Consideration of Article 7 and its commentary leads to Article 5, which defines "permanent establishment". The general definition of "permanent establishment" is found in paragraph 1 of Article 5, which is identical to the corresponding paragraph in Article V of the Convention. It reads as follows:
1. For the purposes of this Convention, the term "permanent establishment" means a fixed place of business through which the business of a resident of a Contracting State is wholly or partly carried on.