(1) Profits from the operation of ships or aircraft in interna-
tional traffic shall be taxable only in the Contracting State in
which the place of effective management of the enterprise is sit-
uated.
(2) For the purposes of this Article the terms “profits from the
operation of ships or aircraft in international traffic” shall include
profits from
a) the occasional rental of ships or aircraft on a bare-boat
basis and
b) the use, maintenance or rental of containers used for the
transport of goods or merchandise (including trailers and
ancilliary equipment used for transporting the containers),
if these activities pertain to the operation of ships or aircraft in
international traffic.
(3) If the place of effective management of a shipping enter-
prise is aboard a ship, then it shall be deemed to be situated in
the Contracting State in which the home harbour of the ship is
situated, or, if there is no such home harbour, in the Contracting
State of which the operator of the ship is a resident.
(4) The provisions of paragraph 1 shall also apply to profits
from the participation in a pool, a joint business or an interna-
tional operating agency.
de-ghana-2006-base | BGBl. 2006 II S. 1018 | Signed: 2004-08-12 | Gazette publication: 2006-12-07
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de-ghana-2006-base | BGBl. 2006 II S. 1018 | Signed: 2004-08-12 | Gazette publication: 2006-12-07
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