OECD Model Treaty - Article 31 and Article 32

Chapter VII

FINAL PROVISIONS

ARTICLE 31

ENTRY INTO FORCE

1. This Convention shall be ratified and the instruments of ratification shall be exchanged at as soon as possible.

2. The Convention shall enter into force upon the exchange of instruments of ratification and its provisions shall have effect:

(a)		(in State A):...............................
(b)		(in State B): ...............................

HISTORY

Article 31 corresponds to Article 30 as it read before 21 November 2017. On that date, Article 30 was renumbered as Article 31 as a consequence of the addition of a new Article 29 (Entitlement to Benefits) and the renumbering of the following Articles by the report entitled "The 2017 Update to the Model Tax Convention", adopted by the OECD Council on 21 November 2017.

Article 30 as it read after 28 January 2003 corresponded to Article 29 as it read before that date. On 28 January 2003, Article 29 was renumbered as Article 30 and Article 30 (Termination) was renumbered as Article 31 (see history of Article 32) as a consequence of the addition of a new Article 27 (Assistance in the Collection ofTaxes) and the renumbering of the following Articles, by the report entitled "The 2002 Update to the Model Tax Convention", adopted by the OECD Council on 28 January 2003.

Paragraph 1: Corresponds to paragraph 1 of Article 30 as it read before 21 November 2017. On that date, paragraph 1 of Article 31 was renumbered as paragraph 1 of Article 32 (see history of paragraph 1 of Article 32) and paragraph 1 of Article 30 was renumbered as paragraph 1 of Article 31, by the report entitled "The 2017 Update to the Model Tax Convention", adopted by the OECD Council on 21 November 2017.

Paragraph 1 of Article 30 as it read after 28 January 2003 corresponded to paragraph 1 of Article 29 of the 1963 Draft Convention (adopted by the OECD Council on 30 July 1963). On 28 January 2003, paragraph 1 of Article 30 was renumbered as paragraph 1 of Article 31 (see history of paragraph 1 of Article 32) and paragraph 1 of Article 29 was renumbered as paragraph 1 of Article 30, by the report entitled "The 2002 Update to the Model Tax Convention", adopted by the OECD Council on 28 January 2003.

Paragraph 2: Corresponds to paragraph 2 of Article 30 as it read before 21 November 2017. On that date, paragraph 2 of Article 31 was renumbered as paragraph 2 of Article 32 (see history of paragraph 2 of Article 32) and paragraph 2 of Article 30 was renumbered as paragraph 2 of Article 31, by the report entitled "The 2017 Update to the Model Tax Convention", adopted by the OECD Council on 21 November 2017.

Paragraph 2 of Article 30 as it read after 28 January 2003 corresponded to paragraph 2 of Article 29 of the 1963 Draft Convention (adopted by the OECD Council on 30 July 1963). On 28 January 2003, paragraph 2 of Article 30 was renumbered as paragraph 2 of Article 31 (see history of paragraph 2 of Article 32) and paragraph 2 of Article 29 was renumbered as paragraph 2 of Article 30, by the report entitled "The 2002 Update to the Model Tax Convention", adopted by the OECD Council on 28 January 2003.