DOUBLE TAXATION RELIEF ON TAXES ON INCOME WITH BARBADOS [ S.L.123.65 SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 123.65 DOUBLE TAXATION RELIEF ON TAXES ON INCOME WITH BARBADOS ORDER 3rd September, 2002 LEGAL NOTICE 249 of

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

1. 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 o n t h e c o m p a n y 's u n d i s t r i b u t e d p r o f i t s , e v e n i f t h e d i v i 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.
2. Where a company, which is a resident of a Contracting State having a permanent establishment in the other Contracting State, derives profits or income from that permanent establishment, any remittances or deemed remittances of such profits or income by the permanent establishment to the company which is a resident DOUBLE TAXATION RELIEF ON TAXES ON INCOME WITH BARBADOS [ S.L.123.65 9 of the first-mentioned Contracting State may, notwithstanding any other provisions of the Convention, be taxed in accordance with the law of the other Contracting State, but the rate of tax imposed on such remittance shall not exceed 5 percent. A RTICLE 11 INTEREST
3. Interest 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 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 5 percent of the gross amount of the interest.
5. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 2, interest arising in a Contracting State and paid to the Government of the other Contracting State, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, shall be exempt from tax in the first- mentioned Contracting State. For the purposes of this paragraph, the term ''Government'' shall include the Central Bank of Barbados, the Central Bank of Malta, and any other similar institution as may be agreed upon from time to time by the competent authorities of the Contracting States.
6. 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.
7. 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 ot he r C o n tr a c t i ng St a t e in wh ic h the interest arises, through a pe r m a n e n t 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. 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 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. 10 [ S.L.123.65 DOUBLE TAXATION RELIEF ON TAXES ON INCOME WITH BARBADOS A RTICLE 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 5 percent 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, any patent, trade mark, design or model, plan, secret formula or process, or for information concerning industrial, commercial or scientific experience.
6. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2, copyright royalties in respect of the use, or the right to use any literary, artistic or scientific work (including royalties in respect of cinematograph films) arising in a Contracting State and paid to a resident of the other Contracting State shall be exempt from tax in the first-mentioned State.
7. The provisions of paragraphs 1, 2 and 4 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 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.

6. 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. 7. 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 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. A RTICLE 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 DOUBLE TAXATION RELIEF ON TAXES ON INCOME WITH BARBADOS [ S.L.123.65 11 State may be taxed in that other State. 2. Gains from the alienation of shares or comparable interests 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 derived by a resident of a Contracting State from the alienation of ships or aircraft operated in international traffic, or from movable property pertaining to the operation of such ships or aircraft, shall be taxable only in that State. 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. A RTICLE 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. However, such income may be taxed in the other Contracting State in the following circumstances: (

1. a)if he has a fixed base regularly available to him in the other Contracting State for the purpose of performing his activities; in that case, only so much of the income as is attributable to that fixed base may be taxed in that other Contracting State; or (
2. b)if his stay in the other Contracting State is for a period or periods amounting to or exceeding in the aggregate 183 days in any twelvemonth period commencing or ending in the fiscal year concerned; in that case, only so much of the income as is derived from the activity exercised in the other Contracting State during the aforesaid period or periods may be taxed in that other State. 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. A RTICLE 15 DEPENDENT PERSONAL SERVICES 1. Subject to the provisions of Articles 16, 18 and 19, 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 12 [ S.L.123.65 DOUBLE TAXATION RELIEF ON TAXES ON INCOME WITH BARBADOS 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: (
3. 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 (
4. b)the remuneration is paid by, or on behalf of, an employer who is not a resident of the other State, and (
5. 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 by a resident of a Contracting State may be taxed in that State. A RTICLE 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. A RTICLE 17 ENTERTAINERS AND SPORTSMEN 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 sportsman, from his 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 sportsman in his capacity as such accrues not to the entertainer or sportsman himself but to another person, that income may, notwithstanding the provisions of Articles 7, 14 and 15, be taxed in the Contracting State in which the activities of the entertainer or sportsman are exercised. 3. The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to income derived from activities performed in a Contracting State by entertainers or sportsmen if the visit to that State is substantially supported by public funds of the other Contracting State or a political subdivision or a local authority thereof. In such a case the income shall be taxable only in the State of which the entertainer or sportsman is a resident. A RTICLE 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 shall be taxable only in that State. 2. 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 BARBADOS [ S.L.123.65 13 A RTICLE 19 GOVERNMENT SERVICE 1. Remuneration including salaries, wages and other similar payments, 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. 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1, 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)is a national of that State; or (
7. ii)did not become a resident of that State solely for the purpose of rendering the services. 3. 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 (
8. a)shall be taxable only in that State; and (
9. b)shall be taxable only in the other Contracting State if the individual is a resident of, and a national of, that State. 4. The provisions of Articles 15, 16, 17 and 18 shall apply to remuneration including salaries, wages and other similar payments, 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. A RTICLE 20 STUDENTS AND TRAINEES Payments which a student or trainee, 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. A RTICLE 21 OTHER INCOME 1. Items of income of a resident of a Contracting State, not dealt with in the foregoing Articles of this Convention shall be taxable only in that State. However, if such income is derived from sources in the other Contracting State, it may also be taxed in that other 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. 14 [ S.L.123.65 DOUBLE TAXATION RELIEF ON TAXES ON INCOME WITH BARBADOS A RTICLE 22 ELIMINATION OF DOUBLE TAXATION 1. In the case of Barbados, subject to the provisions of the laws of Barbados regarding the allowance as a credit against Barbados tax of tax payable in a territory outside Barbados double taxation shall be eliminated as follows: (
10. a)tax payable under the laws of Malta and in accordance with the Convention, whether directly or by deduction, on profits or income from sources within Malta (excluding, in the case of a dividend tax payable in respect of the profits out of which the dividend is paid), shall be allowed as a credit against any Barbados tax computed by reference to the same profits or income in respect of which the Malta tax is computed; (
11. b)in the case of a dividend paid by a company that is a resident of Malta to a company that is a resident of Barbados and which holds directly at least 5 percent of the capital of the company paying the dividend, the credit referred to in sub-paragraph (
12. a)shall take into account, the Malta tax payable by the company paying the dividend in respect of the profits out of which such dividend is paid; and (
13. c)the credit, however, shall in no case exceed the part of the tax, as computed before the credit is given, which is appropriate to the income which may be taxed in Malta. 2. In the case of Malta, subject to the provisions of the law of Malta regarding the allowance of a credit against Malta tax in respect of foreign tax, double taxation shall be eliminated as follows: where, in accordance with the provisions of this Convention, there is included in a Malta assessment, income from sources within Barbados, the Barbados tax on such income shall be allowed as a credit against the relative Malta tax payable thereon. 3. For the purposes of allowance as a credit, the tax payable in a Contracting State, 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 in existence at the date of entry into force of this Convention or any legal provisions for tax incentives that may subsequently be enacted which is agreed by the competent authorities to be of a substantially similar character. The provisions of this paragraph shall apply for the first ten years during which this Convention is effective. This period may be extended by a mutual agreement between the competent authorities. A RTICLE 23 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 than or more burdensome than the taxation and connected requirements to which nationals of that other State in the same circumstances and in particular, with respect to 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. The taxation on a permanent establishment, that an enterprise of a DOUBLE TAXATION RELIEF ON TAXES ON INCOME WITH BARBADOS [ S.L.123.65 15 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. 3. Except where the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article 9, paragraph 7 of Article 11, or paragraph 7 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. 4. The provisions of this Article shall not be construed to prevent Barbados from applying its tax on branch profits at the rate specified under the Income Tax Act or on the profits of small businesses at the rate specified under the Small Business Development Act. 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. 6. This Article shall apply to taxes which are the subject of this Convention. A RTICLE 24 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 23, 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 that is 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 for the purpose of reaching an agreement in the sense of the preceding paragraphs. 16 [ S.L.123.65 DOUBLE TAXATION RELIEF ON TAXES ON INCOME WITH BARBADOS A RTICLE 25 * EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION 1. The competent authorities of the Contracting States shall exchange such information as is foreseeably relevant for carrying out the provisions of this Convention or to the administration or enforcement of the domestic laws concerning taxes of every kind and description imposed on behalf of the Contracting States, or of their political subdivisions or local authorities, insofar as the taxation thereunder is not contrary to the Convention. The exchange of information is not restricted by Articles 1 and 2. 2. Any information received under paragraph 1 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) concerned with the assessment or collection of, the enforcement or prosecution in respect of, the determination of appeals in relation to the taxes referred to in paragraph 1, or the oversight of the above. 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. 3. In no case shall the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 be construed so as to impose on a Contracting State the obligation: (
14. a)to carry out administrative measures at variance with the laws and administrative practice of that or of the other Contracting State; (
15. 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; (
16. 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). 4. If information is requested by a Contracting State in accordance with this Article, the other Contracting State shall use its information gathering measures to obtain the requested information, even though that other State may not need such information for its own tax purposes. The obligation contained in the preceding sentence is subject to the limitations of paragraph 3 but in no case shall such limitations be construed to permit a Contracting State to decline to supply information solely because it has no domestic interest in such information. 5. In no case shall the provisions of paragraph 3 be construed to permit a Contracting State to decline to supply information solely because the information is held by a bank, other financial institution, nominee or person acting in an agency or a fiduciary capacity or because it relates to ownership interests in a person. A RTICLE 26 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. *as substituted by Protocol set out in the Schedule to Legal Notice 447 of 2013 (see L.N. 142 of 2014). DOUBLE TAXATION RELIEF ON TAXES ON INCOME WITH BARBADOS [ S.L.123.65 17 A RTICLE 27 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 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. A RTICLE 28 TERMINATION This Convention shall remain in force until terminated by a Contracting State. Either Contracting State may terminate the Convention, through diplomatic channels, by giving notice of termination at least six months before the end of any calendar year beginning after the expiration of a period of five years from the date of its entry into force. In such event, the Convention shall cease to have effect 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. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, being duly authorised thereto by their respective Governments, have signed this Convention. DONE at London this 5th day of December, 2001 in duplicate in the English language. H.E. Dr George Bonello du Puis H.E. Mr Peter Patrick Simmons For the Government of Malta For the Government of Barbados PROTOCOL BETWEEN MALTA AND BARBADOS AMENDING THE CONVENTION BETWEEN MALTA AND BARBADOS FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND THE PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOME SIGNED AT LONDON ON THE 5TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2001 The Government of Malta and the Government of Barbados, Desiring to conclude a Protocol to amend the Convention between Malta and Barbados for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion 18 DOUBLE TAXATION RELIEF ON TAXES ON INCOME WITH BARBADOS [ S.L.123.65 with respect to Taxes on Income, signed at London on the 5th day of December 2001 (hereinafter referred to as "the Convention"); Have agreed as follows: Article 1 Article 25 of the Convention shall be deleted and replaced by the following: "Article 25 EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION 1. The competent authorities of the Contracting States shall exchange such information as is foreseeably relevant for carrying out the provisions of this Convention or to the administration or enforcement of the domestic laws concerning taxes of every kind and description imposed on behalf of the Contracting States, or of their political subdivisions or local authorities, insofar as the taxation thereunder is not contrary to the Convention. The exchange of information is not restricted by Articles 1 and 2. 2. Any information received under paragraph 1 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) concerned with the assessment or collection of, the enforcement or prosecution in respect of, the determination of appeals in relation to the taxes referred to in paragraph 1, or the oversight of the above. 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. 3. In no case shall the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 be construed so as to impose on a Contracting State the obligation: (
17. a)to carry out administrative measures at variance with the laws and administrative practice of that or of the other Contracting State; (
18. 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; (
19. 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). 4. If information is requested by a Contracting State in accordance with this Article, the other Contracting State shall use its information gathering measures to obtain the requested information, even though that other State may not need such information for its own tax purposes. The obligation contained in the preceding sentence is subject to the limitations of paragraph 3 but in no case shall such limitations be construed to permit a Contracting State to decline to supply information solely because it has no domestic interest in such information. 5. In no case shall the provisions of paragraph 3 be construed to permit a Contracting State to decline to supply information solely because the information is held by a bank, other financial institution, nominee or person acting in an agency or a fiduciary capacity or because it relates to ownership interests in a person.". Article 2 1. Each of the Contracting States shall notify the other in writing, through diplomatic channels, of the completion of the procedures required by its law for the DOUBLE TAXATION RELIEF ON TAXES ON INCOME WITH BARBADOS [ S.L.123.65 19 bringing into force of this Protocol. 2. The Protocol shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the receipt of the later of the notifications referred to in paragraph 1 and shall thereupon have effect in respect of Article 25 (Exchange of Information) of the Convention, for requests made on or after the date of entry into force of this Protocol. 3. force. This Protocol shall remain in force for as long as the Convention remains in IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, being duly authorized thereto by their respective Governments, have signed this Protocol. DONE at New York this 25th of September 2013 in duplicate in the English language. FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MALTA: George W. Vella FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS: Maxine McClean