Australian Tax Treaties
French Convention
CONVENTION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF AUSTRALIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOME AND THE PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASION
ARTICLE 6
Income from Real Property
1.
Income from real property, including income from an agricultural, pastoral or forestry property, may be taxed in the Contracting State in which that property is situated.
2.
For the purposes of this Article, the term " real property " :
(a) in the case of Australia, has the meaning which it has under the law of Australia, and shall also include:
(b) in the case of France, means such property which, according to the law of France, is immovable property and shall in any case include:
3.
The provisions of paragraph 1 shall apply to income derived from the direct use, letting or use in any other form of real property.
4.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 7, where shares or other rights in a company, trust or comparable institution entitle a person to the enjoyment of real property of that company, trust or comparable institution, income derived from the direct use, letting or use in any other form of that right of enjoyment may be taxed in the Contracting State in which the real property is situated.
5.
The provisions of paragraphs 1, 3 and 7 shall also apply to income from real property of an enterprise.
6.
The provisions of paragraph 4 shall also apply to income of an enterprise derived from the direct use, letting or use in any other form of a right of enjoyment referred to in that paragraph.
7.
Any interest or right referred to in paragraph 2 or 4 shall be regarded as situated where the buildings, land, mineral, oil or gas deposits, quarries, mineral sources or natural resources, as the case may be, are situated or where the exploration may take place.
The Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (the MLI) has modified the application of this tax treaty. A synthesised text of the MLI and this tax treaty is available to facilitate the understanding of how the MLI modifies this tax treaty.
Income from real property, including income from an agricultural, pastoral or forestry property, may be taxed in the Contracting State in which that property is situated.
2.
For the purposes of this Article, the term " real property " :
(a) in the case of Australia, has the meaning which it has under the law of Australia, and shall also include:
(i) a lease of land and any other interest in or over land, whether improved or not including a right to explore for mineral, oil or gas deposits or other natural resources, and a right to mine those deposits or resources; and
(ii) a right to receive variable or fixed payments either as consideration for or in respect of the exploitation of, or the right to explore for or exploit, mineral, oil or gas deposits, quarries or other places of extraction or exploitation of natural resources; and
(b) in the case of France, means such property which, according to the law of France, is immovable property and shall in any case include:
(i) property accessory to immovable property;
(ii) livestock and equipment used in agriculture and forestry;
(iii) rights to which the provisions of the general law respecting landed property apply; and
(iv) usufruct of immovable property and rights to variable or fixed payments as consideration for the working of or the right to work mineral deposits, mineral sources and other natural resources.
Ships and aircraft shall not be regarded as real property.
3.
The provisions of paragraph 1 shall apply to income derived from the direct use, letting or use in any other form of real property.
4.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 7, where shares or other rights in a company, trust or comparable institution entitle a person to the enjoyment of real property of that company, trust or comparable institution, income derived from the direct use, letting or use in any other form of that right of enjoyment may be taxed in the Contracting State in which the real property is situated.
5.
The provisions of paragraphs 1, 3 and 7 shall also apply to income from real property of an enterprise.
6.
The provisions of paragraph 4 shall also apply to income of an enterprise derived from the direct use, letting or use in any other form of a right of enjoyment referred to in that paragraph.
7.
Any interest or right referred to in paragraph 2 or 4 shall be regarded as situated where the buildings, land, mineral, oil or gas deposits, quarries, mineral sources or natural resources, as the case may be, are situated or where the exploration may take place.
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