ARTICLE 15
Income from Employment
(1) Subject to the provisions of Articles 16, 18 and 19, salaries, wages and other similar remuneration derived by a resident of a Contracting State in respect of an employment shall be taxable only in that State unless the employment is exercised in the other Contracting State. If the employment is so exercised, such remuneration as is derived therefrom may be taxed in that other State.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), remuneration derived by a resident of a Contracting State in respect of an employment exercised in the other Contracting State shall be taxable only in the first-mentioned State if:
- (a) The recipient is present in the other State for a period or periods not exceeding in the aggregate 183 days in the calendar year concerned, and
- (b) The remuneration is paid by, or on behalf of, an employer who is not a resident of the other State, and
- (c) The remuneration is not borne by a permanent establishment or a fixed base which the employer has in the other State.
(3) Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Article, remuneration in respect of an employment exercised aboard a ship in international traffic may be taxed in the Contracting State in which the place of effective management of the enterprise is situated.
The provisions of this paragraph shall apply mutatis mutandis to remuneration in respect of an employment exercised aboard a fishing, sealing or whaling vessel, including remuneration paid in the form of a fixed share of the proceeds of the fishing, sealing or whaling activity.
(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), remuneration in respect of an employment exercised wholly or mainly aboard an aircraft operated by an enterprise of a Contracting State shall be taxable only in the Contracting State of which the recipient is a resident.