Loi du 17 avril 2018 portant approbation de la "Convention between the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Republic of Cyprus for the elimination of double taxation with respect to taxes on income and on capital and the prevention of tax evasion and avoidance”, faite à Nicosie, le 8 mai 2017.

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Loi du 17 avril 2018 portant approbation de la "Convention between the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

and the Republic of Cyprus for the elimination of double taxation with respect to taxes on income

and on capital and the prevention of tax evasion and avoidance”, faite à Nicosie, le 8 mai 2017.

Nous Henri, Grand-Duc de Luxembourg, Duc de Nassau,

Notre Conseil d'État entendu ;

De l’assentiment de la Chambre des Députés ;

Vu la décision de la Chambre des Députés du 22 mars 2018 et celle du Conseil d'État du 30 mars 2018

portant qu'il n'y a pas lieu à second vote ;

Avons ordonné et ordonnons

Est approuvée la "Convention between the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Republic of Cyprus for

the elimination of double taxation with respect to taxes on income and on capital and the prevention of tax

evasion and avoidance”, faite à Nicosie, le 8 mai 2017.

Mandons et ordonnons que la présente loi soit insérée au Journal officiel du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg

pour être exécutée et observée par tous ceux que la chose concerne.

Le Ministre des Affaires étrangères

et européennes,

Jean Asselborn

Le Ministre des Finances,

Pierre Gramegna

Palais de Luxembourg, le 17 avril 2018.

Henri

Doc. parl. 7226 ; sess. ord. 2017- 2018.

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"Convention between the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Republic of Cyprus for the elimination

of double taxation with respect to taxes on income and on capital and the prevention of tax evasion

and avoidance”, faite à Nicosie, le 8 mai 2017.

The Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Government of the Republic of Cyprus

Desiring to further develop their economic relationship and to enhance their co-operation in tax matters,

Intending to conclude a Convention for the elimination of double taxation with respect to taxes on income and

on capital without creating opportunities for non-taxation or reduced taxation through tax evasion or avoidance

(including through treaty-shopping arrangements aimed at obtaining reliefs provided in this Convention for

the indirect benefit of residents of third States)

Have agreed as follows

Article 1

PERSONS COVERED

This Convention shall apply to persons who are residents of one or both of the Contracting States.

Article 2

TAXES COVERED

1. This Convention shall apply to taxes on income and on capital imposed on behalf of a Contracting State

or of its political subdivisions or local authorities, irrespective of the manner in which they are levied.

2. There shall be regarded as taxes on income and on capital all taxes imposed on total income, on total

capital, or on elements of income or of capital, including taxes on gains from the alienation of movable

or immovable property.

3. The existing taxes to which the Convention shall apply are in particular

a) in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

(i)

the income tax on individuals ;

(ii)

the corporation tax ;

(iii)

the capital tax ; and

(iv)

the communal trade tax ;

(hereinafter referred to as "Luxembourg tax") ;

b) in the Republic of Cyprus

(i)

the income tax ;

(ii)

the corporate income tax ;

(iii)

the special contribution for the Defence of the Republic ; and

(iv)

the capital gains tax

(hereinafter referred to as “Cyprus Tax”).

4. The Convention shall apply also to any identical or substantially similar taxes that are imposed after the date

of signature of the Convention in addition to, or in place of, the existing taxes. The competent authorities

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of the Contracting States shall notify each other of any significant changes that have been made in their

taxation laws.

Article 3

GENERAL DEFINITIONS

1. For the purposes of this Convention, unless the context otherwise requires

a) the term "Luxembourg" means the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and, when used in a geographical

sense, means the territory of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg ;

b) the term “Cyprus” means the Republic of Cyprus and, when used in a geographical sense, includes

the national territory, the territorial sea thereof as well as any area outside the territorial sea, including

the contiguous zone, the exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf, which has been or may

hereafter be designated, under the laws of Cyprus and in accordance with international law, as an area

within which Cyprus may exercise sovereign rights or jurisdiction ;

c) the term "person" includes an individual, a company and any other body of persons ;

d) the term "company" means any body corporate or any entity that is treated as a body corporate for

tax purposes ;

e) the term "enterprise" applies to the carrying on of any business ;

f) 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 ;

g) the term “international traffic” means any transport by a ship or aircraft operated by an enterprise of

a Contracting State, except when the ship or aircraft is operated solely between places in the other

Contracting State ;

h) the term "competent authority" means

(i)

in Luxembourg, the Minister of Finance or his authorised representative ;

(ii)

in Cyprus, the Minister of Finance or his authorised representative ;

i) the term "national" means

(i)

any individual possessing the nationality or citizenship 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 "business" includes the performance of professional services and of other activities of an

independent character.

2. As regards the application of the Convention at any time by a Contracting State, any term not defined

therein shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the meaning that it has at that time under the

law of that State 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

1. For the purposes of this Convention, the term "resident of a Contracting State" means 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, and also includes that State and any political

subdivision or local authority thereof. 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 or capital situated therein.

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2. Where by reason of 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.

3. Where by reason of 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

1. For the purposes of this Convention, the term "permanent establishment" means a fixed place of business

through which the business of an enterprise is wholly or partly carried on.

2. The term "permanent establishment" includes especially

a) a place of management ;

b) a branch ;

c) an office ;

d) a factory ;

e) a workshop, and

f) a mine, an oil or gas well, a quarry or any other place of extraction, exploration or exploitation of natural

resources.

3. A building site, construction or installation project or any supervisory activities in connection with such site

or project, constitute a permanent establishment only if they last more than twelve months.

4. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Article, the term "permanent establishment" shall be

deemed not to include

a) the use of facilities solely for the purpose of storage, display or delivery 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 or delivery ;

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 ;

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f) the maintenance of a fixed place of business solely for any combination of activities mentioned in sub-

paragraphs 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.

5. Notwithstanding 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.

6. An enterprise shall not be deemed to have a permanent establishment in a Contracting State merely

because it carries on business in that State through a broker, general commission agent or any other agent

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

7. The fact that a company which 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.

Article 6

INCOME FROM IMMOVABLE PROPERTY

1. Income derived by a resident of 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.

2. The term "immovable property" shall have the meaning which it has under the law of the Contracting State

in which the property in question is situated. 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.

3. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall apply to income derived from the direct use, letting, or use in any other

form of immovable property.

4. The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 3 shall also apply to the income from immovable property of an

enterprise.

Article 7

BUSINESS PROFITS

1. The profits of an enterprise of a Contracting State shall be taxable only in that State unless the enterprise

carries on business in the other Contracting State through a permanent establishment situated therein.

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.

2. Subject to 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.

3. In determining the profits of a permanent establishment, there shall be allowed as deductions expenses

which are incurred for the purposes of the permanent establishment, including executive and general

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administrative expenses so incurred, whether in the State in which the permanent establishment is situated

or elsewhere.

4. Insofar as it has been customary in a Contracting State to determine the profits to be attributed to a

permanent establishment 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.

5. No profits shall be attributed to a permanent establishment by reason of the mere purchase by that

permanent establishment of goods or merchandise for the enterprise.

6. For the purposes of the preceding paragraphs, the profits to be attributed to the permanent establishment

shall be determined by the same method year by year unless there is good and sufficient reason to the

contrary.

7. Where profits include items of income which are dealt with separately in other Articles of this Convention,

then the provisions of those Articles shall not be affected by the provisions of this Article.

Article 8

SHIPPING, INLAND WATERWAYS TRANSPORT AND AIR TRANSPORT

1. Profits of an enterprise of a Contracting State from the operation of ships or aircraft in international traffic,

as well as from the operation of boats engaged in inland waterways transport, shall be taxable only in

that State.

2. For the purposes of this Article profits from the operation of ships or aircraft in international traffic includes

profits from

a) the rental of ships or aircraft on a full (time or voyage) basis,

b) the occasional rental of ships or aircraft on a bare-boat basis, and

c) the use, maintenance or rental of containers (including trailers, barges and related equipment used

for the transport of containers).

3. The provisions of this Article shall also apply to profits from the participation in a pool, a joint business or

an international operating agency.

Article 9

ASSOCIATED ENTERPRISES

1. Where

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.

2. Where a Contracting State includes in the profits of an enterprise of that State - and taxes accordingly -

profits on which an enterprise of the other Contracting State has been charged to tax in that other State and

the profits so included are profits which would have accrued to the enterprise of the first-mentioned State 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

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provisions of this Convention and the competent authorities of the Contracting States shall if necessary

consult each other.

Article 10

DIVIDENDS

1. Dividends paid by a company which is a resident of a Contracting State to a resident of the other

Contracting State may be taxed in that other State.

2. However, such dividends may also be taxed in the Contracting State of which 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

a) 0 per cent of the gross amount of the dividends if the beneficial owner is a company (other than a

partnership) which holds directly at least 10 per cent of the capital of the company paying the dividends ;

b) 5 per cent of the gross amount of the dividends in all other cases.

This paragraph shall not affect the taxation of the company in respect of the profits out of which the

dividends are paid.

3. The term "dividends" as used 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.

4. The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply 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.

5. Where a company which is a resident of a Contracting State derives profits or income from the other

Contracting State, that other State may not impose any tax 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.

Article 11

INTEREST

1. Subject to the legal acts of the European Union, interest arising in a Contracting State and paid to a resident

of the other Contracting State shall be taxable only in that other State.

2. 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. Penalty charges for late payment shall not

be regarded as interest for the purpose of this Article.

3. The provisions of paragraph 1 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, 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.

4. 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

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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

1. Royalties arising in a Contracting State and beneficially owned by a resident of the other Contracting State

shall be taxable only in that other State.

2. The term "royalties" as used 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, computer software, any patent, trade mark, design or model, plan, secret formula or process, or for

information concerning industrial, commercial or scientific experience.

3. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall not apply 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.

4. 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 royalties, having regard to the use, right or information

for which they are 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 13

CAPITAL GAINS

1. Gains derived by a resident of 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.

2. Gains from the alienation of movable property forming part of the business property of a permanent

establishment which an enterprise of a Contracting State has in the other Contracting State, including such

gains from the alienation of such a permanent establishment (alone or with the whole enterprise), may

be taxed in that other State.

3. Gains derived by an enterprise of a Contracting State from the alienation of ships or aircraft operated in

international traffic, boats engaged in inland waterways transport or movable property pertaining to the

operation of such ships, aircraft or boats, shall be taxable only in that State.

4. Gains derived by a resident of a Contracting State from the alienation of shares in a company, deriving

more than 50 per cent of their value directly from immovable property situated in the other Contracting

State may be taxed in that other State.

5. Gains from the alienation of any property other than that referred to in the preceding paragraphs shall be

taxable only in the Contracting State of which the alienator is a resident.

Article 14

INCOME FROM EMPLOYMENT

1. Subject to the provisions of Articles 15, 17 and 18, 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.

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2. Notwithstanding 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 calendar 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.

3. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Article, remuneration derived in respect of an employment

exercised aboard a ship, aircraft or road vehicle operated in international traffic, or aboard a boat engaged

in inland waterways transport, by an enterprise of a Contracting State, shall be taxable only in that State.

Article 15

DIRECTORS' FEES

Directors' fees and other similar payments 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

ARTISTES AND SPORTSMEN

1. Notwithstanding 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

sportsman, from his personal activities as such exercised in the other Contracting State, may be taxed

in that other State.

2. Where income in respect of personal activities exercised by an entertainer or a sportsman in his capacity

as such accrues not to the entertainer or sportsman himself but to another person, that income may,

notwithstanding the provisions of Articles 7 and 14, be taxed in the Contracting State in which the activities

of the entertainer or sportsman are exercised.

Article 17

PENSIONS

1. Subject to 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 shall be taxable only in that State.

2. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1, pensions and other payments made under the social

security legislation of a Contracting State shall be taxable only in that State.

Article 18

GOVERNMENT SERVICE

1.

a) Salaries, wages and other similar remuneration 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 shall be taxable only 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.

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2.

a) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1, pensions and other similar remuneration paid by, or

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 shall be taxable

only in that State.

b) However, such pensions and other similar remuneration shall be taxable only in the other Contracting

State if the individual is a resident of, and a national of, that State.

3. The provisions of Articles 14, 15, 16 and 17 shall apply to salaries, wages, pensions, and other similar

remuneration 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

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 20

OFFSHORE ACTIVITIES

1. The provisions of this Article shall apply notwithstanding any other provision of this Convention.

2. A person who is a resident of a Contracting State and carries on activities offshore in the other Contracting

State in connection with the exploration or exploitation of the seabed or subsoil or their natural resources

situated in that other State shall, subject to paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Article, be deemed in relation to those

activities to be carrying on business in that other State through a permanent establishment situated therein.

3. The provisions of paragraph 2 and sub-paragraph b) of paragraph 5 shall not apply where the activities are

carried on for a period not exceeding 30 days in the aggregate in any twelve months period commencing

or ending in the fiscal year concerned. However, for the purposes of this paragraph

a) Activities carried on by an enterprise associated with another enterprise shall be regarded as carried

on by the enterprise with which it is associated if the activities in question are substantially the same

as those carried on by the last-mentioned enterprise ;

b) Two enterprises shall be deemed to be associated if

(i)

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

(ii)

The same person or persons participate directly or indirectly in the management, control or

at least 30 % of the capital of both enterprises.

4. Profits derived by an enterprise of a Contracting State from the transportation of supplies or personnel

to a location, or between locations, where activities in connection with the exploration or exploitation of

the seabed or subsoil or their natural resources are being carried on in a Contracting State, or from the

operation of tugboats and other vessels auxiliary to such activities, shall be taxable only in the Contracting

State of which the enterprise is a resident.

5.

a) Subject to sub-paragraph b) of this paragraph, salaries, wages and similar remuneration derived by

a resident of a Contracting State in respect of an employment connected with the exploration or

exploitation of the seabed or subsoil or their natural resources situated in the other Contracting State

may, to the extent that the duties are performed offshore in that other State, be taxed in that other

State. However, such remuneration shall be taxable only in the first-mentioned State if the employment

is carried on offshore for an employer who is not a resident of the other State and provided that the

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employment is carried on for a period or periods not exceeding in the aggregate 30 days in any twelve-

month period commencing or ending in the fiscal year concerned.

b) Salaries, wages and similar remuneration derived by a resident of a Contracting State in respect

of an employment exercised aboard a ship or aircraft engaged in the transportation of supplies or

personnel to or from a location, or between locations, where activities connected with the exploration

or exploitation of the seabed or subsoil or their natural resources are being carried on in the other

Contracting State, or in respect of an employment exercised aboard tugboats or other vessels operated

auxiliary to such activities, may be taxed in the State of which the enterprise carrying on such activities

is a resident.

6. Gains derived by a resident of a Contracting State from the alienation of

a) Exploration or exploitation rights ; or

b) Property situated in the other Contracting State and used in connection with the exploration or

exploitation of the seabed or subsoil or their natural resources situated in that other State ; or

c) Shares deriving their value or the greater part of their value directly or indirectly from such rights or

such property or from such rights and such property taken together,

may be taxed in that other State.

In this paragraph “exploration or exploitation rights” means rights to assets to be produced by the

exploration or exploitation of the seabed or subsoil or their natural resources in the other Contracting State,

including rights to interests in or to the benefit of such assets.

Article 21

OTHER INCOME

1. Items of income of a resident of a Contracting State, wherever arising, not dealt with in the foregoing

Articles of this Convention shall be taxable only in that State.

2. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall not apply to income, other than income from immovable property as

defined in paragraph 2 of Article 6, 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.

Article 22

CAPITAL

1. Capital represented by immovable property referred to in Article 6, owned by a resident of a Contracting

State and situated in the other Contracting State, may be taxed in that other State.

2. Capital represented by movable property forming part of the business property of a permanent

establishment which an enterprise of a Contracting State has in the other Contracting State may be taxed

in that other State.

3. Capital represented by ships and aircraft operated in international traffic by an enterprise of a Contracting

State, and by boats engaged in inland waterways transport by an enterprise of a Contracting State, and

by movable property pertaining to the operation of such ships, aircraft and boats, shall be taxable only

in that State.

4. All other elements of capital of a resident of a Contracting State shall be taxable only in that State.

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Article 23

ELIMINATION OF DOUBLE TAXATION

1. Subject to the provisions of the law of Luxembourg regarding the elimination of double taxation which shall

not affect the general principle hereof, double taxation shall be eliminated as follows

a) Where a resident of Luxembourg derives income or owns capital which, in accordance with the

provisions of this Convention, may be taxed in Cyprus, Luxembourg shall, subject to the provisions of

sub-paragraphs b) and c), exempt such income or capital from tax, but may, in order to calculate the

amount of tax on the remaining income or capital of the resident, apply the same rates of tax as if the

income or capital had not been exempted.

b) Where a resident of Luxembourg derives income which, in accordance with the provisions of Articles

10 and 16 may be taxed in Cyprus, Luxembourg shall allow as a deduction from the income tax on

individuals or from the corporation tax of that resident an amount equal to the tax paid in Cyprus. Such

deduction shall not, however, exceed that part of the tax, as computed before the deduction is given,

which is attributable to such items of income derived from Cyprus.

c) The provisions of sub-paragraph a) shall not apply to income derived or capital owned by a resident of

Luxembourg where Cyprus applies the provisions of this Convention to exempt such income or capital

from tax or applies the provisions of paragraph 2 of Article 10 to such income.

2. Subject to the provisions of Cyprus tax law regarding credit for foreign tax, there shall be allowed as a credit

against Cyprus tax payable in respect of any item of income derived from Luxembourg, the tax paid under

the laws of Luxembourg and in accordance with this Convention. The credit shall not, however, exceed that

part of the Cyprus tax, as computed before the credit is given, which is appropriate to such items of income.

Where in accordance with any provision of the Convention income derived by a resident of Cyprus is exempt

from tax in Cyprus, Cyprus may nevertheless, in calculating the amount of tax on the remaining income of

such resident, take into account the exempted income.

Article 24

NON-DISCRIMINATION

1. Nationals of a Contracting State shall not be subjected in the other Contracting State to any taxation or any

requirement connected therewith, which is other or more burdensome than the taxation and connected

requirements to which nationals of that other State in the same circumstances, in particular with respect to

residence, are or may be subjected. This provision shall, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 1, also

apply to persons who are not residents of one or both of the Contracting States.

2. The taxation on a permanent establishment which an enterprise of a Contracting State has in the other

Contracting State shall not be less favourably levied in that other State than the taxation levied on

enterprises of that other State carrying on the same activities. 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.

3. Except where the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article 9, paragraph 4 of Article 11, or paragraph 4 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. Similarly, any debts of an enterprise of a Contracting State to a resident of the other

Contracting State shall, for the purpose of determining the taxable capital of such enterprise, be deductible

under the same conditions as if they had been contracted to a resident of the first-mentioned State.

4. Enterprises of a Contracting State, the capital of which is wholly or partly owned or controlled, directly

or indirectly, by one or more residents of the other Contracting State, shall not be subjected in the

first-mentioned State to any taxation or any requirement connected therewith which is other or more

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burdensome than the taxation and connected requirements to which other similar enterprises of the first-

mentioned State are or may be subjected.

5. The provisions of this Article shall apply to taxes covered by this Convention.

Article 25

MUTUAL AGREEMENT PROCEDURE

1. Where 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

either Contracting State. 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.

2. The competent authority shall endeavour, 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.

3. The competent authorities of the Contracting 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.

4. The competent authorities of the Contracting States may communicate with each other directly, including

through a joint commission consisting of themselves or their representatives, for the purpose of reaching

an agreement in the sense of the preceding paragraphs.

Article 26

EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION

1. The competent authorities of the Contracting States shall exchange such information as is foreseeably

relevant for carrying out the provisions of this Convention or to the administration or enforcement of the

domestic laws concerning taxes of every kind and description imposed on behalf of the Contracting States,

or of their political subdivisions or local authorities, insofar as the taxation thereunder is not contrary to the

Convention. The exchange of information is not restricted by Articles 1 and 2.

2. Any information received under paragraph 1 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, the determination of appeals in relation to the

taxes referred to in paragraph 1, or the oversight of the above. 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, information received by a Contracting State may be used

for other purposes when such information may be used for such other purposes under the laws of both

States and the competent authority of the supplying State authorises such use.

3. In no case shall the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 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).

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4. If information is requested by a Contracting State in accordance with this Article, the other Contracting State

shall use its information gathering measures to obtain the requested information, even though that other

State may not need such information for its own tax purposes. The obligation contained in the preceding

sentence is subject to the limitations of paragraph 3 but in no case shall such limitations be construed to

permit a Contracting State to decline to supply information solely because it has no domestic interest in

such information.

5. In no case shall the provisions of paragraph 3 be construed to permit a Contracting State to decline to

supply information solely because the information is held by a bank, other financial institution, nominee or

person acting in an agency or a fiduciary capacity or because it relates to ownership interests in a person.

Article 27

MEMBERS OF DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS AND CONSULAR POSTS

Nothing 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.

Article 28

ENTITLEMENT TO BENEFITS

1. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Convention, a benefit under this Convention shall not be

granted in respect of an item of income or capital if it is reasonable to conclude, having regard to all

relevant facts and circumstances, that obtaining that benefit was one of the principal purposes of any

arrangement or transaction that resulted directly or indirectly in that benefit, unless it is established that

granting that benefit in these circumstances would be in accordance with the object and purpose of the

relevant provisions of this Convention.

2. Where a benefit under this Convention is denied to a person under paragraph 1, the competent authority

of the Contracting State that would otherwise have granted this benefit shall nevertheless treat that person

as being entitled to this benefit, or to different benefits with respect to a specific item of income or capital,

if such competent authority, upon request from that person and after consideration of the relevant facts

and circumstances, determines that such benefits would have been granted to that person in the absence

of the transaction or arrangement referred to in paragraph 1. The competent authority of the Contracting

State to which the request has been made will consult with the competent authority of the other State

before rejecting a request made under this paragraph by a resident of that other State.

Article 29

ENTRY INTO FORCE

1. The Contracting States shall notify each other in writing, through diplomatic channels, that the procedures

required by its law for the entry into force of this Convention have been satisfied. The Convention shall

enter into force on the date of receipt of the last notification.

2. The Convention shall be applicable

a) in respect of taxes withheld at source, to income derived on or after 1 January of the calendar year

next following the year in which the Convention enters into force ;

b) in respect of other taxes on income, and taxes on capital, to taxes chargeable for any taxable year

beginning on or after 1 January of the calendar year next following the year in which the Convention

enters into force.

Article 30

TERMINATION

1. This Convention shall remain in force until terminated by a Contracting State. Either Contracting State may

terminate the Convention, through diplomatic channels, by giving notice of termination at least six months

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before the end of any calendar year beginning after the expiration of a period of five years from the date

of its entry into force.

2. The Convention shall cease to have effect

a) in respect of taxes withheld at source, to income derived on or after 1 January in the calendar year

next following the year in which the notice is given ;

b) in respect of other taxes on income, and taxes on capital, to taxes chargeable for any taxable year

beginning on or after 1 January in the calendar year next following the year in which the notice is given.

In witness whereof the undersigned, duly authorised thereto, have signed this Convention.

DONE in duplicate at Nicosia, on the 8

th of May 2017, in the English language.

For the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Pierre Gramegna, Minister of Finance of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

For the Government of the Republic of Cyprus

Harris Georgiades, Minister of Finance of the Republic of Cyprus

PROTOCOL

At the moment of the signing of the Convention between the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Republic

of Cyprus for the elimination of double taxation with respect to taxes on income and on capital and the

prevention of tax evasion and avoidance, both sides have agreed upon the following provisions, which shall

form an integral part of the Convention

With reference to Article 4

It is understood that a collective investment vehicle is a resident of a Contracting State if under the domestic

laws of that State it is liable to tax therein by reason of its domicile, residence, place of management or

any other criterion of a similar nature. A collective investment vehicle is also considered liable to tax if it is

subject to the tax laws of that Contracting State but is exempt from tax only if it meets all the requirements for

exemption specified in the tax laws of that Contracting State. Such a collective investment vehicle is for the

purposes the Convention the beneficial owner of the income it receives. This provision shall not be construed

as restricting in any way a Contracting State's right to tax the residents of that State.

In witness whereof the undersigned, duly authorised thereto, have signed this Protocol.

DONE in duplicate at Nicosia, on the 8

th of May 2017, in the English language.

For the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Pierre Gramegna, Minister of Finance of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

For the Government of the Republic of Cyprus

Harris Georgiades, Minister of Finance of the Republic of Cyprus