Lag (2021:1106) om skatteavtal mellan Sverige och Slovenien

Lag (2021:1106) om skatteavtal mellan Sverige och Slovenien SFS nr: 2021:1106 Departement/myndighet: Finansdepartementet Utfärdad: 2021-11-25 Omtryck: Ändrad: t.o.m. SFS 2021:1204 Övrig text: Källa: Regeringskansliet / Lagrummet 1 § Det avtal för undvikande av dubbelbeskattning beträffande skatter på inkomst och på förmögenhet samt förhindrande av skatteflykt och skatteundandragande som Sverige och Slovenien undertecknade den 12 maj 2021 ska, tillsammans med det protokoll som är fogat till avtalet och utgör en del av detta, gälla som lag här i landet. Avtalet är avfattat på engelska. Den engelska texten och en svensk översättning av avtalet framgår av bilagan till denna lag. 2 § Avtalets beskattningsregler ska tillämpas endast till den del dessa medför inskränkning av den skattskyldighet i Sverige som annars skulle föreligga. Övergångsbestämmelser 2021:1106 1. Denna lag träder i kraft den dag som regeringen bestämmer. 2. Lagen tillämpas första gången i fråga om a) källskatter, på belopp som betalas eller tillgodoförs den 1 januari det år som följer närmast efter den dag då lagen träder i kraft eller senare, b) andra skatter på inkomst och på förmögenhet, på skatt som påförs för beskattningsår som börjar den 1 januari det år som följer närmast efter den dag då lagen träder i kraft eller senare, och c) informationsutbyte enligt artikel 25 i avtalet, på begäran som framställs den dag då lagen träder i kraft eller senare oavsett vilket år som beskattningsanspråket hänför sig till. 3. Följande författningar ska inte längre tillämpas såvitt avser förhållandet mellan Sverige och Slovenien a) förordningen (1982:70) om dubbelbeskattningsavtal mellan Sverige och Jugoslavien, b) förordningen (1982:71) om kupongskatt för person med hemvist i Jugoslavien, m.m. 4. Förordningen (1982:70) om dubbelbeskattningsavtal mellan Sverige och Jugoslavien tillämpas dock fortfarande i fråga om a) källskatter, på belopp som betalas eller tillgodoförs före den 1 januari det år som följer närmast efter den dag då lagen träder i kraft, och b) andra skatter på inkomst och på förmögenhet, på skatt som påförs för beskattningsår som börjar före den 1 januari det år som följer närmast efter den dag då lagen träder i kraft. 5. Artikel 18 punkterna 1-3 i bilagan till förordningen (1982:70) om dubbelbeskattningsavtal mellan Sverige och Jugoslavien tillämpas fortfarande i fråga om en fysisk person som omedelbart före ikraftträdandet av avtalet av den 12 maj 2021 var mottagare av betalning som omfattas av nämnda bestämmelser och denne, i enlighet med artikel 28 punkt 5 i avtalet har valt att dessa bestämmelser, och inte bestämmelserna i artikel 17 i avtalet, ska tillämpas på sådan betalning. De äldre bestämmelserna ska tillämpas från och med det år då valet görs och till dess valet återkallas. När ett val har återkallats kan inget nytt val göras. Bilaga CONVENTION BETWEEN THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN AND THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA FOR THE ELIMINATION OF DOUBLE TAXATION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOME AND ON CAPITAL AND THE PREVENTION OF TAX EVASION AND AVOIDANCE The Kingdom of Sweden and the Republic of Slovenia, Intending to conclude a Convention for the elimination of double taxation with respect to taxes on income and on capital without creating opportunities for non-taxation or reduced taxation through tax evasion or avoidance (including through treaty-shopping arrangements aimed at obtaining reliefs provided in this Convention for the indirect benefit of residents of third States), Have agreed as follows: Article 1 Persons covered 1. This Convention shall apply to persons who are residents of one or both of the Contracting States. 2. For the purposes of this Convention, income derived by or through an entity or arrangement that is treated as wholly or partly fiscally transparent under the tax law of either Contracting State shall be considered to be income of a resident of a Contracting State but only to the extent that the income is treated, for purposes of taxation by that State, as the income of a resident of that State. In no case shall the provisions of this paragraph be construed to affect a Contracting State's right to tax the residents of that State. Article 2 Taxes covered 1. This Convention shall apply to taxes on income and on capital imposed on behalf of a Contracting State or of its political subdivisions or local authorities, irrespective of the manner in which they are levied. 2. There shall be regarded as taxes on income and on capital all taxes imposed on total income, on total capital, or on elements of income or of capital, including taxes on gains from the alienation of movable or immovable property, as well as taxes on capital appreciation. 3. The existing taxes to which the Convention shall apply are in particular: a) in Slovenia: (i) the tax on income of legal persons (davek od dohodkov pravnih oseb); (ii) the tax on income of individuals (dohodnina); and (iii) the tax on property (davek od premo?enja) (hereinafter referred to as "Slovenian tax"); b) in Sweden: (i) the national income tax (den statliga inkomstskatten); (ii) the withholding tax on dividends (kupongskatten); (iii) the income tax on non-residents (den särskilda inkomst- skatten för utomlands bosatta); (iv) the income tax on non-resident artistes and athletes (den särskilda inkomstskatten för utomlands bosatta artister m.fl.); and (v) the municipal income tax (den kommunala inkomstskatten) (hereinafter referred to as "Swedish tax"). 4. The Convention shall apply also to any identical or substantially similar taxes that are imposed after the date of signature of the Convention in addition to, or in place of, the existing taxes referred to in paragraph 3. The competent authorities of the Contracting States shall notify each other of any significant changes that have been made in their taxation laws. Article 3 General definitions 1. For the purposes of this Convention, unless the context otherwise requires: a) the term "Slovenia" means the Republic of Slovenia and, when used in a geographical sense, means the territory of Slovenia as well as those maritime areas over which Slovenia may exercise sovereign or jurisdictional rights in accordance with its internal legislation and international law; b) the term "Sweden" means the Kingdom of Sweden and, when used in a geographical sense, includes the national territory, the territorial sea of Sweden as well as other maritime areas over which Sweden, in accordance with international law, exercises sovereign rights or jurisdiction; c) the terms "a Contracting State" and "the other Contracting State" mean Slovenia or Sweden, as the context requires; d) the term "person" includes an individual, a company and any other body of persons; e) the term "company" means any body corporate or any entity that is treated as a body corporate for tax purposes; f) the term "enterprise" applies to the carrying on of any business; g) the terms "enterprise of a Contracting State" and "enterprise of the other Contracting State" mean respectively an enterprise carried on by a resident of a Contracting State and an enterprise carried on by a resident of the other Contracting State; h) the term "international traffic" means any transport by a ship or aircraft except when the ship or aircraft is operated solely between places in a Contracting State and the enterprise that operates the ship or aircraft is not an enterprise of that State; i) the term "competent authority" means: (i) in Slovenia: the Ministry of Finance or its authorized representative; (ii) in Sweden: the Minister of Finance, his authorized representative or the authority which is designated as a competent authority for the purposes of this Convention; j) the term "national", in relation to a Contracting State, means: (i) any individual possessing the nationality of that Contracting State; and (ii) any legal person, partnership or association deriving its status as such from the laws in force in that Contracting State; k) the term "business" includes the performance of professional services and of other activities of an independent character. 2. As regards the application of the Convention at any time by a Contracting State, any term not defined therein shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the meaning that it has at that time under the law of that State for the purposes of the taxes to which the Convention applies, any meaning under the applicable tax laws of that State prevailing over a meaning given to the term under other laws of that State. Article 4 Resident 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, and also includes that State and any governmental body or agency, political subdivision or local authority thereof. 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 or capital situated therein. 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: a) he shall be deemed to be a resident only of the 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 only of the State with which his personal and economic relations are closer (centre of vital interests); 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 only of the State in which he has an habitual abode; c) if he has an habitual abode in both States or in neither of them, he shall be deemed to be a resident only of the State of which he is a national; 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. 3. Where by reason of the provisions of paragraph 1 a person other than an individual is a resident of both Contracting States, the competent authorities of the Contracting States shall endeavour to determine by mutual agreement the Contracting State of which such person shall be deemed to be a resident for the purposes of the Convention, having regard to its place of effective management, the place where it is incorporated or otherwise constituted and any other relevant factors. In the absence of such agreement, such person shall not be entitled to any relief or exemption from tax provided by this Convention except to the extent and in such manner as may be agreed upon by the competent authorities of the Contracting States. Article 5 Permanent establishment 1. For the purposes of this Convention, the term "permanent establishment" means a fixed place of business through which the business of an enterprise is wholly or partly carried on. 2. The term "permanent establishment" includes especially: a) a place of management; b) a branch; c) an office; d) a factory; e) a workshop, and f) a mine, an oil or gas well, a quarry or any other place of extraction of natural resources. 3. A building site or a construction, assembly or installation project or supervisory activities in connection therewith constitutes a permanent establishment only if such site, project or activities last more than twelve months. 4. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Article, the term "permanent establishment" shall be deemed not to include: a) the use of facilities solely for the purpose of storage, display or delivery of goods or merchandise belonging to the enterprise; b) the maintenance of a stock of goods or merchandise belonging to the enterprise solely for the purpose of storage, display or delivery; c) the maintenance of a stock of goods or merchandise belonging to the enterprise solely for the purpose of processing by another enterprise; d) the maintenance of a fixed place of business solely for the purpose of purchasing goods or merchandise or of collecting information, for the enterprise; e) the maintenance of a fixed place of business solely for the purpose of carrying on, for the enterprise, any other activity of a preparatory or auxiliary character; f) an installation project carried on by an enterprise of a Contracting State in the other Contracting State in connection with delivery of machinery or equipment produced by that enterprise; g) the maintenance of a fixed place of business solely for any combination of activities mentioned in subparagraphs a) to f), provided that the overall activity of the fixed place of business resulting from this combination is of a preparatory or auxiliary character. 5. Paragraph 4 shall not apply to a fixed place of business that is used or maintained by an enterprise if the same enterprise or a closely related enterprise carries on business activities at the same place or at another place in the same Contracting State and a) that place or other place constitutes a permanent establishment for the enterprise or the closely related enterprise under the provisions of this Article, or b) the overall activity resulting from the combination of the activities carried on by the two enterprises at the same place, or by the same enterprise or closely related enter- prises at the two places, is not of a preparatory or auxiliary character, provided that the business activities carried on by the two enterprises at the same place, or by the same enterprise or closely related enterprises at the two places, constitute complementary functions that are part of a cohesive business operation. 6. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2, where a person - other than an agent of an independent status to whom paragraph 7 applies - is acting on behalf of an enterprise and has, and habitually exercises, in a Contracting State an authority to conclude contracts in the name of the enterprise, that enterprise shall be deemed to have a permanent establishment in that State in respect of any activities which that person undertakes for the enterprise, unless the activities of such person are limited to those mentioned in paragraph 4 which, if exercised through a fixed place of business, would not make this fixed place of business a permanent establishment under the provisions of that paragraph. 7. An enterprise shall not be deemed to have a permanent establishment in a Contracting State merely because it carries on business in that State through a broker, general commission agent or any other agent of an independent status, provided that such persons are acting in the ordinary course of their business. However, when the activities of such an agent are devoted wholly or almost wholly on behalf of that enterprise, and conditions are made or imposed between that enterprise and the agent in their commercial and financial relations which differ from those which would have been made between independent enterprises, he will not be considered an agent of an independent status within the meaning of this paragraph. 8. The fact that a company which is a resident of a Contracting State controls or is controlled by a company which is a resident of the other Contracting State, or which carries on business in that other State (whether through a permanent establishment or otherwise), shall not of itself constitute either company a permanent establishment of the other. 9. For the purposes of this Article, an enterprise is closely related to an enterprise if, based on all the relevant facts and circumstances, one has control of the other or both are under the control of the same persons or enterprises. In any case, an enterprise shall be considered to be closely related to an enterprise if one possesses directly or indirectly more than 50 per cent of the beneficial interest in the other (or, in the case of a company, more than 50 per cent of the aggregate vote and value of the company's shares or of the beneficial equity interest in the company) or if another person or enterprise possesses directly or indirectly more than 50 per cent of the beneficial interest (or, in the case of a company, more than 50 per cent of the aggregate vote and value of the company's shares or of the beneficial equity interest in the company) in the two enterprises. Article 6 Income from immovable property 1. Income derived by a resident of a Contracting State from immovable property (including income from agriculture or forestry) situated in the other Contracting State may be taxed in that other State. 2. The term "immovable property" shall have the meaning which it has under the law of the Contracting State in which the property in question is situated. The term shall in any case include property accessory to immovable property, livestock and equipment used in agriculture and forestry, rights to which the provisions of general law respecting landed property apply, buildings, usufruct of immovable property and rights to variable or fixed payments as consideration for the working of, or the right to work, mineral deposits, sources and other natural resources; ships and aircraft shall not be regarded as immovable property. 3. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall apply to income derived from the direct use, letting, or use in any other form of immovable property. 4. The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 3 shall also apply to the income from immovable property of an enterprise. Article 7 Business profits 1. Profits of an enterprise of a Contracting State shall be taxable only in that State unless the enterprise carries on business in the other Contracting State through a permanent establishment situated therein. If the enterprise carries on business as aforesaid, the profits that are attributable to the permanent establishment in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 may be taxed in that other State. 2. For the purposes of this Article and Article 22, the profits that are attributable in each Contracting State to the permanent establishment referred to in paragraph 1 are the profits it might be expected to make, in particular in its dealings with other parts of the enterprise, if it were a separate and independent enterprise engaged in the same or similar activities under the same or similar conditions, taking into account the functions performed, assets used and risks assumed by the enterprise through the permanent establishment and through the other parts of the enterprise. 3. Where, in accordance with paragraph 2, a Contracting State adjusts the profits that are attributable to a permanent establishment of an enterprise of one of the Contracting States and taxes accordingly profits of the enterprise that have been charged to tax in the other State, the other Contracting State shall, to the extent necessary to eliminate double taxation on these profits, make an appropriate adjust- ment if it agrees with the adjustment made by the first- mentioned State; if the other Contracting State does not so agree, the Contracting States shall endeavour to eliminate any double taxation resulting therefrom by mutual agreement. 4. Where profits include items of income which are dealt with separately in other Articles of this Convention, then the provisions of those Articles shall not be affected by the provisions of this Article. Article 8 International shipping and air transport 1. Profits of an enterprise of a Contracting State from the operation of ships or aircraft in international traffic shall be taxable only in that State. 2. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall also apply to profits from the participation in a pool, a joint business or an international operating agency. Article 9 Associated enterprises 1. Where a) an enterprise of a Contracting State participates directly or indirectly in the management, control or capital of an enterprise of the other Contracting State, or b) the same persons participate directly or indirectly in the management, control or capital of an enterprise of a Contracting State and an enterprise of the other Contracting State, and in either case conditions are made or imposed between the two enterprises in their commercial or financial relations which differ from those which would be made between independent enterprises, then any profits which would, but for those conditions, have accrued to one of the enterprises, but, by reason of those conditions, have not so accrued, may be included in the profits of that enterprise and taxed accord- ingly. 2. Where a Contracting State includes in the profits of an enterprise of that State - and taxes accordingly - profits on which an enterprise of the other Contracting State has been charged to tax in that other State and the profits so included are profits which would have accrued to the enterprise of the first-mentioned State if the conditions made between the two enterprises had been those which would have been made between independent enterprises, then that other State shall make an appropriate adjustment to the amount of the tax charged therein on those profits if that other State considers the adjustment justified. In determining such adjustment, due regard shall be had to the other provisions of this Convention and the competent authorities of the Contracting States shall if necessary consult each other. Article 10 Dividends 1. Dividends paid by a company which is a resident of a Contracting State to a resident of the other Contracting State may be taxed in that other State. 2. However, dividends paid by a company which is a resident of a Contracting State may also be taxed in that State according to the laws of that State, but if the beneficial owner of the dividends is a resident of the other Contracting State, the tax so charged shall not exceed: a) 5 per cent of the gross amount of the dividends if the beneficial owner is a company which holds directly at least 25 per cent of the capital or controls directly at least 25 per cent of the voting power of the company paying the dividends throughout a 365 day period that includes the day of the payment of the dividend (for the purpose of computing that period, no account shall be taken of changes of ownership that would directly result from a corporate reorganisation, such as a merger or divisive reorganisation, of the company that holds the shares or that pays the dividend); b) 15 per cent of the gross amount of the dividends in all other cases. This paragraph shall not affect the taxation of the company in respect of the profits out of which the dividends are paid. 3. The term "dividends" as used in this Article means income from shares or other rights, not being debt-claims, participating in profits, as well as income from other corporate rights which is subjected to the same taxation treatment as income from shares by the laws of the State of which the company making the distribution is a resident. 4. The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply if the beneficial owner of the dividends, being a resident of a Contracting State, carries on business in the other Contracting State of which the company paying the dividends is a resident through a permanent establishment situated therein and the holding in respect of which the dividends are paid is effectively connected with such permanent establishment. In such case the provisions of Article 7 shall apply. 5. 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 situated in that other State, nor subject the company's undistributed profits to a tax on the company's undistributed profits, even if the dividends paid or the undistributed profits consist wholly or partly of profits or income arising in such other State. 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, interest arising in a Contracting State may also be taxed in that State according to the laws of that State, but if the beneficial owner of the interest is a resident of the other Contracting State, the tax so charged shall not exceed 5 per cent of the gross amount of the interest. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 2 interest, mentioned in paragraph 1, shall be taxable only in the Contracting State of which the beneficial owner of the interest is a resident if one of the following requirements is fulfilled: a) the payer or the recipient of the interest is the Contracting State itself, a governmental body or agency, a political subdivision or a local authority thereof or the Central Bank of a Contracting State; b) the interest is paid with respect to a loan made, guaranteed or insured, or a credit extended, guaranteed or insured by an institution of the other Contacting State with the objective to promote exports or development; c) the interest is paid in respect of an indebtedness arising on the sale on credit of any merchandise or industrial, commercial or scientific equipment to an enterprise of the other Contracting State. 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, 2 and 3 shall not apply if the beneficial owner of the interest, being a resident of a Contracting State, carries on business in the other Contracting State in which the interest arises through a permanent establishment situated therein and the debt-claim in respect of which the interest is paid is effectively connected with such permanent establishment. In such case the provisions of Article 7 shall apply. 6. Interest shall be deemed to arise in a Contracting State when the payer is 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 in connection with which the indebtedness on which the interest is paid was incurred, and such interest is borne by such permanent establishment, then such interest shall be deemed to arise in the State in which the permanent establishment 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 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 1. Royalties arising in a Contracting State and paid to a resident of the other Contracting State may be taxed in that other State. 2. However, royalties arising in a Contracting State may also be taxed in that State according to the laws of that State, but if the beneficial owner of the royalties is a resident of the other Contracting State, the tax so charged shall not exceed 5 per cent of the gross amount of the royalties. 3. 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. 4. 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 and the right or property in respect of which the royalties are paid is effectively connected with such permanent establishment. In such case the provisions of Article 7 shall apply. 5. Royalties shall be deemed to arise in a Contracting State when the payer is 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 in connection with which the liability to pay the royalties was incurred, and such royalties are borne by such permanent establishment, then such royalties shall be deemed to arise in the State in which the permanent establishment 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 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 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, including such gains from the alienation of such a permanent establishment (alone or with the whole enterprise), may be taxed in that other State. 3. Gains that an enterprise of a Contracting State that operates ships or aircraft in international traffic derives from the alienation of such ships or aircraft, or of movable property pertaining to the operation of such ships or aircraft, shall be taxable only in that State. 4. Gains derived by a resident of a Contracting State from the alienation of shares or comparable interests, such as interests in a partnership or trust, deriving more than 50 per cent of their value directly or indirectly from immovable property, as defined in Article 6, situated in the other Contracting State may be taxed in that other 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. 6. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 5, gains from the alienation of any property derived by an individual who has been a resident of a Contracting State and who has become a resident of the other Contracting State, may be taxed in the first-mentioned State if the alienation of the property occurs at any time during the ten years next following the date on which the individual has ceased to be a resident of the first- mentioned State. The gain so taxed shall not include the gain, if any, that accrues during the period during which the individual is or was a resident of the other Contracting State. Article 14 Income from employment 1. Subject to the provisions of Articles 15, 17 and 18 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: 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 b) the remuneration is paid by, or on behalf of, an employer who is not a resident of the other State, and c) the remuneration is not borne by a permanent establishment which the employer has in the other State. 3. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Article and Article 1, remuneration derived by an individual, whether a resident of a Contracting State or not, in respect of an employment, as a member of the regular complement of a ship or aircraft, that is exercised aboard a ship or aircraft operated in international traffic by an enterprise of a Contracting State shall be taxable only in that Contracting State. Where, however, such remuneration is derived by a resident of the other Contracting State, it may also be taxed in that other State. Article 15 Director's 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 or of a similar organ of a company which is a resident of the other Contracting State may be taxed in that other State. Article 16 Entertainers and sportspersons 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 14, 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 that resident's 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 acting as such accrues not to the entertainer or sportsperson but to another person, that income may, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 14, be taxed in the Contracting State in which the activities of the entertainer or sportsperson are exercised. Article 17 Pensions, annuities and similar payments 1. Pensions and other similar remuneration (including annuities) arising in a Contracting State and disbursements under the Social Security legislation of a Contracting State, paid to a resident of the other Contracting State may be taxed in the first-mentioned Contracting State. 2. The term "annuity" means a stated sum payable periodically at stated times during life or during a specified or ascertainable period of time under an obligation to make the payments in return for adequate and full consideration in money or money's worth. Article 18 Government service 1. a) Salaries, wages and other similar remuneration, other than income to which Article 17 applies, 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. 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: (i) is a national of that State; or (ii) did not become a resident of that State solely for the purpose of rendering the services. 2. The provisions of Article 14, 15 and 16 shall apply to salaries, wages, and other similar remuneration 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 19 Students 1. 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. 2. In respect of grants, scholarships and other similar remuneration and remuneration from employment not covered by paragraph 1, a student or business apprentice referred to in paragraph 1 shall, in addition, be entitled during such education or training to the same exemptions, reliefs or reductions in respect of taxes available to residents of the Contracting State which he is visiting. Article 20 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 and the right or property in respect of which the income is paid is effectively connected with such permanent establishment. In such case the provisions of Article 7 shall apply. Article 21 Capital 1. Capital represented by immovable property referred to in Article 6, owned by a resident of a Contracting State and situated in the other Contracting State, may be taxed in that other State. 2. Capital represented by 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 may be taxed in that other State. 3. Capital of an enterprise of a Contracting State that operates ships or aircraft in international traffic represented by such ships or aircraft, and by movable property pertaining to the operation of such ships or aircraft, shall be taxable only in that State. 4. All other elements of capital of a resident of a Contracting State shall be taxable only in that State. Article 22 Elimination of double taxation Double taxation shall be eliminated as follows: 1. In Slovenia: a) Where a resident of Slovenia derives income or owns capital which, in accordance with the provisions of this Convention, may be taxed in Sweden, Slovenia shall allow: (i) as deduction from the tax on the income of that resident, an amount equal to the income tax paid in Sweden; (ii) as a deduction from the tax on the capital of that resident, an amount equal to the capital tax paid in Sweden. Such deduction in either case shall not, however, exceed that part of the income tax or capital tax, as computed before the deduction is given, which is attributable, as the case may be, to the income or the capital which may be taxed in Sweden. b) Where in accordance with any provision of the Convention income derived or capital owned by a resident of Slovenia is exempt from tax in Slovenia, Slovenia may nevertheless, in calculating the amount of tax on the remaining income or capital of such resident, take into account the exempted income or capital. 2. In Sweden: a) Where a resident of Sweden derives income which under the laws of Slovenia and in accordance with the provisions of this Convention may be taxed in Slovenia, Sweden shall allow - subject to the provisions of the laws of Sweden concerning credit for foreign tax (as they may be amended from time to time without changing the general principle hereof) - as a deduction from the tax on such income, an amount equal to the Slovenian tax paid in respect of such income. b) Where a resident of Sweden derives income which, in accordance with the provisions of this Convention, shall be taxable only in Slovenia, Sweden may, when determining the graduated rate of Swedish tax, take into account the income which shall be taxable only in Slovenia. c) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-paragraph a) of this paragraph, dividends paid by a company which is a resident of Slovenia to a company which is a resident of Sweden shall be exempt from Swedish tax according to the provisions of Swedish law governing the exemption of tax on dividends paid to Swedish companies by companies abroad. Article 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 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 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 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 resi- dents 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 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. Similarly, any debts of an enterprise of a Contracting State to a resident of the other Contracting State shall, for the purpose of determining the taxable capital of such enterprise, be deductible under the same con- ditions as if they had been contracted to a resident of the first-mentioned State. 4. 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 first-mentioned State are or may be subjected. 5. The provisions of this Article shall, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 2, apply to taxes of every kind and description. Article 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 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 resolve by mutual agreement any difficulties or doubts arising as to the 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. 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, information received by a Contracting State may be used for other purposes when such information may be used for such other purposes under the laws of both States and the competent authority of the supplying State authorises such use. 3. In no case shall the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 be construed so as to impose on a Contracting State the obligation: a) to carry out administrative measures at variance with the laws and administrative practice of that or of the other Contracting State; 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; 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 do- mestic 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 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. Article 27 Limitations on benefits 1. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Convention, a benefit under this Convention shall not be granted in respect of an item of income or capital if it is reasonable to conclude, having regard to all relevant facts and circumstances, that obtaining that benefit was one of the principal purposes of any arrangement or transaction that resulted directly or indirectly in that benefit, unless it is established that granting that benefit in these circumstances would be in accordance with the object and purpose of the relevant provisions of this Convention. 2. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Convention, where a) a company that is a resident of a Contracting State derives its income primarily from other States (i) from activities such as banking, shipping, financing or insurance or (ii) from being the headquarters, co-ordination centre or similar entity providing administrative services or other support to a group of companies which carry on business primarily in other States; and b) such income would bear a significantly lower tax under the laws of that State than income from similar activities carried out within that State or from being the headquarters, co- ordination centre or similar entity providing administrative services or other support to a group of companies which carry on business in that State, as the case may be, any provisions of this Convention conferring an exemption or a reduction of tax shall not apply to the income of such company and to the dividends paid by such company. Article 28 Entry into force 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 entry into force of this Convention. 2. The Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the receipt of the later of these notifications and shall thereupon have effect: a) in respect of taxes withheld at source, for amounts paid or credited on or after the first day of January of the calendar year next following the date on which the Convention enters into force; b) in respect of other taxes on income, and taxes on capital, on taxes chargeable for any tax year beginning on or after the first day of January of the calendar year next following the date on which the Convention enters into force. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 2, the provisions of Article 24 (Mutual agreement procedure) and Article 25 (Exchange of information) shall have effect from the date of entry into force of this Convention, without regard to the taxable period to which the matter relates. 4. The Convention between the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Kingdom of Sweden for the avoidance of double taxation with respect to taxes on income and capital, signed at Stockholm on 18th June 1980 ("the prior Convention"), shall cease to have effect between Slovenia and Sweden with respect to any tax on the date upon which this Convention has effect with respect to that tax in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2. 5. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 4 and the provisions of Article 17, where, immediately before the entry into force of this Convention, an individual was in receipt of payments falling within paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Article 18 of the prior Convention, that individual may make an election that the provisions of that Article, and not the provisions of Article 17 of this Convention, shall continue to apply to those payments. That election shall have effect for the year in which it is made and for subsequent years unless revoked by the individual. Where an election has been so revoked, no further election under this paragraph may be made. Article 29 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 written notice of termination at least six months before the end of any calendar year. In such case, the Convention shall cease to have effect: a) in respect of taxes withheld at source, for amounts paid or credited on or after the first day of January of the calendar year next following the end of the six-month period; b) in respect of other taxes on income, and taxes on capital, on taxes chargeable for any tax year beginning on or after the first day of January of the calendar year next following the end of the six-month period. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, being duly authorized thereto, have signed this Convention. DONE at Brussels this 12th day of May 2021 in duplicate in the English language. For the Kingdom of Sweden Lars Danielsson For the republic of Slovenia Iztok Jarc Protocol At the moment of signing the Convention between the Kingdom of Sweden and the Republic of Slovenia for the elimination of double taxation with respect to taxes on income and on capital and the prevention of tax evasion and avoidance (hereinafter referred to as "the Convention"), the Kingdom of Sweden and the Republic of Slovenia have agreed that the following provisions shall form an integral part of the Convention: 1. With reference to Article 2: It is understood that should Sweden in the future introduce a tax on capital, the Convention shall apply to such tax. In such case double taxation shall be eliminated as follows: Where a resident of Sweden owns capital which, in accordance with the provisions of the Convention, may be taxed in Slovenia, Sweden shall allow as a deduction from the tax on the capital of that resident an amount equal to the capital tax paid in Slovenia. Such deduction shall not, however, exceed that part of the Swedish capital tax, as computed before the deduction is given, which is attributable to the capital which may be taxed in Slovenia. 2. With reference to Article 8: With respect to profits derived by the air transport consortium Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS), the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article 8 of the Convention shall apply only to such part of the profits as corresponds to the participation held in that consortium by SAS Sverige AB, the Swedish partner of SAS. 3. With reference to Article 11: At the time of the signing of the Convention, the institutions referred to in subparagraph b) of paragraph 3 of Article 11 of the Convention are: a) in Slovenia, the Slovenian Export and Development Bank (SID - Slovenska izvozna in razvojna banka); b) in Sweden, The Swedish Export Credit Corporation (AB Svensk Exportkredit) and The Swedish Export Credit Agency (Export- kreditnämnden). The competent authorities of the Contacting States may agree on additional similar institutions to be covered by subparagraph b) of paragraph 3 of Article 11 of the Convention. 4. With reference to Article 13: With respect to gains derived by the air transport consortium Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS), the provisions of paragraph 3 of Article 13 of the Convention shall apply only to such part of the gains as corresponds to the participation held in that consortium by SAS Sverige AB, the Swedish partner of SAS. 5. With reference to Article 21: With respect to capital owned by the air transport consortium Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS), the provisions of paragraph 3 of Article 21 of the Convention shall apply only to such part of the capital as corresponds to the participation held in that consortium by SAS Sverige AB, the Swedish partner of SAS. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, being duly authorized thereto, have signed this Protocol. DONE at Brussels this 12th day of May 2021 in duplicate in the English language. For the Kingdom of Sweden Lars Danielsson For the republic of Slovenia Iztok Jarc (Översättning) AVTAL MELLAN KONUNGARIKET SVERIGE OCH REPUBLIKEN SLOVENIEN FÖR UNDVIKANDE AV DUBBELBESKATTNING BETRÄFFANDE SKATTER PÅ INKOMST OCH PÅ FÖRMÖGENHET SAMT FÖRHINDRANDE AV SKATTEFLYKT OCH SKATTEUNDANDRAGANDE Konungariket Sverige och Republiken Slovenien, som avser att ingå avtal för undvikande av dubbelbeskattning beträffande skatter på inkomst och på förmögenhet, utan att skapa förutsättningar för icke-beskattning eller minskad skatt genom skatteflykt eller skatteundandragande (däri inbegripet genom s.k. treaty-shopping, som syftar till att personer med hemvist i en stat som inte är part till detta avtal indirekt ska få förmåner enligt detta avtal), har kommit överens om följande: Artikel 1 Personer på vilka avtalet tillämpas 1. Detta avtal tillämpas på personer som har hemvist i en avtalsslutande stat eller i båda avtalsslutande staterna. 2. Vid tillämpningen av detta avtal ska inkomst som förvärvas av eller genom en person, som enligt skattelagstiftningen i någon av de avtalsslutande staterna helt eller delvis är föremål för delägarbeskattning, anses förvärvad av en person med hemvist i en avtalsslutande stat till den del som inkomsten, enligt skattelagstiftningen i denna stat, behandlas som inkomst hos en person med hemvist i den staten. Bestämmelserna i denna punkt påverkar inte på något sätt en avtalsslutande stats rätt att beskatta personer med hemvist i denna stat. Artikel 2 Skatter på vilka avtalet tillämpas 1. Detta avtal tillämpas på skatter på inkomst och på förmögenhet som påförs för en avtalsslutande stats, dess politiska underavdelningars eller lokala myndigheters räkning, oberoende av det sätt på vilket skatterna tas ut. 2. Med skatter på inkomst och på förmögenhet förstås alla skatter som tas ut på inkomst eller förmögenhet i dess helhet eller på delar av inkomst eller förmögenhet, däri inbegripet skatter på vinst på grund av överlåtelse av lös eller fast egendom, samt skatter på värdestegring. 3. De för närvarande utgående skatter, på vilka detta avtal tillämpas, är särskilt: a) i Slovenien: 1) skatten på juridiska personers inkomst (davek od dohodkov pravnih oseb), 2) skatten på fysiska personers inkomst (dohodnina), och 3) skatten på egendom (davek od premo?enja) (i det följande benämnda "slovensk skatt"), b) i Sverige: 1) den statliga inkomstskatten, 2) kupongskatten, 3) den särskilda inkomstskatten för utomlands bosatta, 4) den särskilda inkomstskatten för utomlands bosatta artister m.fl., och 5) den kommunala inkomst-skatten (i det följande benämnda "svensk skatt"). 4. Avtalet tillämpas även på skatter av samma eller i huvudsak likartat slag, som efter undertecknandet av avtalet tas ut vid sidan av eller i stället för de skatter som anges i punkt 3. De behöriga myndigheterna i de avtalsslutande staterna ska meddela varandra de väsentliga ändringar som gjorts i deras skattelagstiftning. Artikel 3 Allmänna definitioner 1. Om inte sammanhanget föranleder annat, har vid tillämp- ningen av detta avtal följande uttryck nedan angiven betydelse: a) "Slovenien" avser Republiken Slovenien och, när uttrycket används i geografisk betydelse, avser Sloveniens territorium och de havsområden över vilka Slovenien i överensstämmelse med folkrättens regler utövar suveräna eller juridiska rättigheter, b) "Sverige" avser Konungariket Sverige och, när uttrycket används i geografisk betydelse, innefattar Sveriges territorium, Sveriges territorialhav och andra havsområden över vilka Sverige i överen …