Chapter II · Definitions

Article 4 Resident

Artigo 4.º · Residente

Convenção Portugal–Suíça · signed 26 September 1974 · in force 17 December 1975 · 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. In the case of Switzerland, the term “resident of a Contracting State” also means general partnerships and limited partnerships (sociétés en nom collectif and sociétés en commandite simple) constituted or organised under Swiss law.

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. Relativamente à Suíça, a expressão «residente de um Estado Contratante» significa igualmente as sociedades em nome colectivo e em comandita simples constituídas ou organizadas segundo o direito suíço.

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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 in accordance with the following rules:

2. Quando, por virtude do disposto no n.º 1, uma pessoa singular for residente de ambos os Estados Contratantes, a situação será resolvida de acordo com as seguintes regras:

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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 Contracting States, he shall be deemed to be a resident of the Contracting 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 Contratantes, será considerada residente do Estado Contratante com o qual sejam mais estreitas as suas relações pessoais e económicas (centro de interesses vitais);

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(b) if the Contracting 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 Contracting State, he shall be deemed to be a resident of the Contracting State in which he has an habitual abode;

b) Se o Estado Contratante 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 Contratantes, será considerada residente do Estado Contratante em que permanece habitualmente;

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

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

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(d) if he is a national of both Contracting States or of neither of them, the competent authorities of the Contracting States shall endeavour to settle the question by mutual agreement.

d) Se for nacional de ambos os Estados Contratantes ou se não for nacional de nenhum deles, as autoridades competentes dos Estados Contratantes esforçar-se-ão por resolver 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 Contracting 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 pessoa singular, for residente de ambos os Estados Contratantes, será considerada residente do Estado Contratante em que estiver situada a sua direcção efectiva.

What we checked in this article

1974 text; heading and deletion of paragraph 4 per the 2012 Protocol. Switzerland reserved Article 4 of the MLI (dual-resident entities), so paragraph 3 would not be modified even once the MLI takes effect.

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Unofficial English translation prepared by BCA Portugal for reference. The Convention was done in Portuguese and French 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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