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1. This Convention shall apply to taxes on income and on capital imposed on behalf of a Contracting State or of its political subdivisions or local authorities, irrespective of the manner in which they are levied.
2. There shall be regarded as taxes on income and on capital all taxes imposed on total income, on total capital, or on elements of income or of capital, including taxes on gains from the alienation of movable or immovable property, taxes on the total amounts of wages or salaries paid by enterprises, as well as taxes on capital appreciation.
3. The existing taxes to which the Convention shall apply are in particular:
a) in the Netherlands: – de inkomstenbelasting (income tax);
– de loonbelasting (wages tax);
– de vennootschapsbelasting (company tax) including the Government share in the net profits of the exploitation of natural resources levied pursuant to the Mijnbouwwet (the Mining Act);
– de dividendbelasting (dividend tax);
– de bronbelasting (withholding tax); (hereinafter referred to as “Netherlands tax”);
– de inkomstenbelasting (income tax);
– de loonbelasting (wages tax);
– de vennootschapsbelasting (company tax) including the Government share in the net profits of the exploitation of natural resources levied pursuant to the Mijnbouwwet (the Mining Act);
– de dividendbelasting (dividend tax);
– de bronbelasting (withholding tax);
b) in Moldova: – the income tax on enterprises,
– the income tax on individuals,
– the tax on immovable property, (hereinafter referred to as “Moldovan tax”).
– the income tax on enterprises,
– the income tax on individuals,
– the tax on immovable property,
4. The Convention shall apply also to any identical or substantially similar taxes which are imposed after the date of signature of the Convention in addition to, or in place of, the existing taxes. The competent authorities of the Contracting States shall notify each other of any substantial changes which have been made in their respective taxation laws.