Malta Double Tax Treaties

Double taxation table

Country Name	Taxation Treaty Description
Albania	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Republic of Albania) - Signed on 2 May 2000
Australia	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Australia) - Signed on 9 May 1984
Austria	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Republic of Austria) Order 1981 - Signed on 29 May 1978
Barbados	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Barbados) Order, 2002 - Signed on 5 December 2001
Belgium	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Kingdom of Belgium) (Amendment) Order, 2002 - Signed on 28 June 1974
Belgium	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Kingdom of Belgium) (Amendment) Order, 2002 - Supplemenatry Agreement Signed on 23 June 1993
Bulgaria	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (People’s Republic of Bulgaria) Order, 1988 - Signed on 23 July 1986
Canada	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Canada) Order, 1988 - Signed on 25 July 1986
China	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (People’s Republic of China) Order, 1994 - Signed on 2 February 1993
Croatia	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Republic of Croatia) Order, 2000 - Signed on 21 October 1998
Cyprus	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Republic of Cyprus) Order, 1994 - Signed on 22 October 1993
Czech Republic	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Czech Republic) Order, 1997 - Signed on 21 June 1996
Denmark	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Kingdom of Denmark) Order, 1999 - Signed on 30 December 1998
Egypt	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (The Arab Republic of Egypt) Order, 2001 - Signed on 20 February 1999
Estonia	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (The Republic of Estonia) Order, 2003 - Signed on 3May 2001
Finland	Double Taxation Relief Income with the Republic of Finland Order, 2001 - Signed on 30 October 2000
France	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Republic of France) Order, 1983 - Signed on 5 July 1977
France	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Republic of France) (Amendment) Order, 1998 - Protocol Signed on 8 July 1994
France	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Republic of France) (Amendment) Order, 2008 - Protocol Signed on 29th August 2008.
Georgia	Agreement between Malta and TheGovernment of Georgia for the avoidance of double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income and on capital - signed on 23 October 2009
Germany	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Federal Republic of Germany) Order, 2002 - Signed on 8 March 2001
Greece	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Hellenic Republic) Order, 2008 - Signed on 13 October 2006
Hungary	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Republic of Hungary) Order, 1994 - Signed on 6 August 1991
Iceland	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Iceland) Order, 2006 - Signed on 23 September 2004
India	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Republic of India) Order, 1995 - Signed on 8 September 1994
Ireland	Convention between Malta and Ireland for the avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income - Signed 14 November 2008
Isle of Man	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (The Isle of Man) Order - signed on 23 Octber 2010
Italy	Double Taxation Relief, (Taxes on Income) (Republic of Italy)Order, 1986
Italy	Double Taxation Relief, (Taxes on Income) (Republic of Italy) Order, 1986 - Signed on 16 July 1981
Jersey	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Jersey) Order, 2010
Jordan	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan) Order, 2010
Korea	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Republic of Korea) Order, 1999 - Signed on 25 March 1997
Kuwait	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (State of Kuwait) Order, 2004 - Signed on 24 July 2002
Latvia	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (State of Latvia) Order, 2004 - Signed on 22 May 2000
Lebanon	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Republic of Lebanon) Order, 2000 - Signed on 23 February 1999
Lebanon	Protocol amending the convention between Malta and the Republic ofLebanon with respect to taxes on income- signed on 16 April 2010
Libya	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Libyan Arab Republic) Order, 1973 - Signed on 5 October 1972 - Shall cease to have effect with respect to income derived during the taxable years beginning on or after 1 January 2011
Libya	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Libyan Arab Republic) (Amendment) Order, 1996 - Protocol Signed on 28 April 1995
Libya	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (The Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) Order, 2010 - Signed on 28th December 2008 - Shall have effect with respect to income derived during the taxable years beginning on or after 1 January 2011
Lithuania	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Republic of Lithuania) Order, 2004Signed on 17 May 2001
Luxembourg	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Grand Duchy of Luxembourg) Order, 1996 - Signed on 29 April 1994
Malaysia	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Malaysia) Order, 1986 - Signed on 3 October 1995
Montenegro	Convention between Malta and Montenegro for the avoidance of Double Taxation with respect to taxes on income - Signed 4 November 2008
Morocco	Double Taxation Relief Taxes on Income with the Kingdom of Marocco Order, 2007 - Signed 26 October 2001
Netherlands	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Kingdom of the Netherlands) Order, 1980 - Signed on 18 May 1977
Netherlands	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Kingdom of the Netherlands) (Amendment) Order, 1999 - Protocol Signed on 18 July 1995
Norway	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Kingdom of Norway) Order, 1979 - Signed on 2 June 1975
Pakistan	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Islamic Republic of Pakistan) Order, 1980 - Signed on 8 October 1975
Poland	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Republic of Poland) Order, 1995 - Signed on 7 January 1994
Portugal	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Portuguese Republic) Order, 2002 - Signed on 26 January 2001
Qatar	Agreement between Malta and The State of Qatar for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on IncomeAvoidance - signed on 26 August 2010
Romania	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Romania) Order, 1997 - Signed on 30 November 1995
San Marino	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (The Republic of San Marino) Order, 2006 - Signed on 3 May 2005
San Marino	Protocol amending the convention between Malta and the Republic of San Marino with respect to taxes on income - signed on 10 september 2009
Serbia	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (The Republic of Serbia)
Singapore	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Republic of Singapore) Order, 2008 - Signed on 29 February 2008
Slovakia	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Slovak Republic) Order, 2001 - Signed on 7 September 1999
Slovenia	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (The Republic of Slovenia) Order, 2003 - Signed on 8 October 2002
South Africa	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (South Africa) Order, 1998 - Signed on 16 May 1997
Spain	Double Taxation Relief on Taxes on Income with the Kingdom of Spain Order, 2006 - Signed on 8 November 2005
Sweden	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (The Kingdom of Sweden) Order, 1996 - Signed on 9 October 1995
Switzerland	Double Taxation Relief (Ships and Aircraft) (Swiss Federation) Order, 1988 - Signed on 30 March 1987
Syria	Convention between Malta and The Syrian Arab Republic for the avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income - Signed on 22 February 1999
Tunisia	Convention between Malta and Tunisia for the avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income - Signed on 31 May 2000
United Arab Emirates	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (United Arab Emirates) Order, 2009 - Signed on 13 March 2006
United Kingdom	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) Order, 1995 - Signed on 12 May 1994
United States of America	Double Taxation Relief (Ships and Aircraft) (United States of America) Order, 1997 - Signed on 11 March 1997 (Ships and Aircraft)
United States of America	Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (United States of America) Order, 2010

Country Name	Treaties signed but not in force
Bahrain	Convention Between the government of Malta and the Government of the kingdom of Bahrain for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect ot taxes on income
Belgium	Protocol amending the agreement between the State of Malta and the Kingdom of Belgium for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion,and the protocol signed at Brussels on 28 June 1974, as amended by the supplementary agreement signed at Bruseels on 23 June 1993.
Switzerland	Convention between Malta and The Swiss Confederation for the avoidance of double taxation with respect to taxes on income. The new DTA with Switzerland signed on th 25th of February 2011, is replacing the one signed on the 18th December 2008.
Uruguay	Convention between Malta and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay for the avoidance od double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income and on capital.

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