On 27 March 2016, Bahrain's Shura Council Committee approved for ratification the pending income tax treaty with Portugal. The treaty, signed 26 May 2015, is the first of its kind between the two countries. It will enter into force 30 days after the ratification instruments are exchanged, and will apply from 1 January of the year following its entry into force. Click the following link for {News-2015-06-01/T/3- details of the treaty as previously covered}.