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Spain Royalties

Last updated: 08-11-2006

Treaty

Spain

Article

Royalties

Signed

June 16, 1971

In Force

September 20, 1972

Article 12 Royalties
     1. Royalties arising in one of the States and paid to a resident of the other State may be taxed in that other State.
     2. However, such royalties may be taxed in the State in which they arise, and according to the law of that State, but the tax so charged shall not exceed 6 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 the use of, or the right to use, industrial, commercial or scientific equipment, or for information concerning industrial, commercial or scientific experience.
     4. A capital sum from the sale of rights or property mentioned in paragraph 3 shall be taxable only in the State of which the alienator is a resident.
     5. The provisions of paragraphs 1, 2 and 4 shall not apply if the recipient of the royalties or the capital sum as meant in the preceding paragraph, being a resident of one of the States, has in the other State in which the royalties or the capital sum arise a permanent establishment with which the right of property giving rise to the said income is effectively connected. In such a case, the provisions of article 7 shall apply.
     6. Royalties shall be deemed to arise in one of the States 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 one of the States or not, has in one of the States a permanent establishment in connexion with which the contract under which the royalties are paid was concluded, 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.
     7. Where, owing to a special relationship between the payer and the recipient or between both of them and some other person, the amount of the royalties paid, 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 recipient in the absence of such relationship, the provisions of this article shall apply only to the last-mentioned amount. In that case, the excess part of the payments shall remain taxable according to the law of each State, due regard being had to the other provisions of this Convention.
Article 13
Limitation of Articles 10, 11 and 12
     International organizations, organs and officials thereof and members of a diplomatic or consular mission of a third State, being present in one of the States, shall not be entitled, in the other State, to the reductions or exemptions from tax provided for in articles 10, 11 and 12 in respect of the items of income dealt with in these articles and arising in that other State, if such items of income are not subject to a tax on income in the first-mentioned State.

 The above information is the wording of the article dealing with the withholding tax on royalties of the tax treaty between The Netherlands and Spain.  Please note that the ultimate withholding tax rate may differ from the treaty rate, for instance as consequence of domestic anti-abuse legislation, provisions of the treaty protocol, etc. Before you use this information we therefore strongly recommend that you consult us to determine the accurate withholding tax rate for your specific situation. If you require our follow up, you can contact us via e-mail or call us at our offices: Ph. + 31 (10) 2010466.