It was assumed in the mid 1990s that 60% of all global trade took place within a group of enterprises. With increased globalisation leading to an increase in mergers and acquisitions this figure is most likely higher. Thus intra-company and intra-group transactions form a major part of business. These transactions, due to the association between the enterprises, may not always reflect the conditions that a market with independent actors would dictate. There are various reasons for this, which include not only tax considerations but also difficulties in establishing conditions that reflect those that inde-pendent companies would apply, in other words conditions in accordance with the arm’s length principle. In cases where these conditions are not in accordance with what the state considers as an arm’s length price, the profits of the enterprise located in that state may be adjusted for taxation purposes under transfer pricing provisions. The complexity of transfer pricing rules and the various methods for establishing an arm’s length price result in different interpretations and increased uncertainty for multinational enterprises that often face different rules for determining a correct transfer price. Therefore, enterprises may often face transfer pricing adjustments of their profits due to the complexity and differences in transfer pricing legislation. Transfer pricing adjustments potentially lead to unresolved double taxation, in fact business reports have indicated that 42% of the transfer pricing adjustments lead to double taxation. Therefore it is imperative to have legal mechanisms that resolve potential double taxation. The Convention on the Elimination of Double Taxation in Connection with the Adjustment of Profits of Associated Enterprises (Arbitration Convention) was adopted to give the multinational enterprises, facing double taxation due to adjustments of their profits, a remedy that obliged the states to resolve the double taxation. This was the first, and is still the only, EC-wide mechanism that technically guarantees that transfer pricing double taxation is resolved and thus holds a great improvement over other existing mechanisms to resolve double taxation. The Arbitration Convention was originally a proposed EC Directive but was transformed into a intergovernmental convention. This has resulted in that the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has no jurisdiction to interpret the Arbitration Convention or its application. Furthermore there is no supranational or international organ that could take action against states that interpret or apply the Conven-tion in an unintended manner. The chosen legal form has also resulted in different interpretations as to what status the Arbitration Convention has compared to bilateral tax conventions, and thus whether it precedes them. This could prove troublesome when future bilateral treaties are concluded or where there already exist tax treaties that have different solutions to transfer pricing related double taxation. The risk of the Convention being interpreted differently is greatly increased by the various undefined terms and lack of precise provisions in the Convention. Therefore, the Convention has been subject to an inconsistent application and interpretation from the date it came into effect in 1995. The Convention was only given a five year life span, after which it was destined to be renewed if the contracting states so expressed, involving the same ratification process as at the initial acceptation of the Convention. However, as this was inefficient, a Prolongation Protocol was signed to amend the Convention with an automatic extension of its life. As it took till 2004 for this Protocol to be ratified and finally enter into force on 1 November 2004 it created one of the main interpretation and application differences in the life of the Convention. The function of the Convention’s procedures and thus its efficiency in resolving double taxation is impeded by the numerous interpretation differences and lack of precise pro-visions in the Convention. The fact that there is no way to guarantee that the provisions of the Convention are precisely followed, partly since there are uncertainties regarding the precise interpretation but also partly since there is no organ that could enforce a uniform application of the Convention, further impedes the efficiency of the Convention, which is clearly seen in practice. Another question of interpretation and application raised is that, although the Convention was originally intended as a means for resolving transfer pricing related double taxation, there have been arguments that the Convention could apply to double taxation due to provisions concerning thin capitalisation as well. These provisions bring about similar conditions as those the Convention requires for its applicability and, although a different area of law, the connections in the conditions are many and undeniable.

<p>It was assumed in the mid 1990s that 60% of all global trade took place within a group of enterprises. With increased globalisation leading to an increase in mergers and acquisitions this figure is most likely higher. Thus intra-company and intra-group transactions form a major part of business. These transactions, due to the association between the enterprises, may not always reflect the conditions that a market with independent actors would dictate. There are various reasons for this, which include not only tax considerations but also difficulties in establishing conditions that reflect those that inde-pendent companies would apply, in other words conditions in accordance with the arm’s length principle. In cases where these conditions are not in accordance with what the state considers as an arm’s length price, the profits of the enterprise located in that state may be adjusted for taxation purposes under transfer pricing provisions.</p><p>The complexity of transfer pricing rules and the various methods for establishing an arm’s length price result in different interpretations and increased uncertainty for multinational enterprises that often face different rules for determining a correct transfer price. Therefore, enterprises may often face transfer pricing adjustments of their profits due to the complexity and differences in transfer pricing legislation. Transfer pricing adjustments potentially lead to unresolved double taxation, in fact business reports have indicated that 42% of the transfer pricing adjustments lead to double taxation. Therefore it is imperative to have legal mechanisms that resolve potential double taxation.</p><p>The Convention on the Elimination of Double Taxation in Connection with the Adjustment of Profits of Associated Enterprises (Arbitration Convention) was adopted to give the multinational enterprises, facing double taxation due to adjustments of their profits, a remedy that obliged the states to resolve the double taxation. This was the first, and is still the only, EC-wide mechanism that technically guarantees that transfer pricing double taxation is resolved and thus holds a great improvement over other existing mechanisms to resolve double taxation. The Arbitration Convention was originally a proposed EC Directive but was transformed into a intergovernmental convention. This has resulted in that the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has no jurisdiction to interpret the Arbitration Convention or its application. Furthermore there is no supranational or international organ that could take action against states that interpret or apply the Conven-tion in an unintended manner. The chosen legal form has also resulted in different interpretations as to what status the Arbitration Convention has compared to bilateral tax conventions, and thus whether it precedes them. This could prove troublesome when future bilateral treaties are concluded or where there already exist tax treaties that have different solutions to transfer pricing related double taxation.</p><p>The risk of the Convention being interpreted differently is greatly increased by the various undefined terms and lack of precise provisions in the Convention. Therefore, the Convention has been subject to an inconsistent application and interpretation from the date it came into effect in 1995. The Convention was only given a five year life span, after which it was destined to be renewed if the contracting states so expressed, involving the same ratification process as at the initial acceptation of the Convention. However, as this was inefficient, a Prolongation Protocol was signed to amend the Convention with an automatic extension of its life. As it took till 2004 for this Protocol to be ratified and finally enter into force on 1 November 2004 it created one of the main interpretation and application differences in the life of the Convention.</p><p>The function of the Convention’s procedures and thus its efficiency in resolving double taxation is impeded by the numerous interpretation differences and lack of precise pro-visions in the Convention. The fact that there is no way to guarantee that the provisions of the Convention are precisely followed, partly since there are uncertainties regarding the precise interpretation but also partly since there is no organ that could enforce a uniform application of the Convention, further impedes the efficiency of the Convention, which is clearly seen in practice.</p><p>Another question of interpretation and application raised is that, although the Convention was originally intended as a means for resolving transfer pricing related double taxation, there have been arguments that the Convention could apply to double taxation due to provisions concerning thin capitalisation as well. These provisions bring about similar conditions as those the Convention requires for its applicability and, although a different area of law, the connections in the conditions are many and undeniable.</p>

Submitted by admin tede (tede@pucgoias.edu.br) on 2017-03-23T14:16:36Z No. of bitstreams: 1 LUDMILA CRUVINEL GORDO DE PAULA.pdf: 131127397 bytes, checksum: 1ac3c2c6f31b2b84b827cef5ef14f6f5 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-03-23T14:16:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 LUDMILA CRUVINEL GORDO DE PAULA.pdf: 131127397 bytes, checksum: 1ac3c2c6f31b2b84b827cef5ef14f6f5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-11-13 / Arbitrtion has increased its scope in contemporary societies, but is still underused, despite the Express constitutional authorization. In fact, alternative methods of conflict resolution is a new field of procedures, which are replacing traditional ways of solving problems related to disputes of rights available. The increase in economic transactions has changed the way of understanding the traditional theory of legal transactions, in which a contract is not concluded by the same, but there is a huge difference in the legal position of the parties. The solution demands for arbitration is based on the autonomy of the will of the parties, to provide justice faster, faster, and cheaper in Brazil. For this method to be effective, necessary it is that the convention is held and developed without vices will. The dissertation it is the validity of the arbitration agreement, recognizing, however, that there are several points to be reformed, with respect to special legislation. Thus, on account of such facts, this study will investigate the phenomena of historical facts related to arbitration, until our present day, with emphasis on the advantages of the institute, and shape and effectiveness of the arbitration agreement. / A Arbitragem aumentou seu campo de aplicação nas sociedades contemporâneas, mas ainda é pouco utilizada, apesar de expressa autorização constitucional. De fato, os métodos alternativos de resolução de conflitos são um novo campo de procedimentos, que estão substituindo as maneiras tradicionais de resolver os problemas relacionados aos litígios de direitos disponíveis. O aumento das transações econômicas mudou a maneira de compreender a teoria tradicional dos negócios jurídicos, em que um contrato não é celebrado por iguais, mas há uma diferença enorme na posição jurídica das partes. A solução de demandas pela arbitragem é baseada na autonomia da vontade das partes, para proporcionar uma justiça mais rápida, célere, e menos onerosa no Brasil. Para que este método seja eficaz, necessário se faz, que a convenção seja celebrada e elaborada sem vícios de vontade. A dissertação trata-se da validade da convenção arbitral, reconhecendo, no entanto, a existência de diversos pontos a serem reformados, no que tange a legislação especial. Assim, por conta de tais fatos, este estudo investigará os fenômenos da arbitragem relacionados aos fatos históricos, até os nossos dias atuais, com ênfase nas vantagens do instituto, e na forma e eficácia da convenção de arbitragem.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-10T10:48:01Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 LUDMILA CRUVINEL GORDO DE PAULA PARTE 1.pdf: 2067151 bytes, checksum: ec982f91aacacce0f2d3498fdab6c39c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-11-13 / Arbitrtion has increased its scope in contemporary societies, but is still underused, despite the Express constitutional authorization. In fact, alternative methods of conflict resolution is a new field of procedures, which are replacing traditional ways of solving problems related to disputes of rights available. The increase in economic transactions has changed the way of understanding the traditional theory of legal transactions, in which a contract is not concluded by the same, but there is a huge difference in the legal position of the parties. The solution demands for arbitration is based on the autonomy of the will of the parties, to provide justice faster, faster, and cheaper in Brazil. For this method to be effective, necessary it is that the convention is held and developed without vices will. The dissertation it is the validity of the arbitration agreement, recognizing, however, that there are several points to be reformed, with respect to special legislation. Thus, on account of such facts, this study will investigate the phenomena of historical facts related to arbitration, until our present day, with emphasis on the advantages of the institute, and shape and effectiveness of the arbitration agreement. / A Arbitragem aumentou seu campo de aplicação nas sociedades contemporâneas, mas ainda é pouco utilizada, apesar de expressa autorização constitucional. De fato, os métodos alternativos de resolução de conflitos são um novo campo de procedimentos, que estão substituindo as maneiras tradicionais de resolver os problemas relacionados aos litígios de direitos disponíveis. O aumento das transações econômicas mudou a maneira de compreender a teoria tradicional dos negócios jurídicos, em que um contrato não é celebrado por iguais, mas há uma diferença enorme na posição jurídica das partes. A solução de demandas pela arbitragem é baseada na autonomia da vontade das partes, para proporcionar uma justiça mais rápida, célere, e menos onerosa no Brasil. Para que este método seja eficaz, necessário se faz, que a convenção seja celebrada e elaborada sem vícios de vontade. A dissertação trata-se da validade da convenção arbitral, reconhecendo, no entanto, a existência de diversos pontos a serem reformados, no que tange a legislação especial. Assim, por conta de tais fatos, este estudo investigará os fenômenos da arbitragem relacionados aos fatos históricos, até os nossos dias atuais, com ênfase nas vantagens do instituto, e na forma e eficácia da convenção de arbitragem.

De nos jours, les activités et les relations d'affaires sont beaucoup plus larges et complexes qu'auparavant. L'extension de cet espace, nécessite que les différends relatifs aux affaires commerciales soient réglés dans des systèmes efficaces adaptés à la nature des litiges de ce domaine, c'est-à-dire, rapidement, de manière précise et par des experts. C'est pour quoi, au cours des dernières décennies, les législations des pays relatives à l’arbitrage ont été actualisées, et les conventions internationales dans ce domaine connaissent une large réussite. Les pays recherchant à transformer leur législation sur l’arbitrage commercial disposent d’un modèle législatif apprécié et intéressant fourni par la loi type sur l’arbitrage commercial international ; il a été adopté en 1985 par la CNUDCI et constitue aujourd’hui une référence pour réaliser une unité juridique dans le domaine de l’arbitrage commercial international. Les transformations des régimes juridiques nationaux ont débuté assez tôt dans certains des pays développés tels la France, la Suisse et la Belgique, tandis qu’elles ont été entamées assez tardivement dans d’autres pays, tels ceux en voie de développement dont l’Iran. En Iran, l’arbitrage a toujours été admis et pratiqué ; néanmoins, la procédure civile iranienne présentait encore des insuffisances, et dévoila encore davantage de défauts concernant l’arbitrage international. En conséquence, les parties iraniennes aux contrats internationaux ne pouvaient convaincre les parties étrangères à accepter l’Iran en tant que place d’arbitrage. C’est en accord avec les évolutions législatives mondiales que l’Iran aussi, tout en se joignant à la Convention de New York de 1958, réforma sa législation sur l’arbitrage commercial international, en adoptant en 1997 une loi sur l’arbitrage commercial international rédigée en adoptant le modèle législatif proposé par la CNUDCI. Cette loi marqua une évolution marquante dans la législation iranienne vu qu’elle institua d’importantes règles alignées sur les tendances récentes du droit de l’arbitrage international. Malgré cela, certains praticiens y découvrirent des défauts et des lacunes, réclamant ainsi une réforme nécessaire pour rendre le droit iranien réellement attractif. Néanmoins, la loi iranienne de 1997 n’a jamais fait jusqu’à ce jour l’objet d’une étude scientifique systématique. L’examen des droits d'autres pays tels que : la français, la belge et l'anglais sur l’arbitrage commercial international, ainsi que l’étude d’autres sources pertinentes, permettra d’identifier et d’analyser en profondeur les lacunes et de proposer des remèdes. / Nowadays, the business relations are much broader and more complex than before. The extension of this area of activities requires the disputes arising out of business relationships to be resolved through the effective systems aligned with the nature of this area, i.e. the promptness, accuracy and expertise. Hence, over the last few decades, the national laws relating to the arbitration have been developed, and international conventions in this field achieved a great deal of success.The countries seeking to reform their legislation on commercial arbitration can adopt the well-known model law provided by the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration which has been adopted in 1985 by UNCITRAL and is now a reference for the realization of a legal system in the field of international commercial arbitration. Changes in national legal regimes began relatively early in some of the developed countries such as France, Switzerland and Belgium, while they were initiated fairly late in other countries, such as developing world, including Iran.In Iran, arbitration has always been admitted and practiced; nevertheless, the civil procedure in Iran was inadequate in this area, and revealed even more defects concerning international arbitration. Consequently, Iranian parties to international contracts could hardly convince their foreign parties to accept Iran as the seat of arbitration.It was in line with global legislative developments that Iran, while joining the 1958 New York Convention, has reformed its legislation on international commercial arbitration by adopting a law on commercial arbitration in 1997 in accordance with the model law proposed by UNCITRAL. This law marked a significant development in Iranian legislation as it established important rules aligned with recent trends in the law of international arbitration. Despite this, the practitioners discovered some defects and shortcomings. That’s why they call for a reform necessary to make Iranian law truly attractive. Nevertheless, the Iranian law of 1997 has never been subject of a comprehensive study so far. Examination of the laws of other countries such as French, Belgian and English on international commercial arbitration, as well as the study of other relevant sources, will pave the way to identify and analyze in depth the gaps and propose remedies.

L'analyse économique du droit conçoit les institutions d'arbitrage comme des prestataires de services qui offrent le service d'organisation de la procédure arbitrale. Comme tout marché, le marché de l'arbitrage institutionnel a besoin d'outils juridiques pour encadrer le nouement et le dénouement de ses opérations économiques. La technique contractuelle est le moyen le plus courant pour assurer la conclusion des transactions économiques sur les différents marchés de biens et services. Dans ce contexte, les prestations de services offertes par les centres d'arbitrage doivent sans doute prendre la forme d'une manifestation contractuelle qui encadre juridiquement leur activité sur le marché de l'arbitrage. C'est ainsi que le service d'organisation de l'arbitrage offert par le centre aux parties litigantes entraîne la conclusion d'un contrat d'organisation de l'arbitrage. Ce contrat dictera la relation contractuelle qui lie les parties litigantes à l'institution d'arbitrage. L'identification du contrat d'organisation de l'arbitrage nous a permis de présenter sa notion et de l'analyser via le prisme de l'ensemble contractuel de l'arbitrage. Il dérive d'une convention d'arbitrage principale et participe avec tous les contrats composant l'ensemble contractuel de l'arbitrage au bon fonctionnement de la procédure arbitrale. In fine, le contrat d'organisation de l'arbitrage devient le contrat par lequel le procès arbitral est intégré dans une structure investie, par la volonté commune des parties litigantes, de prérogatives contractuelles la rendant à même d'imposer des décisions institutionnelles garantissant ainsi un arbitrage efficace. / The economic analysis of the Law conceives the arbitration institutions as service providers that offer the service of the organization of the arbitration proceedings. Like any market, the market of institutional arbitration needs legal tools to regulate the outcome of its economic operations. Contractual technique is the most common way for the conclusion of economic transactions in the various markets of goods and services. In this context, the services offered by arbitration centers take the form of a contractual event that regulates the activity on the arbitration market. Thus, the service of the organization of the arbitration offered by the center to litigants leads to the conclusion of the contract of arbitration's organization. This contract will dictate the contractual relationship between the litigants and the arbitration institution. Identifying this contract allows us to present its concept and to analyze it through the prism of the "ensemble contractuel de l'arbitrage". Our contract derives from a main convention which is the arbitration convention. Ultimately, the contract of the organization of the arbitration is a contract by which the arbitration proceedings is integrated into a structure invested by the common will of the litigants with contractual prerogatives enabling it to impose institutional decisions ensuring an effective arbitration.

/ Résumé / Zusammenfassung Transfer pricing is currently a very relevant topic. Tax administrations are focusing on unveiling and penalizing tax evasion and in author's opinion also on prevention and reduction of tax optimization using intragroup transactions with price designed to minimize taxation. The volume of tax base and tax adjustments by tax administrations multiplied in recent years without significant changes in relevant legislation and that raises a question whether this change is not contrary to the principle of legality use of powers conferred by public law. This thesis analyzes reasons for these changes, which are connected to significant increase in number of group cross border transactions. In European context the increase is partially result of intensive economic integration of member states. Second important aspect leading to the relevance of this topic is the intensity public perception of this issue which to large extent eliminates the difference between tax avoidance and illegal tax evasion. The thesis generally focuses on transfer pricing in European context created by the activities of OECD reflected by EU legislation. The analysis shows that the OECD document on the issue are very beneficial instruments and their use is in many cases unified by the EU, which analyzes the...