(2) However, such royalties may also be taxed in the Con-
tracting State in which they arise, and according to the laws of
that State, but if the recipient is the beneficial owner of the roy-
alties the amount of tax so charged shall not exceed 10 per
cent of the gross amount of the royalties. The competent auth-
orities of the Contracting States shall by mutual agreement
settle the mode of application of this limitation.
(3) The term “royalties” as used in this Article means pay-
ments of any kind received as a consideration for the use of,
or the right to use, any copyright of literary, artistic or scientific
work including cinematograph films, films or video tapes for
use in connection with television or tapes for use in connection
with radio broadcasting, any patent, trade mark, design or
model, plan, secret formula or process, or for the use of, or the
right to use, industrial, commercial or scientific equipment, or
for information concerning industrial, commercial or scientific
experience.
(4) The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply if the
beneficial owner of the royalties, being a resident of a Con-
tracting State, carries on business in the other Contracting
State in which the royalties arise, through a permanent estab-
lishment situated therein, or performs in that other State inde-
pendent personal services from a fixed base situated therein,
and the right or property in respect of which the royalties are
paid is effectively connected with such permanent estab-
lishment or fixed base. In such case the provisions of Article 7
or Article 14, as the case may be, shall apply.
(5) Royalties shall be deemed to arise in a Contracting State
when the payer is that State itself, a “Land”, a political sub-
division, a local authority or a resident of that State. Where,
however, the person paying the royalties, whether he is a resi-
dent of a Contracting State or not, has in a Contracting State
a permanent establishment or a fixed base in connection with
which the liability to pay the royalties was incurred, and such
royalties are borne by such permanent establishment or fixed
base, then such royalties shall be deemed to arise in the Con-
tracting State in which the permanent establishment or fixed
base is situated.
(6) Where, by reason of a special relationship between the
payer and the beneficial owner or between both of them and
some other person, the amount of the royalties, having regard
to the use, right or information for which they are paid, exceeds
the amount which would have been agreed upon by the payer
and the beneficial owner in the absence of such relationship,
the provisions of this Article shall appty only to the last-men-
tioned amount. In such case, the excess part of the payments
shall remain taxable according to the laws of each Contracting
State, due regard being had to the other provisions of this
Agreement.
de-new-zealand-1980-base | BGBl. 1980 II S. 1222 | signed 1978-10-20 | published 1980-09-11 | Signed: 1978-10-20 | Gazette publication: 1980-09-11
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. Original pages20–22 retain an exchange of notes and a supplementary letter exchange. The German supplementary request on page21 is explicitly headed (Übersetzung) in print; OCR (Ubersetzung) is retained. The German editorial placeholders (Es folgt der Text der vorstehenden Note.) appear in BOTH printed columns and remain verbatim, not silently expanded or translated. Entry into force is unresolved in the retained audit; roster general application is not entry into force. Treaty preamble, closing, protocol, signatures, implementing law and any notes are retained separately at /review/de-new-zealand-1980-base/. Exact physical-page spans and unresolved OCR at /review/de-new-zealand-1980-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 1978-10-20; consent law 1980-09-04; gazette publication 1980-09-11. Edition ID year is not a signature date. Treaty entry into force: not resolved as a single source-bound field by the retained audit. Roster general application: 1978-01-01 (not a universal tax-specific rule). 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): Neuseeland R-P P: 31.03.2025 KR KR. 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. 1980 II S. 1222 | de-new-zealand-1980-base | de-new-zealand-1980-base | BGBl. 1980 II S. 1222 | signed 1978-10-20 | published 1980-09-11 | Signed: 1978-10-20 | Gazette publication: 1980-09-11 | Article 12 | en | Pending human wording, completeness, source authority, currentness, alignment and rendering review. No legal review performed. | /library/treaties/de-new-zealand-1980-base/en/articles/article-12/
Source, edition and limits
Source edition
de-new-zealand-1980-base | BGBl. 1980 II S. 1222 | signed 1978-10-20 | published 1980-09-11 | Signed: 1978-10-20 | Gazette publication: 1980-09-11
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. Original pages20–22 retain an exchange of notes and a supplementary letter exchange. The German supplementary request on page21 is explicitly headed (Übersetzung) in print; OCR (Ubersetzung) is retained. The German editorial placeholders (Es folgt der Text der vorstehenden Note.) appear in BOTH printed columns and remain verbatim, not silently expanded or translated. Entry into force is unresolved in the retained audit; roster general application is not entry into force. Treaty preamble, closing, protocol, signatures, implementing law and any notes are retained separately at /review/de-new-zealand-1980-base/. Exact physical-page spans and unresolved OCR at /review/de-new-zealand-1980-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 1978-10-20; consent law 1980-09-04; gazette publication 1980-09-11. Edition ID year is not a signature date. Treaty entry into force: not resolved as a single source-bound field by the retained audit. Roster general application: 1978-01-01 (not a universal tax-specific rule). 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): Neuseeland R-P P: 31.03.2025 KR KR. 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