The amending protocol to the 1997 tax treaty between Germany and Lithuania was signed on 30 September 2022. The protocol is the first to amend the treaty and includes the following changes: The preamble is replaced in line with OECD BEPS standards; Article 5 (Permanent Establishment) is amended with the addition of a new paragraph 4a, which provides that, subject to certain conditions, paragraph 4 (general list of activities not resulting in a permanent establishment) does not apply to a fixed place of business that is used or maintained by an enterprise if the same enterprise or a closely related...