Article 28 - Members of diplomatic missions and consular posts - Portuguese Republic

ARTICLE 28 MEMBERS OF DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS AND CONSULAR POSTS Nothing in this Convention shall affect the fiscal privileges of members of diplomatic missions and consular posts under the general rules of international law or under the provisions of special agreements. The following paragraph 1 of Article 7 of the MLI applies, and supersedes the provisions of the Convention only to the extent that those provisions are incompatible with said paragraph 1: ARTICLE 7 OF THE MLI PREVENTION OF TREATY ABUSE Notwithstanding any provisions of [the Convention], a benefit under [the Convention] shall not be granted in respect of an item of income 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 [the Convention].