Portugal–Spain tax treaty

Article 4 Resident

Artigo 4.º · Residente

Convenção Portugal–Espanha · signed 26 October 1993 · in force 28 June 1995 · English: our translation

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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. 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.

1 - Para efeitos desta Convenção, a expressão «residente de um Estado Contratante» significa qualquer pessoa que, por virtude da legislação desse Estado, está aí sujeita a imposto, devido ao seu domicílio, à sua residência, ao local de direcção ou a qualquer outro critério de natureza similar. Todavia, esta expressão não inclui qualquer pessoa que está sujeita a imposto nesse Estado apenas relativamente ao rendimento de fontes localizadas nesse Estado.

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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:

2 - Quando, por virtude do disposto no n.º 1, uma pessoas singular for residente de ambos os Estados Contratantes, a situação será resolvida como segue:

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a) he shall be deemed to be a resident of the Contracting 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 of the State with which his personal and economic relations are closer (centre of vital interests);

a) Será considerada residente do Estado Contratante em que tenha uma habitação permanente à sua disposição. Se tiver uma habitação permanente à sua disposição em ambos os Estados, será considerada residente do Estado com o qual sejam mais estreitas as suas relações pessoais e económicas (centro de interesses vitais);

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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 of the Contracting State in which he has an habitual abode;

b) Se o Estado em que tem o centro de interesses vitais não puder ser determinado, ou se não tiver uma habitação permanente à sua disposição em nenhum dos Estados, será considerada residente do Estado Contratante em que permaneça habitualmente;

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c) if he has an habitual abode in both States or in neither of them, he shall be deemed to be a resident of the State of which he is a national;

c) Se permanecer habitualmente em ambos os Estados, ou se não permanecer habitualmente em nenhum deles, será considerada residente do Estado de que for nacional;

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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.

d) Se for nacional de ambos os Estados, ou se não for nacional de nenhum deles, as autoridades competentes de ambos os Estados resolverão o caso de comum acordo.

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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 of the State in which its place of effective management is situated.

3 - Quando, por virtude do disposto no n.º 1, uma pessoa, que não seja uma pessoal singular, for residente de ambos os Estados Contratantes, será considerada residente do Estado em que estiver situada a sua direcção efectiva.

What we checked in this article

Typographical slips in the official Portuguese text reproduced as printed: “uma pessoas singular” (para 2) and “uma pessoal singular” (para 3).

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Unofficial English translation prepared by BCA Portugal for reference. The Convention was done in Portuguese and Spanish and only those texts are authentic. The Portuguese text is reproduced from the official publication. Editorial notes are ours and are not part of the Convention.

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