Administrative Procedure Act

The Act governs administrative procedure before federal authorities: parties and access to the file, the hearing before an adverse administrative act, the form and statement of reasons of the act, notification, finality, and withdrawal and revocation.

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Reference: VwVfG
Area: Relations with the administration
Supervision: Bundesministerium der Justiz
Publisher: Bundesministerium der Justiz, Gesetze im Internet
Checked: 2026-09-21

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Must the authority hear a party before an adverse decision?Administrative Procedure Act, section 28 Must a written administrative act state its reasons?Administrative Procedure Act, section 39

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