Nothing in this Convention shall affect the fiscal privileges of members of diplomatic missions or permanent missions or consular posts under the general rules of international law or under the provisions of special international agreements.
The following paragraph 1 of Article 7 of the MLI applies and superseded the provisions of this Convention:
ARTICLE 7 OF THE MLI – ENTITLEMENT TO BENEFITS
(Principal purposes test provision)
Notwithstanding any provisions of [this Convention], a benefit under [this Convention] shall not be granted in respect of an item of income or capital if it is reasonable to conclude, having regard to all relevant facts and circumstances, that obtaining that benefit was one of the principal purposes of any arrangement or transaction that resulted directly or indirectly in that benefit, unless it is established that granting that benefit in these circumstances would be in accordance with the object and purpose of the relevant provisions of [this Convention].
The following paragraph 4 of Article 7 of the MLI applies to paragraph 1 of Article 7 of the MLI:
Where a benefit under [this Convention] is denied to a person under provisions of [paragraph 1 of Article 7 of the MLI], the competent authority of the [Contracting State] that would otherwise have granted this benefit shall nevertheless treat that person as being entitled to this benefit, or to different benefits with respect to a specific item of income or capital, if such competent authority, upon request from that person and after consideration of the relevant facts and circumstances, determines that such benefits would have been granted to that person in the absence of the transaction or arrangement referred to in [paragraph 1 of Article 7 of the MLI]. The competent authority of the [Contracting State] to which a request has been made under this paragraph by a resident of the other [Contracting State] shall consult with the competent authority of that other [Contracting State] before rejecting the request.