Chapter I
SCOPE OF THE CONVENTION
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, taxes on the total
amounts of wages or salaries paid by enterprises, as well as taxes on capital
appreciation.
3. The existing taxes to which the Convention shall apply are in particular:
a) (in State A): ..........................................
b) (in State B): ..........................................
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 of the Contracting States shall notify
each other of any significant changes that have been made in their taxation laws.