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ARTICLE 8
Shipping and Air Transport
(1) Profits derived by an enterprise which has its place of effective management in a Contracting State from the operation in international traffic of ships or aircraft shall be taxable in that State.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1, profits from sources within a Contracting State derived by an enterprise of the other Contracting State from the operation of ships or aircraft in international traffic may be taxed in the first-mentioned State but the tax so charged shall not exceed the lesser of:
- (a) one and one-half per cent of the gross revenues derived from sources in that State; and
- (b) the lowest rate that may be imposed on profits of the same kind derived under similar circumstances by a resident of a third State,
(3) The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall also apply to profits derived from the participation in a pool, a joint business or an international operating agency.