DOUBLE TAXATION RELIEF ON TAXES ON INCOME WITH THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO [ S.L.123.100 SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 123.100 DOUBLE TAXATION RELIEF ON TAXES ON INCOME WITH THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO ORDER 15th June

Article 7or Article 14, as the case may be, shall apply.

6. Where a company which is a resident of a Contracting State derives profits or income from the other Contracting State, that other State may not impose any tax on the dividends paid by the company, except insofar as such dividends are paid to a resident of that other State or insofar as the holding in respect of which the dividends are paid is effectively connected with a permanent establishment or a fixed base situated in that other State, nor subject the company’s undistributed profits to a tax on t h e c o m p a ny ’s u n di s tr i b u t e d pr o f i t s , e ve n i f t h e d i vi d e n d s p a i d o r t h e undistributed profits consist wholly or partly of profits or income arising in such other State. 7. Where a company which is a resident of Malta has a permanent establishment in Morocco, it may be liable to a tax in Morocco, but that tax may not exceed 6.5 per cent of the amount of the net profits of the permanent establishment, after the deduction of the corporate income tax related to such profits. ARTICLE 11 INTEREST 1. Interest arising in a Contracting State and paid to a resident of the other Contracting State may be taxed in that other State. 2. However, such interest may also be taxed in the Contracting State in which it arises and according to the laws of that State, but if the recipient is the beneficial owner of the interest the tax so charged shall not exceed 10 per cent of the gross amount of the interest. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 2, interest arising in:

1. a)Morocco and paid to the Government of Malta or to the Central Bank of Malta shall be exempt from tax in the Kingdom of Morocco;
2. b)Malta and paid to the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco or to the Central Bank of Morocco (Bank Al Maghrib) shall be exempt from tax in Malta. 4. The term "interest" as used in this Article means income from debt-claims of every kind, whether or not secured by mortgage and whether or not carrying a right to participate in the debtor’s profits, and in particular, income from government securities and income from bonds or debentures, including premiums and prizes attaching to such securities, bonds or debentures. Penalty charges for late payment shall not be regarded as interest for the purpose of this Article. 5. The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply if the beneficial owner of the interest, being a resident of a Contracting State, carries on business in the othe r Contracting St ate in whic h the interest arises, through a permanent establishment situated therein, or performs in that other State independent personal services from a fixed base situated therein, and the debt-claim in respect of which the interest is paid is effectively connected with such permanent establishment or fixed base.

Article 7or Article 14, as the case may be, shall apply.

1. Interest shall be deemed to arise in a Contracting State when the payer is that State itself, a political subdivision, a local authority or a resident of that State. 10 [ S.L.123.100 DOUBLE TAXATION RELIEF ON TAXES ON INCOME WITH THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO Where, however, the person paying the interest, whether he is a resident of a Contracting State or not, has in a Contracting State a permanent establishment or a fixed base in connection with which the indebtedness on which the interest is paid was incurred, and such interest is borne by such permanent establishment or a fixed base, then such interest shall be deemed to arise in the State in which the permanent establishment or fixed base is situated.
2. Where, by reason of a special relationship between the payer and the beneficial owner or between both of them and some other person, the amount of the interest, having regard to the debt-claim for which it is paid, exceeds the amount which would have been agreed upon by the payer and the beneficial owner in the absence of such relationship, the provisions of this Article shall apply only to the last-mentioned amount. In such case, the excess part of the payments shall remain taxable according to the laws of each Contracting State, due regard being had to the other provisions of this Convention. ARTICLE 12 ROYALTIES
3. Royalties arising in a Contracting State and paid to a resident of the other Contracting State may be taxed in that other State.
4. However, such royalties may also be taxed in the Contracting State in which they arise, and according to the laws of that State, but if the recipient is the beneficial owner of the royalties, the tax so charged shall not exceed 10 per cent of the gross amount of the royalties.
5. The term "royalties" as used in this Article means payments of any kind received as a consideration for the use of, or the right to use, any copyright of literary, artistic or scientific work including cinematograph films, or films, tapes or disks for radio or television broadcasting, any patent, trade mark, design or model, plan, secret formula or process, or for the use of, or the right to use, industrial, commercial or scientific equipment, or for information concerning industrial, commercial or scientific experience, as well as technical assistance.
6. The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply if the beneficial owner of the royalties, being a resident of a Contracting State, carries on business in the other Contracting State in which the royalties arise, through a permanent establishment situated therein, or performs in that other Contracting State independent personal services from a fixed base situated therein, and the right or property in respect of which the royalties are paid is effectively connected with such permanent establishment or fixed base.

Article 7or Article 14, as the case may be, shall apply.

5. Royalties shall be deemed to arise in a Contracting State when the payer is that State itself, a political subdivision, a local authority or a resident of that State. Where, however, the person paying the royalties, whether he is a resident of a Contracting State or not, has in a Contracting State a permanent establishment or a fixed base in connection with which the liability to pay the royalties was incurred, and such royalties are borne by such permanent establishment or fixed base, then such royalties shall be deemed to arise in the State in which the permanent establishment or fixed base is situated. 6. Where, by reason of a special relationship between the payer and the beneficial owner or between both of them and some other person, the amount of the royalties, having regard to the use, right or information for which they are paid, exceeds the amount which would have been agreed upon by the payer and the beneficial owner in the absence of such relationship, the provisions of this Article DOUBLE TAXATION RELIEF ON TAXES ON INCOME WITH THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO [ S.L.123.100 11 shall apply only to the last-mentioned amount. In such case, the excess part of the payments shall remain taxable according to the laws of each Contracting State, due regard being had to the other provisions of this Convention. ARTICLE 13 CAPITAL GAINS 1. Gains derived by a resident of a Contracting State from the alienation of immovable property referred to in Article 6 and situated in the other Contracting State may be taxed in that other State. 2. Gains from the alienation of shares or comparable interests, other than shares quoted on an approved stock exchange, in a company the assets of which consist directly or indirectly principally of immovable property situated in a Contracting State may be taxed in that State. 3. Gains from the alienation of movable property forming part of the business property of a permanent establishment which an enterprise of a Contracting State has in the other Contracting State or of movable property pertaining to a fixed base available to a resident of a Contracting State in the other Contracting State for the purpose of performing independent personal services, including such gains from the alienation of such a permanent establishment (alone or with the whole enterprise) or of such fixed base, may be taxed in that other State. 4. Gains from the alienation of ships or aircraft operated in international traffic, by an enterprise of a Contracting State, or movable property pertaining to the operation of such ships or aircraft shall be taxable only in the Contracting State in which the place of effective management of the enterprise is situated. 5. Gains from the alienation of any property other than that referred to in paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 shall be taxable only in the Contracting State of which the alienator is a resident. ARTICLE 14 INDEPENDENT PERSONAL SERVICES 1. Income derived by a resident of a Contracting State in respect of professional services or other activities of an independent character shall be taxable only in that State unless he has a fixed base regularly available to him in the other Contracting State for the purpose of performing his activities. If he has such a fixed base, the income may be taxed in the other State but only so much of it as is attributable to that fixed base. 2. The term "professional services" includes especially independent scientific, literary, artistic, educational or teaching activities as well as the independent activities of physicians, lawyers, engineers, architects, dentists and accountants. ARTICLE 15 DEPENDENT PERSONAL SERVICES 1. Subject to the provisions of Articles 16, 18, 19 and 21, salaries, wages and other similar remuneration derived by a resident of a Contracting State in respect of an employment shall be taxable only in that State unless the employment is exercised in the other Contracting State. If the employment is so exercised, such remuneration as is derived therefrom may be taxed in that other State. 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1, remuneration derived by a resident of a Contracting State in respect of an employment exercised in the other Contracting State shall be taxable only in the first-mentioned State if: 12 [ S.L.123.100 DOUBLE TAXATION RELIEF ON TAXES ON INCOME WITH THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO

1. a)the recipient is present in the other State for a period or periods not exceeding in the aggregate 183 days in any twelve-month period commencing or ending in the fiscal year concerned; and
2. b)the remuneration is paid by, or on behalf of, an employer who is not a resident of the other State, and
3. c)the remuneration is not borne by a permanent establishment or a fixed base which the employer has in the other State. 3. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Article, remuneration derived in respect of an employment exercised aboard a ship or aircraft operated in international traffic may be taxed in the Contracting State in which the place of effective management of the enterprise is situated. ARTICLE 16 DIRECTORS’ FEES Directors’ fees and other similar payments derived by a resident of a Contracting State in his capacity as a member of the board of directors of a company which is a resident of the other Contracting State may be taxed in that other State. ARTICLE 17 ARTISTES AND SPORTSPERSONS 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Articles 14 and 15, income derived by a resident of a Contracting State as an entertainer, such as a theatre, motion picture, radio or television artiste, or a musician, or as a sportsperson, from his/her personal activities as such exercised in the other Contracting State, may be taxed in that other State. 2. Where income in respect of personal activities exercised by an entertainer or a sportsperson in his/her capacity as such accrues not to the entertainer or s p o r t s p e r s o n h i m s e l f / h e r s e l f b u t t o a n o t h e r p e r s o n , t h a t i n c o m e m a y, notwithstanding the provisions of Articles 7, 14 and 15, be taxed in the Contracting State in which the activities of the entertainer or sportsperson are exercised. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article, income derived by an entertainer or a sportsperson from activities exercised in a Contracting State shall be exempt from tax in that State, if the visit to that State is supported wholly or mainly by the Government of the other Contracting State, a political subdivision or a local authority thereof. ARTICLE 18 PENSIONS AND SOCIAL SECURITY PAYMENTS 1. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 2 of Article 19, pensions and other similar remuneration paid to a resident of a Contracting State in consideration of past employment, as well as life annuities, shall be taxable only in that State. 2. Pensions and life annuities paid, and other periodical or occasional payments made by the government of a Contracting State, or one of its political subdivisions in respect of insuring personal accidents, shall be taxable only in that State. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1, pensions paid and other payments made under the social security legislation of a Contracting State shall be taxable only in that State. DOUBLE TAXATION RELIEF ON TAXES ON INCOME WITH THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO [ S.L.123.100 13 ARTICLE 19 GOVERNMENT SERVICE 1.
4. a)Salaries, wages and similar remuneration, other than a pension, paid by a Contracting State or a political subdivision or a local authority thereof to an individual in respect of services rendered to that State or subdivision or authority shall be taxable only in that State.
5. b)However, such salaries, wages and other similar remuneration shall be taxable only in the other Contracting State if the services are rendered in that State and the individual is a resident of that State who:
6. i)
7. ii)2. is a national of that other State; or did not become a resident of that State solely for the purpose of rendering the services.
8. a)Any pension paid by, or out of funds created by, a Contracting State or a political subdivision or a local authority thereof to an individual in respect of services rendered to that State or subdivision or authority shall be taxable only in that State.
9. b)However, such pension shall be taxable only in the other Contracting State if the individual is a resident of, and a national of, that State. 3. The provisions of Articles 15, 16 and 18 shall apply to salaries, wages and other similar remuneration and to pensions in respect of services rendered in connection with a business carried on by a Contracting State or a political subdivision or a local authority thereof. ARTICLE 20 STUDENTS AND BUSINESS APPRENTICES Payments which a student or business apprentice who is or was immediately before visiting a Contracting State a resident of the other Contracting State and who is present in the first-mentioned State solely for the purpose of his education or training receives for the purpose of his maintenance, education or training shall not be taxed in that State, provided that such payments arise from sources outside that State. ARTICLE 21 TEACHERS AND RESEARCHERS 1. An individual who visits a Contracting State at the invitation of that State, of a public university and other educational or cultural institution which is recognized as non-profitable by the Government of that State, as part of a programme of a cultural exchange for a period not exceeding two years with the aim of teaching, giving conferences or carrying out researches for that institution, who is or was immediately before that visit, a resident of the other Contracting State, shall be exempt from tax in the first Contracting State on his remuneration in respect of such activity, provided that such remuneration is derived by him from sources outside that State. 2. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall not apply to remuneration received in respect of research works undertaken not in the public interest but chiefly for the private benefit of a specific person or persons. 14 [ S.L.123.100 DOUBLE TAXATION RELIEF ON TAXES ON INCOME WITH THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO ARTICLE 22 OTHER INCOME 1. Items of income of a resident of a Contracting State, wherever arising, not dealt with in the foregoing Articles of this Convention shall be taxable only in that State. 2. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall not apply to income, other than income from immovable property as defined in paragraph 2 of Article 6, if the recipient of such income, being a resident of a Contracting State, carries on business in the other Contracting State through a permanent establishment situated therein, or performs in that other State independent personal services from a fixed base situated therein, and the right or property in respect of which the income is paid is effectively connected with such permanent establishment or fixed base. In such case, the provisions of Article 7 or Article 14, as the case may be, shall apply. ARTICLE 23 ELIMINATION OF DOUBLE TAXATION 1. In the case of a resident of Malta, double taxation shall be avoided as follows: Subject to the provisions of the law of Malta regarding the allowance of a credit against Malta tax in respect of foreign tax, where, in accordance with the provisions of this Convention, there is included in a Malta assessment income from sources within Morocco, the Moroccan tax on such income shall be allowed as a credit against the relative Malta tax payable thereon. However, such credit may not exceed that part of the tax on the Malta income, as computed before the credit is given, which is attributable to such income derived from Morocco. 2. In the case of a resident of Morocco, double taxation shall be avoided as follows: Subject to the provisions of the law of Morocco, where a resident of Morocco derives income which, in accordance with the provisions of this Convention, may be taxed in Malta, Morocco shall allow as a deduction from the tax on the income of that resident, an amount equal to the tax payable on the income in Malta. However, such deduction may not exceed that part of the tax on the Moroccan income, as computed before the deduction is given, which is attributable to such income derived from Malta. 3. Where in accordance with any provision of the Convention income derived by a resident of a Contracting State is exempt from tax in that State, that State may nevertheless, in calculating the amount of tax on the remaining income of such resident, take into account the exempted income. 4. For the purposes of allowance as a credit, the tax payable in Morocco or Malta, as the context requires, shall be deemed to include the tax which is otherwise payable in a Contracting State but has been reduced or waived by that State under its legal provisions for tax incentives. ARTICLE 24 NON-DISCRIMINATION 1. Nationals of a Contracting State shall not be subjected in the other Contracting State to any taxation or any requirement connected therewith which is other or more burdensome than the taxation and connected requirements to which nationals of that other State in the same circumstances, in particular with respect to DOUBLE TAXATION RELIEF ON TAXES ON INCOME WITH THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO [ S.L.123.100 15 residence, are or may be subjected. This provision shall, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 1, also apply to persons who are not residents of one or both of the Contracting States. 2. Stateless persons who are residents of a Contracting State shall not be subjected in either Contracting State to any taxation or any requirement connected therewith, which is other or more burdensome than the taxation and connected requirements to which nationals of the State concerned in the same circumstances are or may be subjected. 3. The taxation on a permanent establishment which an enterprise of a Contracting State has in the other Contracting State shall not be less favourably levied in that other State than the taxation levied on enterprises of that other State carrying on the same activities. This provision shall not be construed as obliging a Contracting State to grant to residents of the other Contracting State any personal allowances, reliefs and reductions for taxation purposes on account of civil status or family responsibilities which it grants to its own residents. 4. Except where the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article 9, paragraph 7 of Article 11, or paragraph 6 of Article 12 apply, interest, royalties and other disbursements paid by an enterprise of a Contracting State to a resident of the other Contracting State shall, for the purpose of determining the taxable profits of such enterprise, be deductible under the same conditions as if they had been paid to a resident of the first-mentioned State. 5. Enterprises of a Contracting State, the capital of which is wholly or partly owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by one or more residents of the other Contracting State, shall not be subjected in the first-mentioned State to any taxation or any requirement connected therewith which is other or more burdensome than the taxation and connected requirements to which other similar enterprises of the firstmentioned State are or may be subjected. ARTICLE 25 MUTUAL AGREEMENT PROCEDURE 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 his case comes under paragraph 1 of Article 24, to that of the Contracting State of which he is a national. The case must be presented within three years from the first notification of the action resulting in taxation not in accordance with the provisions of the Convention. 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. Any agreement reached shall be implemented notwithstanding any time limits in the domestic law of the Contracting States. 3. The competent authorities of the Contracting States shall endeavour to r e s o l v e b y m u t u a l a g r e e m e n t a n y d i ff i c u l t i e s o r d o u b t s a r i s i n g a s t o t h e interpretation or application of the Convention. They may also consult together for the elimination of double taxation in cases not provided for in the Convention. 4. The competent authorities of the Contracting States may communicate with each other directly, including through a joint commission consisting of themselves or their representatives, for the purpose of reaching an agreement in the sense of the 16 [ S.L.123.100 DOUBLE TAXATION RELIEF ON TAXES ON INCOME WITH THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO preceding paragraphs. ARTICLE 26 EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION 1. The competent authorities of the Contracting States shall exchange such information as is necessary for carrying out the provisions of this Convention or of the domestic laws of the Contracting States concerning taxes covered by the Convention insofar as the taxation thereunder is not contrary to the Convention. The exchange of information is not restricted by Article 1. Any information received by a Contracting State shall be treated as secret in the same manner as information obtained under the domestic laws of that State and shall be disclosed only to persons or authorities (including courts and administrative bodies) involved in the assessment or collection of, the enforcement or prosecution in respect of, or the determination of appeals in relation to, the taxes covered by the Convention. Such persons or authorities shall use the information only for such purposes. They may disclose the information in public court proceedings or in judicial decisions. 2. In no case shall the provisions of paragraph 1 be construed so as to impose on a Contracting State the obligation:
10. a)to carry out administrative measures at variance with the laws and administrative practice of that or of the other Contracting State;
11. b)to supply information which is not obtainable under the laws or in the normal course of the administration of that or of the other Contracting State;
12. c)to supply information which would disclose any trade, business, industrial, commercial or professional secret or trade process, or information, the disclosure of which would be contrary to public policy (ordre public). ARTICLE 27 MEMBERS OF DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS AND CONSULAR POSTS Nothing in this Convention shall affect the fiscal privileges of members of diplomatic missions or consular posts under the general rules of international law or under the provisions of special agreements. ARTICLE 28 ENTRY INTO FORCE 1. The Contracting States shall notify each other, through diplomatic channels, that the legal requirements for the entry into force of this Convention have been complied with. 2. This Convention shall enter into force thirty days after the date of the later of the notifications referred to in paragraph 1 and its provisions shall have effect:
13. a)in Malta: in respect of taxes on income derived during any calendar year or accounting period, as the case may be, beginning on or after the first day of January immediately following the date on which the Convention enters into force;
14. b)in Morocco:
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16. ii)[ S.L.123.100 17 year following that in which this Convention enters into force; and in respect of other taxes, for any taxable year beginning on or after the first day of January of the first calendar year following that in which this Convention enters into force. ARTICLE 29 TERMINATION This Convention shall remain in force indefinitely, but either of the Contracting States may, on or before the thirtieth day of June in any calendar year from the fifth year following that in which the Convention has entered into force, give to the other Contracting State, through diplomatic channels, written notice of termination and, in such event, this Convention shall cease to have effect:
17. a)in Malta: in respect of taxes on income derived during any calendar year or accounting period, as the case may be, beginning on or after the first day of January immediately following the date on which the notice is given;
18. b)in Morocco:
19. i)
20. ii)with regard to taxes withheld at source, for amounts paid or credited on or after the first day of January of the first calendar year following that in which such notice is given; and with regard to other taxes, for any taxable year beginning on or after the first day of January of the first calendar year following that in which such notice is given. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorised thereto by their respective Governments, have signed this Convention. Done in duplicate at Morocco this 26th day of October 2001 in the Arabic and English languages, both texts being equally authentic. In case of divergence of interpretation, the English text shall prevail. FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF MALTA FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO Joe Borg Minister for Foreign Affairs Mohamed Benaissa Minister for Foreign Affairs 18 [ S.L.123.100 DOUBLE TAXATION RELIEF ON TAXES ON INCOME WITH THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO PROTOCOL At the moment of signing the Convention between the Government of Malta and the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income, the two parties have agreed upon the following provisions, which will form an integral part of the Convention. With respect to Article 10 "Dividends", under the Malta law in force, income tax paid or payable by a company, as is referable to that part of its profits which is distributed by way of dividends , is assimilated with the personal income tax of the shareholder in receipt of such a dividend. In the shareholder’s hands the dividend is charged to tax gross, and the relevant amount of tax, so assimilated, is set off against the shareholder’s tax liability on his income from all liable sources. It is agreed that, if, in future, there will be a change in the imputation system described above or a change in the rate of tax applicable to companies, the competent authorities of the Contracting States will consult each other to review the provisions of Article 10. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorised thereto by their respective Governments, have signed this Protocol. Done in duplicate at Morocco this 26th day of October 2001 in the Arabic and English languages, both texts being equally authentic. In case of divergence of interpretation, the English text shall prevail. FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF MALTA FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO Joe Borg Minister for Foreign Affairs Mohamed Benaissa Minister for Foreign Affairs