1. This Agreement shall not be interpreted to mean that
a) a Contracting State is prevented from applying its domestic
legal provisions on the prevention of tax evasion or tax
avoidance;
b) the Federal Republic of Germany is prevented from levying
taxes on amounts which are to be included in the items of
income of a resident of the Federal Republic of Germany
under the Fourth Part of the German Law on External Tax
Relations (Aussensteuergesetz).
2. The provisions of this Agreement shall not apply to com-
panies or other persons enjoying a special fiscal treatment by
virtue of the laws or the administrative practice of either one of
the Contracting States. Neither shall they apply to income
derived from such companies or other persons derived by a
resident of the other Contracting State, nor to shares or other
rights in such companies owned by such a resident.
Citation to select or copy
Germany / Malta; BGBl. 2001 II S. 1297; edition de-malta-2001-base | BGBl. 2001 II S. 1297 | Signed: 2001-03-08 | Gazette publication: 2001-12-17; article 27; English; unreviewed source text, current applicability unverified; /editions/de-malta-2001-base/en/articles/article-27/
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de-malta-2001-base | BGBl. 2001 II S. 1297 | Signed: 2001-03-08 | Gazette publication: 2001-12-17
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Gazette publication date
2001-12-17
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Signature date
2001-03-08
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