Gains. 1. Gains derived by a resident of a Contracting State from the disposition of real property situated in the other Contracting State may be taxed in that other State. 2. For purposes of paragraph 1 a) the term "real property situated in the other Contracting State", where the United States is the other Contracting State, includes real property referred to in Article 6 which is situated in the United States, a United States real property interest, and an interest in a partnership, trust or estate, to the extent attributable to a United States real property interest situated in the United States; b) the term "real property situated in the other Contracting State", where Sweden is the other Contracting State, includes property that is real property under the law of Sweden situated in Sweden, and, without limiting the foregoing, shall include, (i) real property referred to in Article 6 which is situated in Sweden; and (ii) shares or similar rights in a company the assets of which consist, directly or indirectly, mainly of such real property. 3. Gains from the disposition of movable property which are attributable to a permanent establishment which an enterprise of a Contracting State has in the other Contracting State, or which are attributable to a fixed base available to a resident of a Contracting State in the other Contracting State for the purpose of performing independent personal services, and gains from the disposition of such a permanent establishment (alone or with the whole enterprise) or such a fixed base, may be taxed in that other State. 4. Gains derived by an enterprise of a Contracting State from the disposition of ships or aircraft operated by the enterprise in international traffic or movable property attributable to the operation of such ships or aircraft shall be taxable only in that State. The provisions of this paragraph shall apply to gains derived by the air transport consortium Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS), but only to such part of the gains as corresponds to the participation held in that consortium by AB Aerotransport (ABA), the Swedish partner of Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS). Gains derived by an enterprise of a Contracting State from the disposition of containers used in international traffic and movable property attributable to the operation of such containers (including trailers, barges, and related equipment for the transport of containers) shall be taxable only in that State. 5. Gains described in Article 12 (Royalties) shall be taxable only in accordance with the provisions of Article 12. 6. Except as provided in paragraph 7, gains from the disposition of any property other than property referred to in paragraphs 1 through 5 shall be taxable only in the Contracting State of which the person disposing of the property is resident. 7. In the case of an individual who had been a resident of Sweden and who has become a resident of the United States, the provisions of paragraph 6 shall not affect the right of Sweden to tax gains from the disposition of any property derived by such individual at any time during the ten years following the date on which the individual has ceased to be a resident of Sweden.
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Samples: Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation
