Article 1 - Personal Scope - Serbia

SYNTHESISED TEXT OF THE MULTILATERAL CONVENTION TO IMPLEMENT TAX TREATY RELATED MEASURES TO PREVENT BASE EROSION AND PROFIT SHIFTING AND THE CONVENTION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOME AND ON CAPITAL (as applicable between the Republic of India and the Republic of Serbia) General disclaimer on the Synthesised text document This document presents the synthesised text for the application of the Convention between the Government of the Republic of India and the Council of Ministers of Serbia and Montenegro (which applies to the Republic of Serbia) for the Avoidance of Double Taxation with respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital signed on 8th February 2006 (the Convention ), as modified by the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting signed by the Republic of India (India) and the Republic of Serbia (Serbia) on 7th June 2017 (the MLI ). This document was prepared jointly by the competent authorities of India and Serbia and represents their shared understanding of the modifications made to the Convention by the MLI. The document was prepared on the basis of the MLI position of India submitted to the Depositary upon ratification on 25th June 2019 and MLI position of Serbia submitted to the Depositary upon ratification on 5th June 2018. These MLI positions are subject to modifications as provided in the MLI. Modifications made to MLI positions could modify the effects of the MLI on the Convention. The authentic legal texts of the Convention and the MLI take precedence and remain the legal texts applicable. The provisions of the MLI that are applicable with respect to the provisions of the Convention are included in boxes throughout the text of this document in the context of the relevant provisions of the Convention. The boxes containing the provisions of the MLI have generally been inserted in accordance with the ordering of the provisions of the Convention. Changes to the text of the provisions of the MLI have been made to conform the terminology used in the MLI to the terminology used in the Convention (such as Covered Tax Agreement and Convention , Contracting Jurisdictions and Contracting States ), to ease the comprehension of the provisions of the MLI. The changes in terminology are intended to increase the readability of the document and are not intended to change the substance of the provisions of the MLI. Similarly, changes have been made to parts of provisions of the MLI that describe existing provisions of the Convention: descriptive language has been replaced by legal references of the existing provisions to ease the readability. In all cases, references made to the provisions of the Convention or to the Convention must be understood as referring to the Convention as modified by the provisions of the MLI, provided such provisions of the MLI have taken effect. References The authentic legal text of the MLI can be found on the MLI Depositary (OECD) webpage: in English: https://www.oecd.org/tax/treaties/multilateral-convention-to-implement-tax-treaty-related- easures-to-prevent-BEPS.pdf ; and in French: http://www.oecd.org/fr/fiscalite/conventions/convention-multilaterale-pour-la-mise-en-oeuvre-des-mesures-relatives-aux-conventions-fiscales-pour-prevenir-le-BEPS.pdf. The authentic legal text of the Convention (in English) can be found at the following link: https://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/Pages/international-taxation/dtaa.aspx The MLI position of India submitted to the Depositary upon ratification on 25th June 2019 and of the MLI position of Serbia submitted to the Depositary upon ratification on 5th June 2018 can be found on the MLI Depository (OECD) webpage. Disclaimer on the entry into effect of the provisions of the MLI The provisions of the MLI applicable to the Convention do not take effect on the same dates as the original provisions of the Convention. Each of provisions of the MLI could take effect on different dates, depending on the types of taxes involved (taxes withheld at source or other taxes levied) and on the choices made by India and Serbia in their MLI positions. Dates of the deposit of instruments of ratification: 25th June 2019 for India and 5th June 2018 for Serbia. Entry into force of the MLI: 1 October 2019 for India and 1 October 2018 for Serbia. Unless it is stated otherwise elsewhere in this document, the provisions of the MLI have effect with respect to the Convention: In India, for taxes withheld at source on amounts paid or credited to non-residents, where the event giving rise to such taxes occurs on or after 1 April 2020; In Serbia, for taxes withheld at source on amounts paid or credited to non-residents, where the event giving rise to such taxes occurs on or after 1 January 2020; With respect to all other taxes levied by India, for taxes levied with respect to taxable periods beginning on or after 1 April 2020; and With respect to all other taxes levied by Serbia, for taxes levied with respect to taxable periods beginning on or after 1 April 2020. CONVENTION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOME AND ON CAPITAL THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO desiring to conclude a Convention for the avoidance of double taxation with respect to taxes on income and on capital and with a view to promoting economic cooperation between the two countries , The following paragraph 1 of Article 6 of the MLI is included in the preamble of this Convention: ARTICLE 6 OF THE MLI - PURPOSE OF A COVERED TAX AGREEMENT Intending to eliminate double taxation with respect to the taxes covered by [1] this Convention 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 jurisdictions ), have agreed as follows: ARTICLE 1 PERSONAL SCOPE This Convention shall apply to persons who are residents of one or both of the Contracting States. FOOTNOTES 1 . The texts of the boxes in [Square brackets] and in italics indicate minor terminology changes made to the text of the MLI