Australian Tax Treaties
Italian Convention
SECTION (8)
(8)
If, in a Convention for the avoidance of double taxation that is subsequently made between Australia and a third State being a State that at the date of signature of this Protocol is a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Australia shall agree to limit the rate of its taxation -
(i) on dividends paid by a company which is a resident of Australia for the purposes of Australian tax to which a company that is a resident of the third State is entitled, to a rate less than that provided in paragraph (2) of Article 10; or
(ii) on interest arising in Australia to which a resident of the third State is entitled, to a rate less than that provided in paragraph (2) of Article 11; or
(iii) on royalties arising in Australia to which a resident of the third State is entitled, to a rate less than that provided in paragraph (2) of Article 12, the Government of Australia shall immediately inform the Government of the Republic of Italy in writing through the diplomatic channel and shall enter into negotiations with the Government of the Republic of Italy to review the provisions in subparagraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) above in order to provide the same treatment for Italy as that provided for the third State.
If, in a Convention for the avoidance of double taxation that is subsequently made between Australia and a third State being a State that at the date of signature of this Protocol is a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Australia shall agree to limit the rate of its taxation -
(i) on dividends paid by a company which is a resident of Australia for the purposes of Australian tax to which a company that is a resident of the third State is entitled, to a rate less than that provided in paragraph (2) of Article 10; or
(ii) on interest arising in Australia to which a resident of the third State is entitled, to a rate less than that provided in paragraph (2) of Article 11; or
(iii) on royalties arising in Australia to which a resident of the third State is entitled, to a rate less than that provided in paragraph (2) of Article 12, the Government of Australia shall immediately inform the Government of the Republic of Italy in writing through the diplomatic channel and shall enter into negotiations with the Government of the Republic of Italy to review the provisions in subparagraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) above in order to provide the same treatment for Italy as that provided for the third State.
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