duminică, 10 februarie 2008

Doubled Tax Treaties

No. Country Treaty applicable since Interest (%) Dividends (%) Royalties (%) Commissions (%) Enforcement date Official Gazette No. and date of the law
No treaty rates 10 10 15 15 Apply GO 83/1998
15 15 15 15 Fiscal Code starting 01-01-04
1 Albania 01.ian.96 10 10Œ-15� 15 15 20.oct.95 302/1994 86 / 18.10.'94
2 Algeria 01.ian.97 15 15 15 Ì 11.iul.96 69/1995 25 / 12.04.'95
3 Armenia 01.ian.98 10 5Œ-10� 10 15 24.aug.97 156/1997 121 / 9.07.'97
4 Australia 01.ian.02 10 5-15 10 Ì 20.mar.01 150/2001 85/20.3.2001
5 Austria 01.ian.78 10 15 10 Ì 10.ian.79 64/1978 254 / 10.07.'78
6 Bangladesh 01.ian.89 10 10Œv-15� 10 Ì 21.aug.88 37/1987 221 / 04.09.'87
7 Belarus 01.ian.99 10 10 15 Ì 15.iul.98 200/1998 102/26.05.'98
8 Belgium 01.ian.78 15 10 10 5 03.oct.78 34-35/1977 82 / 15.04.'77
Belgium (new) 01.ian.99 10 5Œ-15� 5 5 17.oct.98 262/1996 126 / 16.10.'96
9 Bulgaria 01.ian.96 15 10Œ-15� 15 Ì 12.oct.95 .07/1995 5 / 10.01.'95
10 Canada 01.ian.78 15 15 15�-10‚ Ì 29.dec.80 97/1979 418 / 05.12.'79
11 China 01.ian.93 10 10 7 5 05.mar.92 .10/1992 5 / 24.01.'92
12 Costa Rica 01.ian.92 10 5Œ-15� 10 5 05.feb.92 19 / 1992 9 / 05.02.1992
13 Croatia 01.ian.97 10 5 10 Ì 28.nov.96 271/1996 127 / 16.10.'96
14 Cyprus 01.ian.83 10 10 5� 5 08.nov.82 66/1982 261 / 09.07.82
15 Czech Republic 01.ian.95 7 10 10 Ì 10.aug.94 157/1994 37 / 23.06.'94
16 Denmark 01.ian.74 10 10Œ-15� 10 4 28.dec.77 118/1997 389/27.10.'77
17 Ecuador 01.ian.97 10 15 10 10 22.ian.96 294/1992 111/9.11.1992
18 Egypt 01.ian.82 15 10 15 15 05.ian.81 84/1980 316/14.10.1980
19 Estonia 01.ian.05 10 10 10 2 01.nov.04 1126/2004 449/2004
20 Etiopia 01.dec.04 15 10 15 Ì 01.nov.04 1057/2004 448/2004
21 Finland 01.ian.79 10 10 10 3 27.dec.78 16/1978 61/02.03.1978
Finland (new) 01.ian.01 5 5 5 Ì 04.feb.00 642/1999 201/24.12.99
22 France 01.ian.75 10 10 10 Ì 27.sep.75 171/1974 240/23.12.'74
23 Georgia 01.ian.00 10 8 5 5 15.mai.99 132/1999 45/26.03.99
24 Germany 01.ian.72 10 10Œ-15� 10 Ì 01.nov.75 197/1973 625/21.11.73
Germany (new) 01.ian.04 3-0ƒ 5Œ-15� 3 Ì 11.feb.04 123/2004 OMF228/11.02.04
25 Greece 01.ian.96 10 45-25ŒvŽ 7�-5‚ 5 07.apr.95 46/1992 25/12.03.'92
26 Hungary 01.ian.96 15 5Œv-15� 10 5 14.dec.95 306/ 1994 91/ 26.10.94
27 India 01.ian.88 15 15Œ-20� 22,5 5 14.nov.87 37/1987 221/04.09.'87
28 Indonesia 01.ian.00 12,5 12,5Œ-15� 12,5�-15‚ 10 13.ian.99 104/1998 50/02.03.'98
29 Ireland 01.ian.01 3 3 3 Ì 04.dec.00 626/2000 208/4.12.00
30 Israel 01.ian.99 5�-10‚ 15 10 Ì 21.iun.98 86/1998 39/14.02.98
31 Italy 01.ian.79 10 10 10 5 06.feb.79 34-35/1977 82/15.04.'77
32 Japan 01.ian.78 10 10 15�-10‚ Ì 09.apr.78 69/ 1976 213/ 05.07.76
33 Jordan 01.ian.85 12,5 15 15 15 02.aug.84 51/1984 215/26.06.1984
34 Kazahstan 01.ian.01 10 10 10 10 21.apr.00 109/2000 11/16.03.2000
35 Kuwait 01.ian.92 1 1 20 Ì 05.oct.94 57/ 1993 5/ 08.03.93
36 Latvia 01.ian.03 10 10 10 2 06.nov.02 841/2002 606/2002
37 Lebanon 01.ian.98 5 5 5 Ì 06.apr.97 62/ 1996 10/ 21.03.96
38 Lithuania 01.ian.03 10 10 10 2 15.mai.02 393/2002 278/2002
39 Luxembourg 01.ian.96 10 5Œ-15� 10 5 08.dec.95 299/ 1994 85/ 18.10.94
40 Malaysia 01.ian.85 15 10 12 Internal legislation 07.apr.84 106/ 83 482/ 26.12.83
41 Malta 01.ian.97 5 5-30� 5 10 16.aug.96 144/ 96 61/ 3.07.96
42 Marocco 01.ian.87 10 15 10 Ì 30.aug.87 99/ 1982 404/ 01.11.82
43 Mexic 01.ian.02 15 10 15 Ì 28.iun.01 372/2001 331/2001
44 Moldova 01.ian.97 10 10 10�-15‚ Ì 10.apr.96 127/ 1995 60/ 17.06.95
45 Namibia 01.ian.00 15 15 15 Ì 05.aug.99 188/1999 61/15.04.99
46 Netherlands 01.ian.80 10 10Œ-15� 10 5 05.dec.80 84/ 1980 316/ 14.10.80
Netherlands (new) 01.ian.00 3-0ƒ 0Œ-10� 15� 0ƒ-3 Ì 29.iul.99 251/ 1999 85/ 25.05.99
47 Nigeria 01.ian.94 12,5 12,5 12,5 Ì 18.apr.93 58/ 1993 10/ 08.03.93
48 North Koreea 01.ian.01 10 10 10 Ì 03.iul.00 301/2000 104/19.06.00
49 Norway 01.ian.82 10 10 10 4 27.sep.81 19/ 1981 67/ 25.03.81
50 Pakistan 01.ian.80 10 5Œv-10� 12,5 10 20.mar.80 97/ 1979 418/ 05.12.79
Pakistan (new) 01.ian.01 10 10 12,5 10 28.nov.00 632/2000 212/6.12.00
51 Philippines 01.ian.98 10‚-15„ 10Œ-15� 10„-15‚ 25 Ì 27.nov.97 64/1995 23/04.04.'95
52 Poland 01.ian.96 10 5Œ-15� 10 10Œ 15.sep.95 7/ 1995 6/ 10.01.95
53 Portugal 01.ian.00 10 10‘-15� 10 Ì 14.iul.99 194/1999 63/15.04.99
54 Russian Federation 01.ian.96 15 15 10 Ì 11.aug.95 158/1994 38/16.06.'94
55 Singapore 01.ian.03 5 5 5 Ì 09.iul.02 580/2002 475/2002
56 Slovakia 01.ian.96 10 10 10�-15‚ Ì 29.dec.95 315/ 1994 96/ 10.11.94
57 Slovenia 01.ian.04 5 5 5 Ì 24.ian.03 105/2003 55/2003
58 South Africa 01.ian.96 15 15 15 Ì 29.oct.95 199/1994 59 / 13.07.94
59 South Korea 01.ian.95 10 7Œ-10� 7�-10‚ 10 06.oct.94 96 / 1994 18 / 08.04.'94
60 Spain 01.ian.80 10 10Œ-15� 10 5 26.iun.80 97/ 1979 418/ 5.12.79
61 Sri Lanka 01.ian.86 10 12,5 10 10 28.feb.86 27/ 1985 149/ 22.05.85
62 Sudan 01.ian.82 10 15 10 15 25.apr.79 19/ 1981 67/ 25.03.81
63 Sweden 01.ian.78 10 10 10 10 08.dec.78 104/ 1978 432/ 31.10.78
64 Switzerland 01.ian.94 10 10 0ƒ-10 Ì 27.dec.94 200/1994 60/13.07.1994
65 Syria 01.ian.92 7,5 Internal legislation 15�-10‚ 15 07.nov.91 9/ 1988 40/ 11.02.88
66 Thailand 01.ian.98 10-20-25 15Œ-20� 15 10 03.apr.97 18/ 1997 3/ 03.02.97
67 Tunisia 01.ian.90 10 12 12 4 19.ian.89 60/ 1987 326/ 23.12.87
68 Turkey 01.ian.89 10 15 10 6 15.sep.88 61/ 1986 331/ 14.10.86
69 U. Arab. Em. 01.ian.97 3 3 3 3 23.ian.96 262/1993 74/3.11.'93
70 UK 01.apr.76 10 10Œ-15� 15�-10‚ 12,5 22.nov.76 13/1976 26 / 03.02.'76
71 Ukraine 01.ian.98 10 10Œ-15� 10�-15‚ Ì 17.nov.97 272/ 1996 128/ 16.10.96
72 United States 01.ian.74 10 10 15�-10‚ Ì 26.feb.76 168/ 1974 238/ 23.12.74
73 Uzbekistan 01.ian.98 10 10 10 Ì 17.oct.97 46/ 1997 26/ 12.03.97
74 Vietnam 01.ian.97 10 15 15 Ì 24.apr.96 56/ 1996 6/ 13.03.96
75 Yugoslavia 01.ian.89 7,5 10 10 21.oct.88 61/ 1986 331/ 14.10.86
Yugoslavia (new) 01.ian.98 10 10 10 10 01.ian.98 155/ 1997 122/ 9.07.97
76 Zambia 01.ian.93 10 10 15 Ì 29.oct.92 51/ 1984 215/ 26.06.84










Interest
When the goods or merchandise are sold on credit and for loans received from banks.
When the interests are paid





ƒ 0% as long as the Netherlands' / Germany's internal legislation does not stipulate withholding tax on interests paid to non residents (Romanians)
When the means of transportation are sold on credit and in other cases.


Dividends
Œ When the participation to the share capital of the company which pays the dividends is >= 25%.
v (Exceptions: Bangladesh, Germany >= 10%, Pakistan >= 20%, Hungary >= 40%, Greece >= 45%)
In all other cases






Ž See treaty






First quota applicable for Romania, the second for Malta



When the participation to the share capital of the company which pays the dividends is >= 10%.

For Portugal the lower rate applies where the shareholdings for prior 2 years is at 25%.
Royalties
For industrial royalties
For cultural royalties






ƒ As long as the internal legislation does not stipulate withholding tax on royalties paid to non residents

When paid by a company registered with Romanian Agency for Foreign Investments and perform activities in the industry field
Commissions
Ì Will apply the convention article "Other incomes" or the internal legislation
Œ 0% as long as the Polish internal legislation does not stipulate withholding tax on commissions