the alienation of containers (including trailers, barges and related equipment for the transport of containers) used for the transport of goods and merchandise in international traffic to which subparagraph (b) of paragraph 3 of Article 8 applies, shall be taxable only in the Contracting State in which the place of effective management of the enterprise is situated. If the place of effective management of a shipping enterprise is aboard a ship then, for the purposes of this paragraph, it shall be deemed to be situated in the Contracting State in which the home harbour of the ship is situated, or, if there is no such home harbour, in the Contracting State of which the operator of the ship is a resident.

property other than that referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, shall be taxable only in the Contracting State of which the alienator is a resident

the provisions of paragraph 4, a Contracting State may, in accordance with its own laws, including the interpretation of the term 'alienation', levy tax on gains derived by an individual who is a resident of the other Contracting State from the alienation of shares or 'jouissance' shares or 'jouissance' rights in a company whose capital is divided into shares and which, under the laws of the first-mentioned Contracting State, is a resident of that State, and from the alienation of part of the rights attached to the said shares or rights, if that individual holds shares in the issued capital of a particular class of shares in that company. This provision shall apply only if the individual who derives the gains has been a resident of the first-mentioned State in the course of the last ten years preceding the year in which the gains are derived and provided that, at the time he became a resident of the other Contracting State, the above-mentioned conditions regarding share ownership in the said company were satisfied In cases where, under the domestic laws of the first-mentioned State, an assessment has been issued to the individual in respect of the alienation of the aforesaid shares deemed to have taken place at the time of his emigration from the first-mentioned State, the above shall apply only in so far as part of the assessment is still outstanding.

Article 14. Income from employment

the provisions of Articles 15, 17, 18, 19 and 20, salaries, wages and other similar remuneration derived by a resident of a Contracting State in respect of an employment shall be taxable only in that State unless the employment is exercised in the other Contracting State. If the employment is so exercised, such remuneration as is derived therefrom may be taxed in that other State

the provisions of paragraph 1, remuneration derived by a resident of a Contracting State in respect of an employment exercised in the other Contracting State shall be taxable only in the first-mentioned State if a. the recipient is present in the other State for a period or periods not exceeding in the aggregate 183 days in any twelve-month period commencing or ending in the fiscal year concerned; and b. the remuneration is paid by, or on behalf of, an employer who is not a resident of the other State; and c. the remuneration is not borne by a permanent establishment which the employer has in the other State.

Article, remuneration derived in respect of an employment exercised aboard a ship or aircraft operated in international traffic, may be taxed in the Contracting State in which the place of effective management of the enterprise is situated Article 15. Directors' fees

Directors' fees or other remuneration derived by a resident of a Contracting State in his capacity as a member of the board of directors of a company which is a resident of the other Contracting State may be taxed in that other State.

Article 16. Entertainers and sportspersons

the provisions of Articles 7 and 14, income derived by a resident of a Contracting State as an entertainer, such as a theatre, motion picture, radio or television artiste, or a musician, or as a sportsperson, from his personal activities as such exercised in the other Contracting State, may be taxed in that other State

notwithstanding the provisions of Articles 7 and 14, be taxed in the Contracting State in which the activities of the entertainer or sportsperson are exercised

if the visit to that other State is supported wholly or mainly by public funds of one or both of the Contracting States, a political subdivision or a local authority thereof, or takes place under a cultural agreement between the Governments of the Contracting States. In such case, the income shall be taxable only in the Contracting State of which the entertainer or sportsperson is a resident Article 17. Pensions, annuities and social security payments

the provisions of paragraph 2 of Article 18, pensions and other similar remuneration paid to a resident of a Contracting State in consideration of past employment, as well as annuities paid to a resident of a Contracting State, shall be taxable only in that State. Any pension and other payment paid out under the provisions of a social security system of a Contracting State to a resident of the other Contracting State shall be taxable only in that other State

the provisions of paragraph 1, a pension or other similar remuneration, annuity, or any pension and other payment paid out under the provisions of a social security system of a Contracting State, may also be taxed in the Contracting State from which it is derived, in accordance with the laws of that State a. if and in so far as the entitlement to this pension or other similar remuneration or annuity in the Contracting State from which it is derived is exempt from tax, or the contributions associated with the pension or other similar remuneration or annuity made to the pension scheme or insurance company were deducted in the past when calculating taxable income in that State or qualified for other tax relief in that State; and b. if and in so far as this pension or other similar remuneration or annuity is in the Contracting State of which the recipient thereof is a resident not taxed at the generally applicable rate for income derived from employment, or less than 90 per cent of the gross amount of the pension or other similar remuneration or annuity is taxed; and c. if the total gross amount of the pensions and other similar remuneration and annuities, and any pension and other payment paid out under the provisions of a social security system of a Contracting State, in any calendar year exceeds the sum of 10.000 Euro.

the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2, if this pension or other similar remuneration is not periodic in nature, is paid in respect of past employment in the other Contracting State and is paid out before the date on which the pension commences, or if a lump-sum payment is made in lieu of the right to an annuity before the date on which the annuity commences, the payment or this lumpsum may also be taxed in the Contracting State from which it is derived

if and insofar as the contributions or payments associated with the pension or other similar remuneration or annuity, or the entitlements received from it qualified for tax relief in that State. The transfer of a pension from a pension fund or an insurance company in a Contracting State to a pension fund or an insurance company in another State will not restrict in any way the taxing rights of the first-mentioned State under this Article

for the purpose of the proper application of the Convention in the other Contracting State, in particular so that it can be established whether the conditions referred in subparagraphs (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 2 have been met.

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

pension or similar remuneration falls under this Article or under Article 18, is determined by the nature of the past employment, as private or governmental, during which the entitlement to that part of the pension or similar remuneration was built up.

Article 18. Government service

remuneration, other than a pension, paid by a Contracting State or a political subdivision or a local authority thereof to an individual in respect of services rendered to that State or subdivision or authority may be taxed in that State b. However, such salaries, wages and other similar remuneration shall be taxable only in the other Contracting State if the services are rendered in that State and the individual is a resident of that State who: i. is a national of that State; or ii. did not become a resident of that State solely for the purpose of rendering the services.

out of funds created by, a Contracting State or a political subdivision or a local authority thereof to an individual in respect of services rendered to that State or subdivision or authority may be taxed in that State b. However, such pension shall be taxable only in the other Contracting State if the individual is a resident of, and a national of, that State.

and 17 shall apply to salaries, wages and other similar remuneration and to pensions in respect of services rendered in connection with a business carried on by a Contracting State or a political subdivision or a local authority thereof Article 19. Professors and teachers

for the purpose of teaching or scientific research for a maximum period of two years in a university, college or other establishment for teaching or scientific research in that other State, receives for such teaching or research, shall not be taxed in that other State, provided that such payments arise from sources outside that State

income from research if such research is undertaken not in the public interest but primarily for the private benefit of a specific person or persons Article 20. Students

Payments which a student or business apprentice who is or was immediately before visiting a Contracting State a resident of the other Contracting State and who is present in the first-mentioned State solely for the purpose of his education or training receives for the purpose of his maintenance, education or training shall not be taxed in that State, provided that such payments arise from sources outside that State.

Article 21. Other income

of a Contracting State, wherever arising, not dealt with in the foregoing Articles of this Convention shall be taxable only in that State

if the recipient of such income, being a resident of a Contracting State, carries on business in the other Contracting State through a permanent establishment situated therein and the right or property in respect of which the income is paid is effectively connected with such permanent establishment. In such case the provisions of Article 7 shall apply Chapter IV. Elimination of double taxation

Article 22. Elimination of double taxation

the provisions of this Convention, may be taxed in Uganda

where a resident of the Netherlands derives items of income which according to Article Article 7, paragraph 7 of Article 10, paragraph 6 of Article 11, paragraph 5 of Article 12, paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 13, paragraphs 1 and 3 of Article 14, paragraph 2 of Article 17, paragraphs 1 (subparagraph (a)) and 2 (subparagraph (a)) of Article 18, paragraph 2 of Article 21 of this Convention may be taxed in Uganda and are included in the basis referred to in paragraph 1, the Netherlands shall exempt such items of income by allowing a reduction of its tax. This reduction shall be computed in conformity with the provisions of Netherlands law for the avoidance of double taxation. For that purpose the said items of income shall be deemed to be included in the amount of the items of income which are exempt from Netherlands tax under those provisions.

The amount of this deduction shall be equal to the tax paid in Uganda on these items of income, but shall, in case the provisions of the Netherlands law for the avoidance of double taxation provide so, not exceed the amount of the reduction which would be allowed if the items of income so included were the sole items of income which are exempt from Netherlands tax under the provisions of Netherlands law for the avoidance of double taxation This paragraph shall not restrict allowance now or hereafter accorded by the provisions of the Netherlands law for the avoidance of double taxation, but only as far as the calculation of the amount of the reduction of Netherlands tax is concerned with respect to the aggregation of income from more than one country.

the provisions of paragraph 2, the Netherlands shall allow a deduction from the Netherlands tax for the tax paid in Uganda on items of income which according to Article 7, paragraph 7 of Article 10, paragraph 6 of Article 11, paragraph 5 of Article 12 and paragraph 2 of Article 21 of this Convention may be taxed in Uganda to the extent that these items are included in the basis referred to in paragraph 1, if and insofar as the Netherlands under the provisions of Netherlands law for the avoidance of double taxation allows a deduction from the Netherlands tax of the tax levied in another country on such items of income. For the computation of this deduction the provisions of paragraph 3 of this Article shall apply accordingly

Where a resident of Uganda derives income which, in accordance with the provisions of this Convention, may be taxed in the Netherlands, Uganda shall allow as a deduction from the tax on the income of that resident an amount equal to the Dutch tax paid. Such deduction shall not, however, exceed that part of the income tax as computed before the deduction is given, which is attributable, as the case may be, to the income which may be taxed in the Netherlands.

Chapter V. Special provisions

Article 23. Offshore activities

notwithstanding any other provisions of this Convention However, this Article shall not apply where offshore activities of a person constitute for that person a permanent establishment under the provisions of Article 5.

activities'means activities which are carried on offshore in connection with the exploration or exploitation of the sea bed and its sub-soil and their natural resources, situated in a Contracting State

subject to paragraph 4 of this Article, be deemed to be carrying on, in respect of those activities, business in that other State through a permanent establishment situated therein, unless the offshore activities in question are carried on in the other State for a period or periods not exceeding in the aggregate 30 days in any period of 12 months For the purposes of this paragraph: a. where an enterprise carrying on offshore activities in the other Contracting State is associated with another enterprise and that other enterprise continues, as part of the same project, the same offshore activities that are or were being carried on by the first-mentioned enterprise, and the afore-mentioned activities carried on by both enterprises - when added together - exceed a

period of 30 days, then each enterprise shall be deemed to be carrying on its activities for a period exceeding 30 days in a twelve-month period; b. an enterprise shall be regarded as associated with another enterprise if one holds directly or indirectly at least one third of the capital of the other enterprise or if a person holds directly or indirectly at least one third of the capital of both enterprises.

for the purposes of paragraph 3 of this Article the term 'offshore activities' shall be deemed not to include a. one or any combination of the activities mentioned in paragraph 4 of Article 5; b. towing or anchor handling by ships primarily designed for that purpose and any other activities performed by such ships; c. the transport of supplies or personnel by ships or aircraft in international traffic.

derived by a resident of a Contracting State in respect of an employment connected with offshore activities carried on through a permanent establishment in the other Contracting State may, to the extent that the employment is exercised offshore in that other State, be taxed in that other State

on the items of income which may be taxed in Uganda according to Article 7 and Article 14 in connection with paragraph 3 of this Article and according to paragraph 5 of this Article, the Netherlands shall allow a reduction of its tax which shall be computed in conformity with the rules laid down in paragraph 2 of Article 22.

Article 24. Non-discrimination

notwithstanding the provisions of Article 1, also apply to persons who are not residents of one or both of the Contracting States

on the same activities. However, branch profits tax levied on income repatriated by a permanent establishment which an enterprise of a Contracting State has in the other Contracting State shall not be regarded as being contrary to the provisions of this paragraph The tax so charged, however, shall not exceed 5 per cent of the repatriated income. This provision shall not be construed as obliging a Contracting State to grant to residents of the other Contracting State any personal allowances, reliefs and reductions for taxation purposes on account of civil status or family responsibilities which it grants to its own residents.

where the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article 9, paragraph 7 of Article 11, or paragraph 7 of Article 12, apply, interest, royalties and other disbursements paid by an enterprise of a Contracting State to a resident of the other Contracting State shall, for the purpose of determining the taxable profits of such enterprise, be deductible under the same conditions as if they had been paid to a resident of the first-mentioned State

enterprises of the first-mentioned State are or may be subjected

of, an individual who is a resident of a Contracting State to a pension plan that is recognized for tax purposes in the other Contracting State will be treated in the same way for tax purposes in the first-mentioned State as a contribution paid to a pension plan that is recognized for tax purposes in that first-mentioned State, provided that a. such individual was contributing to such pension plan before he became a resident of the first- mentioned State; and b. the competent authority of the first-mentioned State agrees that the pension plan corresponds to a pension plan recognized for tax purposes by that State. For the purpose of this paragraph, 'pension plan' includes a pension plan created under a public social security system.

apply to the taxes to which this Convention applies Article 25. Mutual agreement procedure

a person considers that the actions of one or both of the Contracting States result or will result for him in taxation not in accordance with the provisions of this Convention, he may, irrespective of the remedies provided by the domestic law of those States, present his case to the competent authority of the Contracting State of which he is a resident or, if his case comes under paragraph 1 of Article 24, to that of the Contracting State of which he is a national. The case must be presented within three years from the first notification of the action resulting in taxation not in accordance with the provisions of the Convention.

if the objection appears to it to be justified and if it is not itself able to arrive at a satisfactory solution, to resolve the case by mutual agreement with the competent authority of the other Contracting State, with a view to the avoidance of taxation which is not in accordance with the Convention. Any agreement reached shall be implemented notwithstanding any time limits in the domestic law of the Contracting States

States shall endeavour to resolve by mutual agreement any difficulties or doubts arising as to the interpretation or application of the Convention They may also consult together for the elimination of double taxation in cases not provided for in the Convention.

for the purpose of reaching an agreement in the sense of the preceding paragraphs

pursuant to the previous paragraphs of this Article within a period of two years after the question was raised, the case may, at the request of either Contracting State, be submitted for arbitration, but only after fully exhausting the procedures available under paragraphs 1 to 4 of this Article and provided the taxpayer or taxpayers involved agree in writing to be bound by the decision of the arbitration board The decision of the arbitration board in a particular case shall be binding on both Contracting States and the taxpayer or taxpayers involved with respect to that case.

Article 26. Exchange of information

the provisions of this Convention or of the domestic laws of the Contracting States concerning taxes covered by the Convention, insofar as the taxation thereunder is not contrary to the Convention. The exchange of information is not restricted by Article 1. Any information received by a Contracting State shall be treated as secret in the same manner as information obtained under the domestic laws of that State and shall be disclosed only to persons or authorities (including courts and administrative bodies) concerned with the assessment or collection of, the enforcement or prosecution in respect of, or the determination of appeals in relation to taxes. Such persons or authorities shall use the information only for such purposes. They may disclose the information in public court proceedings or in judicial decisions

the provisions of paragraph 5 of Article 25, such information as is necessary for carrying out the arbitration procedure Such release of information shall be subject to the provisions of Article 28. The members of the arbitration board shall be subject to the limitations on disclosure described in paragraph 1 of this Article with respect to any information so released.

Article 27. Assistance in recovery

each other assistance and support with a view to the collection, in accordance with their respective laws or administrative practice, of the taxes to which this Convention shall apply and of any administrative penalties, interests and costs pertaining to the said taxes

the applicant Contracting State the requested Contracting State shall recover tax claims of the first-mentioned State in accordance with the law and administrative practice for the recovery of its own tax claims. However, such claims do not enjoy any priority in the requested State and cannot be recovered by imprisonment for debt of the debtor. The requested State is not obliged to take any executory measures which are not provided for in the laws of the applicant State.

the applicant State and, unless otherwise agreed between the competent authorities, which are not contested However, where the claim relates to a liability to tax of a person as a non-resident of the applicant State, paragraph 2 shall only apply, unless otherwise agreed between the competent authorities, where the claim may no longer be contested.

obliged to accede to the request a. if the applicant State has not pursued all means available in its own territory, except where recourse to such means would give rise to disproportionate difficulty; b. if and insofar as it considers the tax claim to be contrary to the provisions of this Convention or of any other agreement to which both of the States are parties.

the applicant State shall, where appropriate and in accordance with the provisions in force in the requested State, be accepted, recognised, supplemented or replaced as soon as possible after the date of the receipt of the request for assistance by an instrument permitting enforcement in the requested State

the applicant State, the requested State shall, with a view to the recovery of an amount of tax, take measures of conservancy even if the claim is contested or is not yet the subject of an instrument permitting enforcement, in so far as such is permitted by the laws and administrative practice of the requested State

the applicant State. The request for assistance in the recovery shall give particulars concerning that period

the applicant State. The requested State shall inform the applicant State about such acts

if its laws or administrative practice permit it to do so in similar circumstances; but it shall first inform the applicant State

subject to a request for assistance

the provisions of this Article shall forthwith remit to the Contracting State on behalf of which the tax was collected the amount so recovered minus, where appropriate, the amount of the extraordinary costs referred to in subparagraph (b) of paragraph

agreed by the competent authorities of both Contracting States a. ordinary costs incurred by a Contracting State in providing assistance shall be borne by that State; b. extraordinary costs incurred by a Contracting State in providing assistance shall be borne by the other State and shall be payable regardless of the amount collected on its behalf by the first- mentioned State. As soon as a Contracting State anticipates that extraordinary costs may be incurred, it shall so advise the other Contracting State and indicate the estimated amount of such costs.

the applicant State

shall by common agreement prescribe rules concerning the application of this Article Article 28. Limitation of Articles 26 and 27

In no case shall the provisions of Articles 26 and 27 be construed so as to impose on a Contracting State the obligation: a. to carry out administrative measures at variance with the laws and administrative practice of that or of the other Contracting State;

b. to supply information which is not obtainable under the laws or in the normal course of the administration of that or of the other Contracting State; c. to supply information which would disclose any trade, business, industrial, commercial, or professional secret or trade process, or information, the disclosure of which would be contrary to public policy (ordre public).

Article 29. Members of diplomatic missions and consular posts

in this Convention shall affect the fiscal privileges of members of diplomatic missions or consular posts under the general rules of international law or under the provisions of special agreements

an individual who is a member of a diplomatic mission or consular post of a Contracting State in the other Contracting State or in a third state and who is a national of the sending State shall be deemed to be a resident of the sending State, if he is subjected therein to the same obligations in respect of taxes on income as are residents of that State

if they are not subjected therein to the same obligations in respect of taxes on income as are residents of that State Article 30. Territorial extension

if the country concerned imposes taxes substantially similar in character to those to which the Convention applies. Any such extension shall take effect from such date and subject to such modifications and conditions, including conditions as to termination, as may be specified and agreed in notes to be exchanged through diplomatic channels

the Convention shall not also terminate any extension of the Convention to any country to which it has been extended under this Article Chapter VI. Final provisions

Article 31. Entry into force

on the thirtieth day after the latter of the dates on which the respective Governments have notified each other in writing that the formalities constitutionally required in their respective States have been complied with

a. with regard to taxes withheld at source, in respect of amounts paid or credited on or after the first day of the second month following that in which the Convention entered into force; b. with regard to other taxes: i. as concerns the Netherlands, for taxable years and periods beginning on or after the first day of January in the calendar year next following the entry into force of the Convention; ii. as concerns Uganda, for income years beginning on or after the first day of July in the calendar year next following the entry into force of the Convention.

Article 32. Termination

until terminated by one of the Contracting States. Either State may terminate the Convention, through diplomatic channels, by giving notice of termination at least six months before the end of any calendar year after the expiration of a period of five years from the date of its entry into force

a. with regard to taxes withheld at source, in respect of amounts paid or credited after the end of the calendar year in which such notice of termination has been given; b. with regard to other taxes: i. as concerns the Netherlands, for taxable years and periods beginning on or after the first day of January in the calendar year after the end of the calendar year in which such notice of termination has been given; ii. as concerns Uganda, for income years beginning on or after the first day of July in the calendar year after the end of the calendar year in which the notice of termination has been given.

IN WITNESS whereof the undersigned, duly authorized thereto, have signed this Convention.

DONE at The Hague this 31st day of August 2004, in duplicate, in the English language.

Protocol

At the moment of signing the Convention for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income, this day concluded between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Republic of Uganda the undersigned have agreed that the following provisions shall form an integral part of the Convention.

I. Ad paragraph 1, subparagraph (e) of Article 3

In case an entity that is treated as a body corporate for tax purposes is liable as such to tax in a Contracting State, but the income of that entity is taxed in the other Contracting State as income of the participants in that entity, the competent authorities shall take such measures that on the one hand no double taxation remains, but on the other hand it is prevented that merely as a result of application of the Convention income is (partly) not subject to tax. To determine whether this is the case, the tax levied on the income of that entity is deemed to be tax levied on the income of the participants in that entity, in proportion to their participation in the capital of that entity. Insofar necessary, it may also, in addition, be determined that each participant, in proportion of his/its participation in that entity, may credit the tax levied on the income at the level of that entity (including possible withholding tax thereon of third states), with the tax that he/it is due on the same income. Furthermore, the State of residence of that entity may abandon possible taxation (up)on distribution of profit of that entity to the participants.

II. Ad Article 4

An individual living aboard a ship without any real domicile in either of the Contracting States shall be deemed to be a resident of the Contracting State in which the ship has its home harbour.

III. Ad Article 4

It is understood that 'short term residents' of a Contracting State, who are not subject to tax in that State on their worldwide income, are not considered as residents for the purposes of this Convention.

IV. Ad Articles 5 and 7

It is understood that no profits shall be attributed to a permanent establishment by reason of the use of facilities for the mere delivery of goods or merchandise belonging to the enterprise.

V. Ad Articles 5, 6, 7, 13 and 23

It is understood that exploration and exploitation rights of natural resources shall be regarded as immovable property situated in the Contracting State the sea bed and sub-soil of which they are related to, and that these rights shall be deemed to pertain to the property of a permanent establishment in that State. Furthermore, it is understood that the afore-mentioned rights include rights to interests in, or to the benefits of, assets to be produced by such exploration or exploitation.

VI. Ad Article 7

In respect of paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 7, where an enterprise of a Contracting State sells goods or merchandise or carries on business in the other Contracting State through a permanent establishment situated therein, the profits of that permanent establishment shall not be determined on the basis of the total amount received by the enterprise, but shall be determined only on the basis of that portion of the income of the enterprise that is attributable to the actual activity of the permanent establishment in respect of such sales or business. Specifically, in the case of contracts for the survey, supply, installation or construction of industrial, commercial or scientific equipment or premises, or of public works, when the enterprise has a permanent establishment, the profits attributable to such permanent establishment shall not be determined on the basis of the total amount of the contract, but shall be determined only on the basis of that part of the contract that is effectively carried out by the permanent establishment in the Contracting State where the permanent establishment is situated. The profits related to that part of the contract which is carried out by the head office of the enterprise shall be taxable only in the Contracting State of which the enterprise is a resident.

VII. Ad Article 7

Payments received as a consideration for technical services, including studies or surveys of a scientific, geological or technical nature, or for consultancy or supervisory services shall be deemed to be payments to which the provisions of Article 7 apply.

VIII. Ad Article 9

It is understood that the fact that associated enterprises have concluded arrangements, such as cost sharing arrangements or general services agreements, for or based on the allocation of executive, general administrative, technical and commercial expenses, research and development expenses and other similar expenses, is not in itself a condition as meant in paragraph 1 of Article 9. However, this does not prevent a Contracting State from checking the above-mentioned arrangements or agreements for conditions as meant in paragraph 1 of Article 9.

IX. Ad Article 10

The provisions of subparagraph (a) of paragraph 3 of Article 10 shall apply as long as, under the provisions of the Netherlands Company Tax Act, a company which is a resident of the Netherlands is not charged to Netherlands company tax with respect to dividends which the company receives from a company which is resident of Uganda. When investments in a Contracting State have been made before and after the entry into force of this Convention, it is understood that dividends shall, for the purpose of subparagraph (a) of paragraph 3 of Article 10, be deemed to be derived from those investments in proportion to the ratio between those respective investments. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 2 of Article 10, the Contracting State of which the company is a resident shall not levy a tax on dividends paid by that company, if the beneficial owner of the dividends is a pension fund referred to in paragraph 2 of Article 4.

X. Ad Articles 10 and 11

Notwithstanding paragraph 6 of Article 10, it is understood that the term 'dividends' also means income from debt-claims provided that the law of a Contracting State subjects this income from debtclaims to the same taxation treatment as income from shares according to a combination of the following criteria: - the redemption date of a loan; - the size of the remuneration or indebtedness of the remuneration is depending on the profit or the distributions of profits; and - the subordination of a loan.

XI. Ad Articles 5 and 7, 10, 11 and 12

Where tax has been levied at source in excess of the amount of tax chargeable under the provisions of Articles 5 and 7, 10, 11 or 12, applications for the refund of the excess amount of tax have to be lodged with the competent authority of the State having levied the tax, within a period of three years after the expiration of the calendar year in which the tax has been levied. The refund shall be given within a six-month period from the on which the application was submitted to the competent authority. The six-month period may be extended if the Contracting States agree that the necessary documentation has not been presented to the competent authority of the first-mentioned State.

XII. Ad Articles 10 and 13

It is understood that income received in connection with the (partial) liquidation of a company or a purchase of own shares by a company is treated as income from shares and not as capital gains.

XIII. Ad Articles 10 and 13

It is understood that, in the case of the Netherlands, paragraph 5 of Article 13 only applies in the case of an individual who, either alone or with his or her spouse or with one of their relations by blood or marriage in the direct line, directly or indirectly holds at least 5 per cent of the issued capital of a particular class of shares of a company. It is further understood that if such an individual has a debtclaim on that company, the provisions of paragraph 5 of Article 13 also apply with respect to capital gains derived by that individual from the 'alienation' of such debt-claim.

XIV. Ad Article 11

It is understood that when a person mentioned in subparagraph (a) of paragraph 3 of Article 11 grants any loan through another person, the loan shall be deemed to be granted by the first-mentioned person. As a person meant in subparagraph (a) of paragraph 3 of Article 11 shall also be considered the Netherlands Finance Company for Developing Countries NV (FMO) and the Netherlands Investment Bank for Developing Countries NV (NIO).

XV. Ad Article 15

It is understood that a 'bestuurder' or 'commissaris' of a Netherlands company shall be considered to be a member of the board of directors as meant in Article 15. It is further understood that 'bestuurder' or 'commissaris' of a Netherlands company means persons who are nominated as such by the general meeting of shareholders or by any other competent body of such company and are charged with the general management of the company and the supervision thereof, respectively. In the case of Uganda a 'managing director' or a 'executive director' of an Ugandan company shall be considered to be a member of the board of directors as meant in Article 15.

XVI. Ad Article 24

notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 6 of Article 24, treat residents of both Contracting States with respect to taxes of every kind and description in conformity with the provisions of this Article. If, however, at any moment after the signing of this Convention a Contracting State would, with respect to taxes of every kind and description, nevertheless treat residents of the other Contracting State in a way which would not be in conformity with the principles laid down in Article 24, then the competent authorities shall in mutual agreement settle the way in which such treatment may be eliminated

Convention for the avoidance of double taxation is effective between Uganda and a member of the OECD, which convention does not provide for an additional tax such as referred to in the second sentence of paragraph 2 of Article 24 of this Convention, the additional tax mentioned therein shall not be levied upon enterprises of the Netherlands XVII. Ad Article 25

The competent authorities of the States may also agree, with respect to any agreement reached as a result of a mutual agreement procedure as meant in Article 25, if necessary contrary to their respective national legislation, that the State, in which there is an additional tax charge as a result of the aforementioned agreement, will not impose any increases, surcharges, interest and costs with respect to this additional tax charge, if the other State in which there is a corresponding reduction of tax as a result of the agreement, refrains from the payment of any interest due with respect to such a reduction of tax.

IN WITNESS whereof the undersigned, duly authorized thereto, have signed this Protocol.

DONE at The Hague this 31st day of August 2004, in duplicate, in the English language.