Aprova o Acordo entre a República Portuguesa e o Território Dependente da Coroa Britânica de Anguilla, por troca de cartas, respectivamente de 29 de Dezembro de 2004 e de 21 de Janeiro de 2005, Relativo à Tributação dos Rendimentos da Poupança, que aprova a Convenção entre a República Portuguesa e Anguilla Relativa à Troca Automática de Informação em Matéria de Rendimentos da Poupança sob a Forma de Pagamentos de Juros
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Definições
Identificação e determinação do lugar de residência dos beneficiários efectivos
Cada uma das Partes deve adoptar e garantir a aplicação, no seu território, dos procedimentos necessários para permitir ao agente pagador identificar os beneficiários efectivos e o respectivo lugar de residência para efeitos do artigo 4.º Esses procedimentos devem respeitar as normas mínimas estabelecidas nos n.os 2 e 3 do artigo 3.º da directiva, com a ressalva de que, no que se refere a Anguilla e em relação à alínea a) dos referidos números, a identificação e a residência do beneficiário efectivo serão determinadas de acordo com as informações de que disponha o agente pagador por força da aplicação das disposições relevantes da legislação em vigor em Anguilla relativa à prevenção da utilização do sistema financeiro para efeitos de branqueamento de capitais.
Troca automática de informação
Transposição
Antes de 1 de Janeiro de 2005, as Partes Contratantes devem adoptar e publicar as disposições legislativas, regulamentares e administrativas necessárias ao cumprimento da presente Convenção.
Anexo
O texto da directiva e do artigo 7.º da Directiva n.º 77/799/CEE, do Conselho, de 19 de Dezembro, relativa à assistência mútua pelas autoridades competentes dos Estados membros, na área da tributação directa e indirecta, aplicável à data de assinatura da presente Convenção e para os quais a presente Convenção remete, são apensos como anexo e formam parte integrante da presente Convenção. O texto do artigo 7.º da Directiva n.º 77/799/CEE, do Conselho, constante do anexo será substituído pelo texto do referido artigo na revisão da Directiva n.º 77/799/CEE, do Conselho, se esta directiva revista entrar em vigor antes da data a partir da qual as disposições da presente Convenção produzem efeito.
Entrada em vigor
Denúncia
A presente Convenção manter-se-á em vigor até ser denunciada por uma Parte Contratante. Qualquer Parte Contratante pode denunciar a Convenção por via diplomática, mediante aviso prévio mínimo de seis meses antes do fim de qualquer ano civil após a expiração de um período de três anos a contar da data da sua entrada em vigor. Nesse caso, a Convenção deixará de se aplicar relativamente aos períodos com início após o termo do ano civil em que o aviso de denúncia foi feito.
Feito nas línguas portuguesa e inglesa, fazendo ambos os textos igualmente fé.
ANEXO
Texto do artigo 7.º da Directiva n.º 77/799/CEE
Disposições relativas ao sigilo
Em todo o caso, as referidas informações:
Só serão facultadas às pessoas directamente ligadas ao estabelecimento do imposto ou ao controlo administrativo do estabelecimento do imposto;
Só serão divulgadas, por outro lado, por ocasião de processo judicial, de processo penal ou de processo que implique a aplicação de sanções administrativas, instaurados para o estabelecimento ou o controlo do estabelecimento do imposto ou com ele relacionados, e unicamente às pessoas que intervenham directamente nesses processos; podem, todavia, divulgar-se as referidas informações no decurso de audiências públicas ou em julgamento, se a autoridade competente do Estado membro que presta as informações não apresentar objecções;
Não serão utilizadas, em caso algum, para outros fins que não sejam fiscais ou para efeitos de processo judicial, de processo penal ou de processo que implique a aplicação de sanções administrativas, instaurados para o estabelecimento ou o controlo do estabelecimento do imposto, ou com ele relacionados.
Além disso, os Estados membros podem prever que as informações referidas no primeiro subparágrafo sejam utilizadas para o estabelecimento de outras quotizações, direitos e impostos a que se refere o artigo 2.º da Directiva n.º 76/308/CEE (ver nota *).
(nota *) JO, L73, de 19 de Março de 1976, p. 18.
AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS ON THE TAXATION OF SAVINGS INCOME
A - Letter from the Portuguese Republic
Sir:
I refer to the text of the proposed model Convention between Anguilla and the Portuguese Republic concerning the Automatic Exchange of Information about Savings Income in the form of Interest Payments that was approved by the High Level Working Party (Taxation of Savings) of the Council of Ministers of the European Union on 22 June 2004.
In view of the above mentioned text, I have the honour:
To propose to you the Agreement on the taxation of savings income at appendix no. 1 to this letter;
To propose that the said arrangements may come into effect on the date of application of Council Directive no. 2003/48/EC, of 3 June 2003, on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments, which date shall be subject to the conditions set out in article 17, 2), of the directive, subject to the notification to each other that the internal constitutional formalities for the coming into effect of these arrangements are completed;
To propose our mutual commitment to comply at the earliest date with our said internal constitutional formalities and to notify each other without delay through the formal channels when such formalities are completed.
I have the honour to propose that, if the above is acceptable to your Government, this letter together with its appendix no. 1 and your confirmation shall together constitute our mutual acceptance and making of the arrangements between the Portuguese Republic and Anguilla.
Please accept, Sir, the assurance of our highest consideration.
For the Government of the Portuguese Republic:
António José de Castro Bagão Félix, Minister of Finance and Public Administration.
Done at Lisbon, on 29 December 2004, in the English an Portuguese languages in three copies.
B - Proposed reply from the Government of Anguilla
Sir:
I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 29 December 2004, which reads as follows:
Sir:
I refer to the text of the proposed model Convention between Anguilla and the Portuguese Republic concerning the Automatic Exchange of Information about Savings Income in the form of Interest Payments that was approved by the High Level Working Party (Taxation of Savings) of the Council of Ministers of the European Union on 22 June 2004.
In view of the above mentioned text, I have the honour:
To propose to you the Agreement on the taxation of savings income at appendix no. 1 to this letter;
To propose that the said arrangements may come into effect on the date of application of Council Directive no. 2003/48/EC, of 3 June 2003, on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments, which date shall be subject to the conditions set out in article 17, 2), of the directive, subject to the notification to each other that the internal constitutional formalities for the coming into effect of these arrangements are completed;
To propose our mutual commitment to comply at the earliest date with our said internal constitutional formalities and to notify each other without delay through the formal channels when such formalities are completed.
I have the honour to propose that, if the above is acceptable to your Government, this letter together with its appendix no. 1 and your confirmation shall together constitute our mutual acceptance and making of the arrangements between Portugal and Anguilla.
Please accept, Sir, the assurance of our highest consideration.
I am able to confirm that the Government of Anguilla is in agreement with the contents of your letter dated 29 December 2004.
Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.
Hon. Victor Banks, Minister of Finance.
Done at Anguilla, on 21 January 2005, in the English an Portuguese languages in three copies.
CONVENTION BETWEEN ANGUILLA AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC CONCERNING THE AUTOMATIC EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION ABOUT SAVINGS INCOME IN THE FORM OF INTEREST PAYMENTS.
The Government of Anguilla and the Government of the Portuguese Republic, desiring to conclude a Convention which enables savings income in the form of interest payments made in one of the Contracting Parties to beneficial owners who are individuals resident in the other Contracting Party, to be made subject to effective taxation in accordance with the laws of the latter Contracting Party in conformity with Directive no. 2003/48/EC of the Council of the European Union, of 3 June 2003, on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments, have agreed as follows:
Article 1
General scope
Article 2
Definitions
Article 3
Identity and residence of beneficial owners
Each Contracting Party shall, within its territory, adopt and ensure the application of the procedures necessary to allow the paying agent to identify the beneficial owners and their residence for the purpose of article 4. These procedures shall comply with the minimum standards established in article 3, paragraphs 2 and 3, of the directive, with the proviso that, with respect to Anguilla and in relation to subparagraph a) of each of these paragraphs, the identity and residence of the beneficial owner shall be established on the basis of the information which is available to the paying agent by virtue of the application of the relevant provisions of legislation in force in Anguilla on prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering.
Article 4
Automatic exchange of information
Article 5
Transposition
Before 1 January 2005 the Contracting Parties shall adopt and publish the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Convention.
Article 6
Annex
The text of the directive and of article 7 of the Directive no. 77/799/EEC of the Council of the European Union, of 19 December 1977, concerning mutual assistance by the competent authorities of the member States in the field of direct and indirect taxation, as applicable at the date of signing this Convention, and to which this Convention refers, are appended as an annex to, and form an integral part of, this Convention. The text of article 7 of Directive no. 77/799/EEC in this annex shall be replaced by the text of the said article in the revised Directive no. 77/799/EEC if this revised directive enters into force before the date from which the provisions of this Convention shall take effect.
Article 7
Entry into force
Article 8
Termination
This Convention shall remain in force until terminated by one of the Contracting Parties. Either Party may terminate the Convention, through diplomatic channels, by giving notice of termination at least six months before the end of any calendar year after the expiration of a period of three years from the date of its entry into force. In such event the Convention shall cease to have effect for periods beginning after the end of the calendar year in which the notice of termination has been given.
Done in the Portuguese and English languages all texts being equally authentic.
ANNEX
Text of article 7 of Directive no. 77/799/EEC
Provisions relating to secrecy
May be made available only to the persons directly involved in the assessment of the tax or in the administrative control of this assessment;
May be made known only in connection with judicial proceedings or administrative proceedings involving sanctions undertaken with a view to, or relating to, the making or reviewing the tax assessment and only to persons who are directly involved in such proceedings; such information may, however, be disclosed during public hearings or in judgements if the competent authority of the member State supplying the information raises no objection;
Shall in no circumstances be used other than for taxation purposes or in connection with judicial proceedings or administrative proceedings involving sanctions undertaken with a view to, or in relation to, the making or reviewing the tax assessment.
In addition, member States may provide for the information referred to in the first subparagraph to be used for assessment of other levies, duties and taxes covered by article 2 of Directive no. 76/308/EEC (ver nota 1).
(nota 1) OJ, L73, 19th March 1976, p.18.