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English

(1) For the purposes of this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires: a) the term “Canada” when used in a geo- graphical sense, means the territory of Canada, including: aa) any area beyond the territorial sea of Canada which, in accordance with international law and the laws of Canada, is an area within which Canada may exercise rights with respect to the seabed and subsoil and their natural resources; bb) the sea and airspace above every area referred to in (aa) in respect of any activity carried on in connec- tion with the exploration for or the exploitation of the natural re- sources referred to therein; b) the term “Federal Republic of Ger- many” when used in a geographical sense, means the territory of the Feder- al Republic of Germany as well as the area of the seabed, its subsoil and the superjacent water column adjacent to the territorial sea, wherein the Federal Republic of Germany exercises sover- eign rights and jurisdiction in conform- ity with international law and its nation- al legislation for the purpose of explor- ing, exploiting, conserving and manag- ing the living and non-living natural resources; c) the terms “a Contracting State” and “the other Contracting State” mean, as the context requires, Canada or the Federal Republic of Germany; d) the term “person” includes an individual and a company; e) the term “company” means any body corporate or any other entity which is treated as a body corporate for tax pur- poses; f) the terms “enterprise of a Contracting State” and “enterprise of the other Con- tracting State” mean respectively an enterprise carried on by a resident of a Contracting State and an enterprise carried on by a resident of the other Contracting State; g) the term “national” means: aa) in respect of Canada, any individ- ual possessing the nationality of Canada and any legal person, partnership or association deriving its status as such from the law in force in Canada; bb) in respect of the Federal Republic of Germany, any German within the meaning of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany and any legal person, partnership and association deriving its status as such from the law in force in the Federal Republic of Germany; h) the term “competent authority” means: aa) in the case of Canada, the Minister of National Revenue or the Minis- ter’s authorized representative, bb) in the case of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Federal Minister of Finance or the Minister’s del- egate; i) the term “international traffic” means any voyage of a ship or aircraft oper- ated by an enterprise of a Contracting State, except where the principal pur- pose of the voyage is to transport pas- sengers or property between places within the other Contracting State.

Français

(1) Au sens du présent Accord, à moins que le contexte n’exige une interprétation différente: a) le terme «Canada», lorsque employé dans un sens géographique, désigne le territoire du Canada, y compris: aa) toute région située au-delà de la mer territoriale du Canada qui, conformément au droit internatio- nal et en vertu des lois du Canada, est une région à l’intérieur de laquelle le Canada peut exercer des droits à l’égard du fond et du sous-sol de la mer et de leurs res- sources naturelles; et bb) les mers et l’espace aérien au-des- sus de toute région visée au sous- alinéa (aa), à l’égard de toute acti- vité poursuivie en rapport avec l’exploration ou l’exploitation des ressources naturelles qui y sont visées; b) l’expression «République fédérale d’Al- lemagne», utilisée dans un contexte géographique, désigne le territoire de la République fédérale d’Allemagne ainsi que la zone, adjacente à sa mer territo- riale, comprenant les fonds marins et leur sous-sol, et la colonne d’eau sus- jacente, dans laquelle la République fédérale d’Allemagne exerce des droits souverains et a juridiction, conformé- ment au droit international et à ses lois domestiques, aux fins d’exploration, d’exploitation, de conservation et de gestion des ressources naturelles vivantes et non vivantes; c) les expressions «un État contractant» et «l’autre État contractant» désignent, suivant le contexte, le Canada ou la République fédérale d’Allemagne; d) le terme «personne» comprend les per- sonnes physiques et les sociétés; e) le terme «société» désigne toute per- sonne morale ou toute autre entité qui est considérée comme une personne morale aux fins d’imposition; f) les expressions «entreprise d’un État contractant» et «entreprise de l’autre État contractant» désignent respective- ment une entreprise exploitée par un résident d’un État contractant et une entreprise exploitée par un résident de l’autre État contractant; g) le terme «national» désigne: aa) en ce qui concerne le Canada, toute personne physique qui pos- sède la nationalité du Canada et toute personne morale, société de personnes ou association consti- tuées conformément à la législa- tion en vigueur au Canada; bb) en ce qui concerne la République fédérale d’Allemagne, tout Alle- mand au sens de la Loi fondamen- tale pour la République fédérale d’Allemagne et toute personne morale, société de personnes et association constituées conformé- ment à la législation en vigueur en République fédérale d’Allemagne; h) l’expression «autorité compétente» désigne: aa) en ce qui concerne le Canada, le ministre du Revenu national ou son représentant autorisé; bb) en ce qui concerne la République fédérale d’Allemagne, le ministre fédéral des Finances ou son délé- gué; i) l’expression «trafic international» désigne tout voyage effectué par un navire ou un aéronef exploité par une entreprise d’un État contractant, sauf lorsque l’objet principal du voyage est de transporter des passagers ou biens entre des points situés dans l’autre État contractant.

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English

(2) As regards the application of the Agreement by a Contracting State at any time, any term not defined therein shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the meaning which it has at that time under the law of that State concerning the taxes to which the Agreement applies, any mean- ing under the applicable tax laws of that State prevailing over a meaning given to the term under other laws of that State.

Français

(2) Pour l’application, à un moment donné, de l’Accord par un État contractant, tout terme ou expression qui n’y est pas défini a le sens que lui attribue, à ce moment, le droit de cet État concernant les impôts auxquels s’applique l’Accord, à moins que le contexte n’exige une interpré- tation différente. Le sens attribué à un terme ou expression par le droit fiscal de cet État prévaut sur tout autre sens attribué à ce terme ou expression par les autres branches du droit de cet État.

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Source, edition and limits
Source edition
de-canada-2002-base | BGBl. 2002 II S. 670 | signed 2001-04-19 | published 2002-03-27 | Signed: 2001-04-19 | Gazette publication: 2002-03-27
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official-publication PDF with native text layer; reader is a machine transcription
Source scope
original implementing law, multilingual base treaty and accompanying protocol; not a current consolidated text
Retrieved
2026-09-30
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The original prints German, English and French treaty and integral protocol texts in three columns. All three authentic treaty-language transcriptions are supplied here; R3 omitted French. This is NOT a full-language accuracy/completeness certification. Physical PDF page 38 is a separate German-only competent-authority agreement dated 19/20 April 2001, not an amendment or translated treaty text. No English/French version of that supplement is supplied or invented. Signature 2001-04-19 differs from edition ID/publication year 2002. No qualified human wording review, legal review, current-law or publication approval. Unreviewed coordinate-based machine transcription of this original source edition only. Printed line breaks, hyphens and uncertain token spacing are retained, not silently corrected. Treaty preamble, closing formula, protocol and shared signatures are separate retained assets, not part of the last article. Full supplements: /review/de-canada-2002-base/. PDF page links identify pages, not verified paragraph correspondence.
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Pending human wording, completeness, source-authority, currentness, alignment and rendering review. No legal review performed.
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Original source edition; not a verified current-law consolidation. Unknown as current law. Signed 2001-04-19; consent law 2002-03-23; gazette publication 2002-03-27. Edition ID year is not a signature date. Treaty entry into force: 2002-03-28. Roster general application: 2001-01-01 (not a universal tax-specific rule). Cached official article entry statements (may refer to multiple instruments): 28. März 2002. Evidence is the retained 2026-10-01 agent audit of source PDF, 2026-01-01 roster and cached official HTML, not a fresh current-law determination. Bounded agent triage, no qualified wording/alignment/legal review. No exhaustive verification of all later 2026 developments. Matching digest proves retained source identity, not legal force.
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Printed signature protocol retained separately and not merged into articles. Roster future-instrument/negotiation entry (NOT proof of operative amendment): Kanada R-P V. P = Paraphierung (initialled), NOT signature; U = signed, ratification pending; V = negotiation. R-P protocol/R-A replacement. MLI application and complete later amendments, replacements or suspensions are NOT verified. No developments after the retained roster snapshot are certified. This is NOT a current consolidated instrument. Source-triage warnings: Bounded agent triage, no qualified wording/alignment/legal review. No exhaustive verification of all later 2026 developments. Matching digest proves retained source identity, not legal force.
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Citation
BGBl. 2002 II S. 670
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BGBl. 2002 II S. 670 | de-canada-2002-base | de-canada-2002-base | BGBl. 2002 II S. 670 | signed 2001-04-19 | published 2002-03-27 | Signed: 2001-04-19 | Gazette publication: 2002-03-27 | Article 3 | en | Pending human wording, completeness, source-authority, currentness, alignment and rendering review. No legal review performed. | /library/treaties/de-canada-2002-base/en/articles/article-3/

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