Chapter VI · Special provisions

Article 26 Mutual agreement procedure

Artigo 26.º · Procedimento amigável

Convenção Portugal–Alemanha · signed 15 July 1980 · in force 8 October 1982 · English: authentic text

If the MLI comes to apply (see Preamble, 'future'), MLI Article 16 is expected to extend the time limit for presenting a case to three years.

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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 the Contracting State of which he is a resident or, if this case comes under paragraph 1 of article 25, to that of the Contracting State of which he is a national. The case must be presented within two years from the first notification of the action resulting in taxation not in accordance with the provisions of the Convention.

1 - Quando uma pessoa considerar que as medidas tomadas por um Estado contratante ou por ambos os Estados contratantes conduzem ou poderão conduzir, em relação a si, a uma tributação não conforme com o disposto nesta Convenção, poderá, independentemente dos recursos estabelecidos pela legislação nacional desses Estados, submeter o seu caso à autoridade competente do Estado contratante de que é residente ou, se o seu caso está compreendido no n.º 1 do artigo 25.º, à do Estado contratante de que é nacional. O caso deverá ser apresentado dentro de dois anos a contar da data da primeira comunicação da medida que der causa à tributação não conforme com o disposto na Convenção.

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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.

2 - Essa autoridade competente, se a reclamação se lhe afigurar fundada e não estiver em condições de lhe dar uma solução satisfatória, esforçar-se-á por resolver a questão através de acordo amigável com a autoridade competente do outro Estado contratante, a fim de evitar a tributação não conforme com a Convenção.

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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.

3 - As autoridades competentes dos Estados contratantes esforçar-se-ão por resolver, através de acordo amigável, as dificuldades ou as dúvidas a que possa dar lugar a interpretação ou aplicação da Convenção.

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4 - The competent authorities of the Contracting States may communicate with each other directly for the purpose of reaching an agreement in the sense of the preceding paragraphs. When it seems advisable in order to reach agreement to have an oral exchange of opinions, such exchange may take place through a Commission consisting of representatives of the competent authorities of the Contracting States.

4 - As autoridades competentes dos Estados contratantes poderão comunicar directamente entre si, a fim de chegarem a acordo nos termos indicados nos números anteriores. Se se afigurar que tal acordo poderá ser facilitado por trocas de impressões orais, essas trocas de impressões poderão efectuar-se no seio de uma comissão composta por representantes das autoridades competentes dos Estados contratantes.

Paying or receiving income between Portugal and Germany? Article 26 may decide where it is taxed.

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The English column is an authentic text of the Convention, reproduced from the Diário da República publication (Law No. 12/82), checked against the print in Bundestag paper 9/897. The Convention was done in Portuguese, German and English, each text being authentic; the English text prevails if the Portuguese and German texts are interpreted differently. The Portuguese text is reproduced from the official publication. Editorial notes are ours and are not part of the Convention.

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