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German law register: statutes, authorities and duties

The German statutes a business meets in practice, each with its official citation, the competent authority and a link to the text published by the issuer. We publish metadata, not statute text, the text stays with its publisher.

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Areas

Company, accounting and supply chain4 · Registration, annual accounts and filing, the duties of the management board and managing directors, and supply chain due diligence. The texts that decide who answers for the company and on what accounting record.Employment and social security3 · The employment contract, dismissal, health and safety, employee participation and social security contributions. The rules from the first day of an engagement to the last.Personal data1 · The German implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation and the national margins the federal legislator has used within it.Contract, trade and consumer2 · Formation of contract, pre-contractual information, statutory warranty, the right of withdrawal and fair commercial practices towards customers and competitors.Finance and money laundering1 · Customer due diligence, ongoing monitoring, suspicious activity reporting and the internal organisation the supervisor expects to see evidenced.Relations with the administration1 · Application procedures, the right to be heard, the statement of reasons for an administrative act and remedies, the rules that apply when the counterparty is a public authority.

Acts

Questions

When must a company appoint a data protection officer?Federal Data Protection Act, section 38On what basis may employee data be processed?Federal Data Protection Act, section 26When does general protection against dismissal apply?Protection Against Dismissal Act, sections 1 and 23Within what period must a claim against a dismissal be brought?Protection Against Dismissal Act, sections 4 and 7Must the works council be consulted before a dismissal?Works Constitution Act, section 102What does the risk assessment require of the employer?Occupational Safety and Health Act, sections 5 and 6How long does a consumer have to withdraw from a distance contract?German Civil Code, sections 355 and 356What remedies does a buyer have for a defect?German Civil Code, section 437When is a commercial practice misleading?Act Against Unfair Competition, section 5What do the general customer due diligence duties cover?Money Laundering Act, section 10When must a suspicious activity report be filed?Money Laundering Act, section 43What duties does a company have in its supply chain?Supply Chain Due Diligence Act, section 3What standard of care does management owe?Limited Liability Companies Act, section 43Who must file the annual accounts?German Commercial Code, section 325Must the authority hear a party before an adverse decision?Administrative Procedure Act, section 28Must a written administrative act state its reasons?Administrative Procedure Act, section 39

Regulators

Der Bundesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit1 · Acts supervisedDatenschutzkonferenz der unabhängigen Datenschutzaufsichtsbehörden des Bundes und der Länder1 · Acts supervisedBundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht1 · Acts supervisedZentralstelle für Finanztransaktionsuntersuchungen1 · Acts supervisedBundeskartellamt1 · Acts supervisedBundesnetzagentur0 · Acts supervisedBundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle1 · Acts supervisedBundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin1 · Acts supervisedBundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales3 · Acts supervisedDeutsche Rentenversicherung0 · Acts supervisedBundesanzeiger1 · Acts supervisedBundesministerium der Justiz5 · Acts supervised

Publisher

Publisher
Bundesministerium der Justiz, Gesetze im Internet
Acts
12
Questions
16
Regulators
12
Checked
2026-09-21

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