(1) In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise
requires:
a) the term “Federal Republic of Germany”, when used
in a geographical sense, means the territcry in which
the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
is in force, as well as any area adjacent to the
territorial waters of the Federal Republic of Germany
designated, in accordance with international law as
related to the rights which the Federal Republic of
Germany may exercise with respect to the sea bed
and sub-soil and their natural resources, as domestic
area for tax purposes;
the term “Liberia” means the Republic of Liberia, and,
b
when used in a geographical sense, the territory of
Liberia as well as any area adjacent to the territorial
waters of Liberia designated in accordance with inter-
national law as related to the rights which Liberia
may exercise with respect to the sea bed and sub-soil
and their natural resources, as domestic area for
tax purposes;
c) the term “person” comprises an individual, a company
or any other body treated as a legal entity for tax
purposes;
the term “company” means any corporation or any
d
entity which is treated as a corporation for tax
purposes;
the terms “enterprise of a Contracting State” and
e
“enterprise of the other Contracting 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;
f) the term “national” means:
aa) in respect of the Federal Republic of Germany all
Germans in the meaning of paragraph (1) of Ar-
ticle 116 of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic
of Germany and all legal persons, partnerships
and associations deriving their status as such
from the law in force in the Federal Republic of
Germany;
in respect of Liberia all citizens of Liberia and
bb
all legal persons, partnerships and associations
deriving their status as such from the law in
force in Liberia;
the term “competent authority” means in the case
g
of the Federal Republic of Germany the Federal
Minister of Finance, and in ihe case of Liberia the
Secretary of the Treasury.
(2) As regards the application of this Agreement by a
Contracting State any term not otherwise defined
shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the
meaning which it has under the laws of that State relat-
ing to the taxes which are the subject of this Agreement.
de-liberia-1973-base | BGBl. 1973 II S. 1285 | signed 1970-11-25 | published 1973-09-06 | Signed: 1970-11-25 | Gazette publication: 1973-09-06
Source form
unchanged official-publication scan; separate 260-dpi local OCR machine transcription, NOT original native text
Source scope
original consent-law publication and base treaty with accompanying protocol; not current consolidated law
Retrieved
2026-09-30
Text and language scope
The original closing specifies German and English, equally authentic. No third authentic language is identified by these retained originals/audit; this is not a full-language accuracy certification. All text is unreviewed OCR, including retained wrong glyphs, punctuation, hyphens and spacing. Treaty preamble, closing, protocol, signatures, implementing law and any notes are retained separately at /review/de-liberia-1973-base/. Exact physical-page spans and unresolved OCR at /review/de-liberia-1973-base/evidence/. Source-page links are page references, not verified paragraph alignment.
Review status
Pending human wording, completeness, source authority, currentness, alignment and rendering review. No legal review performed.
Currentness
Original source edition; not a verified current-law consolidation. Unknown as current law. Signed 1970-11-25; consent law 1973-08-30; gazette publication 1973-09-06. Edition ID year is not a signature date. Treaty entry into force: 1974-04-25. Roster general application: 1970-01-01 (not a universal tax-specific rule). Cached official article entry statements (may refer to multiple instruments): 25. April 1974. 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.
Protocols and later instruments
Printed signature protocol retained separately and not merged into articles. Roster future-instrument/negotiation entry (NOT proof of operative amendment): Liberia R-A 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.
Text language and status
en · authentic-language-transcription · machine-transcription
BGBl. 1973 II S. 1285 | de-liberia-1973-base | de-liberia-1973-base | BGBl. 1973 II S. 1285 | signed 1970-11-25 | published 1973-09-06 | Signed: 1970-11-25 | Gazette publication: 1973-09-06 | Article 3 | en | Pending human wording, completeness, source authority, currentness, alignment and rendering review. No legal review performed. | /library/treaties/de-liberia-1973-base/en/articles/article-3/
Source, edition and limits
Source edition
de-liberia-1973-base | BGBl. 1973 II S. 1285 | signed 1970-11-25 | published 1973-09-06 | Signed: 1970-11-25 | Gazette publication: 1973-09-06
Source form
unchanged official-publication scan; separate 260-dpi local OCR machine transcription, NOT original native text
Source scope
original consent-law publication and base treaty with accompanying protocol; not current consolidated law
Retrieved
2026-09-30
Text and language scope
The original closing specifies German and English, equally authentic. No third authentic language is identified by these retained originals/audit; this is not a full-language accuracy certification. All text is unreviewed OCR, including retained wrong glyphs, punctuation, hyphens and spacing. Treaty preamble, closing, protocol, signatures, implementing law and any notes are retained separately at /review/de-liberia-1973-base/. Exact physical-page spans and unresolved OCR at /review/de-liberia-1973-base/evidence/. Source-page links are page references, not verified paragraph alignment.
Review status
Pending human wording, completeness, source authority, currentness, alignment and rendering review. No legal review performed.
Currentness
Original source edition; not a verified current-law consolidation. Unknown as current law. Signed 1970-11-25; consent law 1973-08-30; gazette publication 1973-09-06. Edition ID year is not a signature date. Treaty entry into force: 1974-04-25. Roster general application: 1970-01-01 (not a universal tax-specific rule). Cached official article entry statements (may refer to multiple instruments): 25. April 1974. 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.
Protocols and later instruments
Printed signature protocol retained separately and not merged into articles. Roster future-instrument/negotiation entry (NOT proof of operative amendment): Liberia R-A 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.
Text language and status
en · authentic-language-transcription · machine-transcription