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Finland - Germany Tax Treaty (as amended by 2019 protocol) — Orbitax Tax Hub

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ARTICLE 16

Artistes and Athletes

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of Articles 7 and 14 of this Convention, income derived by a resident of a Contracting State as an entertainer, such as a theatre, motion picture, radio or television artiste, or a musician, or as an athlete, from his personal activities as such exercised in the other Contracting State, may be taxed in that other State.

(2) Where income in respect of personal activities exercised by an artiste or an athlete in his capacity as such accrues not to the artiste or athlete himself but to another person, that income may, notwithstanding the provisions of Articles 7 and 14 of this Convention, be taxed in the Contracting State in which the activities of the artiste or athlete are exercised.

(3) The provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Article shall not apply to income derived from activities performed in a Contracting State by artistes or athletes if the visit to that State is wholly or mainly supported by public funds of the other Contracting State, one of its "Länder", or one of their political subdivisions or local authorities. In such case the income shall be taxed in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 or Article 14 of this Convention, as the case may be.