: German
Business and Commercial Laws: Guide to Translations into English and Select
Auxiliary Sources
by
Martina Kammer and Anne Scharrenberg
Published February 2005
Martina Kammer is a know-how
& information manager at Linklaters Oppenhoff & Rädler. She holds a
master's degree in library and information science (MLIS) from the Palmer
School of Library and Information Science of Long Island University (1998) and a
master's in interpreting and translating (Diplom-Dolmetscher/Übersetzer) from
the University of Leipzig, Germany (1976).
Anne
Scharrenberg is a free-lance information consultant looking
back at many years of experience as a law librarian and legal researcher at
major international law firms. She holds the German equivalent of a master's
degree in library science from the Fachhochschule für Bibliotheks- und
Dokumentationswesen Köln (Cologne School of Library Science and Records
Management, 1980).
Update
to an article previously published on LLRX.com on
<http://www.llrx.com/features/german.htm>
Compilations
of Business and Commercial Laws
General
Private and Commercial Law
Civil
Code/Code of Civil Procedure
Industrial
and Intellectual Property Law
Banking
Law/Financial Markets/Negotiable Instruments
Other
(Including Industry-Specific Laws)
German
Business and Commercial Laws in the Vernacular - Major WWW Sites
Business
and Commercial Law Guides/Handbooks
General
Private and Commercial Law
Industrial
and Intellectual Property Law
Real
Property Law/Business Tenancies
Mergers
and Acquisitions/Takeover of Companies
General
Business Information Sources
General
Information Sources About Doing Business in Germany
Comprehensive
Business and Legal Websites
Legal and
Business Dictionaries
Online
Dictionaries and Translation Aids
Alphabetical
Index of Laws Available in Translation
As
more business is conducted cross-border and globally, there is a growing demand
for translations of business and commercial laws. This compilation is designed
as an aid for people involved in international legal and business transactions,
students, translators and anyone else who might be interested in locating
English translations of German business and commercial laws. Included are
translations in print format and those available on the World Wide Web without,
however, making a claim to completeness. In addition, this bibliography points
to related sources in English providing background information on the economic
and legal environment for doing business in Germany, and to a number of useful
tools, such as dictionaries of business and legal terms, both in print and online.
Also included for reference purposes is a selection of links to major legal websites
in the German vernacular. Brief source descriptions have been provided wherever
the authors have had a chance to look at the materials. Currency has been a
major priority, but not so recent sources have been included for reference
purposes as well. When using or referring to these materials, it needs to be
borne in mind that they may be out of date, incomplete, or, in the worst of
cases, incorrect. Hence it stands to reason to check their origin and currency,
or consult an expert in German law on any substantive issues involved.
Rüster, B. (ed.). Business
Transactions in
Five-volume
set in English providing extensive and in-depth coverage of the various aspects
of business dealings and business law in Germany, with a separate volume of
translations of pertinent laws and code sections (Commercial Code, Act Against
Restraints of Competition, Act Against Unfair Competition, Banking Act, Act on
Limited Liability Companies, Stock Corporation Act, Standard Contracts Act,
Patent Act, Copyright Act, Trademark Act, and others).
Commercial Laws of
Provides
the texts of legislation in English, and also in the original language when the
authentic English text is unavailable.
Commercial Laws of the World:
The
section on
The German Law Archive.
This
Website features German statutes in English translation, as well as cases and
literature on German Law in English (also see at Comprehensive Business and
Legal Sites).
German
Laws in English Translation.
Website
maintained by Robin Stocks of Words-Worth, a translating service, featuring a
large number of English translations of German laws, business laws and others. Most of the explanations on this site are in
English, while the very useful index of laws available in translation on the
Internet is in German.
The Code of Civil Procedure
Rules of the
The
English text of the two laws with a glossary of terms in German/English.
The German Civil Code.
Translations
of the German Civil Code (BGB) as amended to January 1, 1992, and of the
Introductory Act to the Civil Code (EGBGB) of August 15, 1896 (including
amendments to January 1, 1992), with an introduction in English and a
German-English/English-German index.
Stewart, Charles E. German
Commercial Code and Code of Civil Procedure in English.
English
Texts of the Code of Civil Procedure Rules and The Introductory Act for the
Code of Civil Procedure Rules, without index or commentary.
German Law of Obligations. Part
of the Civil Code, the Law of Obligations was reformed in 2001.
German-English Text with a short introduction available
from the website of the German Law Archive.
The Commercial Code - Book 4, Chapter 7: Commercial Agent
English text of sections 84-92 from the Website of the
law firm Blume
& Assam
English Text of sections 407-475 from the Website of the Deutsche
Gesellschaft für Transportrecht
Peltzer, M./Doyle,
J., Voight, E.A. German Commercial Code / Handelsgesetzbuch. 5th revised edition. Köln: Dr.
Otto Schmidt Verlag, 2002.
German-English
text with an introduction in English. The revised edition takes into account
the considerable changes in the law during the past few years. The introduction
provides a useful summary and overview of the Code and includes pointers to the
most relevant or problematic sections.
Picot, G: Mergers &
Acquisitions in
Important
parts of the Commercial Code in English translation. English-German Glossary of
Terms.
Stewart, Charles, E. German
Commercial Code and Code of Civil Procedure in English. Translated by Charles
E. Stewart.
2001.
English
Text of the German Commercial Code, without index or commentary.
The Act Against Unfair Competition
Available in English from the WIPO
Website
Text
of
Available
in English translation from the WIPO
Website
German Industrial Property,
Copyright and Antitrust Laws: Legal Texts. 2nd revised edition. Weinheim;
English
translations of the main statutes in these three fields of law with a brief
introduction to, and select bibliography of German and English sources in, each
of these fields.
Beier, F./Schricker,
G./Fikentscher, W. German Industrial Property, Copyright and Antitrust Laws.
Weinheim, FRG;
Text
of the laws in English with an introduction: Patent Act, Utility Model Act,
Trademark Act, Act Against Unfair Competition, EEC Treaty (Art. 85, 86),
Copyright Act and Publishing Act.
Aufenanger, Martin.
Markengesetz - The German Trade Mark Act of 1995. 2. Aufl. Weinheim;
The
German and English texts of the German Trade Mark Act of 1995 with an
introduction and glossary of terms.
Text
of October 25, 1994 as last amended by law on July 16, 1998, available in
English translation from the WIPO
Website [http://www.wipo.org/].
The Gesetz über die Erstreckung von gewerblichen
Schutzrechten/Law on the Extension of Industrial Property Rights
(Erstreckungsgesetz - ErstrG)
Text
of
Patentgesetz/Patent Law from the World Intellectual Property Organization site.
Text
of
Text
of August 28, 1986, as last amended by
the Law on the Reform of the Professional Statute of Attorneys and Patent
Attorneys of September 2, 1994, available in English from the WIPO Website
Urheberrechts-Wahrnehmungsgesetz/ Law on the Administration
of Copyright and Neighboring Rights
Text of
Urheberrechtsgesetz/Law on Copyright and Neighboring Rights
Text of September 9, 1965, as last amended by the
Law of July 16, 1998, available from the WIPO Website
Rüster, B. (ed.). Business
Transactions in
Many
of the laws mentioned under this section are also available in volume 5 of this
source.
For further legislative texts
relating to German industrial and intellectual property law see the World
Intellectual Property Organization's (WIPO) Website under Collection of Laws for Electronic Access (CLEA)/Legislative
Texts/Germany.
Stewart, C.
Insolvency Code and Act Introducing the Insolvency Code / Insolvenzordnung mit
Einführungsgesetz zur Insolvenzordnung. Frankfurt am Main: Fritz Knapp Verlag,
1997.
German-English
text of the law with an introduction in English.
Gres, J./Frege, M. Insolvenzordnung /
German Insolvency Act. Köln: O.Schmidt, 2002.
German-English Text with an introduction in German and
English.
Insolvency Statute/Insolvenzordnung of
Available from the Website of the German
Ministry of Justice].
The Germany Cooperative Societies Act
Available
in English translation on the Website of NATLEX,
a continuously-updated database of the ILO (International Labour Organisation)
containing references to over 55,000 national laws on labour, social security,
and related human rights.
Gres, J./Gerber,
D.J. The German Law Governing Standard Business Conditions / AGBG - Gesetz zur
Regelung des Rechts der Allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen. Köln: Dr. Otto
Schmidt Verlag, 1977. (Abolished by the law of obligations reform)
German-English
text of the above law, with a short introduction.
Peltzer, M./Brooks,
J.P/Hopcroft, T. German Law Pertaining to Companies with Limited Liability /
GmbHG - GmbH-Gesetz. 4th revised edition. Köln: Dr. Otto Schmidt Verlag, 2000.
Synoptic
German-English text of the law with an English introduction to German limited
liability company (GmbH) law.
Meister, B./Heidenhain, M. The
German Limited Liability Company. 5th
edition. Frankfurt am Main: Fritz Knapp Verlag, 1988.
Introduction
to the German Limited Liability Company Act, with a synoptic German-English
translation of the law, and related legal provisions regarding the articles of
association and other documents establishing the company, the structuring of
the balance sheet, profit/loss accounting of a company, and the commercial
register extract.
Peltzer/Hickinbotham, A. German
Stock Corporation Act and Co-Determination Act. Aktiengesetz und Mitbestimmungsgesetz. Köln: Otto Schmidt, 1999.
German-English
Texts of the German Stock Corporation Act, the Co-Determination Act, and the
Labour Management Relations Act, with an extensive introduction in English and
a German-English/English-German index.
Schneider, H./Heidenhain, M.
The German Stock Corporation Act. 2nd revised edition.
Stock
corporation law in English with an extensive introduction.
Zschocke, C. The German Stock
Corporation Act. 3rd fully revised edition. Frankfurt am Main: Knapp-Verlag, 2001.
A
bilingual edition in consideration of the Law of Registered Shares and
Simplified Rules for the Exercise of Voting Rights, with an introduction to the
German stock corporation law.
Benkert, M./Bürkle, A. Law of
Reorganizations/Reorganization Tax Laws. Umwandlungsgesetz/
Umwandlungssteuergesetz. Bilingual edition with comprehensive introduction.
Köln: RWS Verlag Kommunikationsforum GmbH, 1996.
Synoptic
translation of the German laws. German/English - English/German glossary of
terms.
Oliver, M.C. The Private Company
in Germany. A Translation and Commentary. 2nd edition.
Series on International Comparative Law.
Commentary
on and introduction to German company law; synoptic German-English text
(British English!) of the Private Companies Act of 1980; German-English
glossary of terms.
Peltzer/Hickinbotham.
Umwandlungsgesetz und Umwandlungssteuergesetz. Transformation
Act and Transformation Taxation Act. Frankfurt
am Main: Knapp-Verlag, 1996.
German-English
edition with an introduction.
Rüster, B. (ed.). Business
Transactions in Germany (FRG).
Many
of the laws mentioned under this section are also available in volume 5 of this
source.
Endres/Möller.
Corporate Taxation in Germany / Unternehmensbesteuerung in Deutschland. 2nd ed.
Düsseldorf: IDW-Verlag, 2001.
Synoptic
translation of statutory instruments with notes for foreign investors. Corporation
Tax Act; Reconstructions Tax Act (Reorganization Tax Act) and important parts
of the Income Tax Act, Trade Tax Act, Tax Management Act and Real Estate
Management Act. Including selected regulations of the authorities, German and
English indexes and a further reading list.
Tulloch, A. German
Reorganization Tax Act / Umwandlungssteuergesetz. Köln: Dr. Otto Schmidt
Verlag, 1995.
German-English
synoptic text, with an introduction in German and English. The footnotes
reproduce the German text and English translation of the numerous legal
provisions to which the Reorganization Tax Act refers. The keyword index also
serves as a bilingual glossary of terms.
Amann, R. German Tax Guide. The
Hague/Neuwied: Kluwer Law International/Luchterhand, 2001.
Includes
the Foreign Tax Act in its previous and new versions and some circulars
relating to the application of this act. English-German/German-English Glossary.
Meyer-Landrut,
J./Miller, F.G./Thoma, G.F. The German Turnover Tax Law 1980/Umsatzsteuergesetz
1980. Frankfurt am Main: Fritz Knapp Verlag, 1980.
Synoptic
German-English text with an introduction in English.
Bellstedt, Christoph.
International Transactions Tax Act and Administrative Principles on Income
Allocation: English-German Text. Köln: Otto Schmidt
Verlag, 1983.
Synoptic
texts in German and English of the 1972 International Transactions Tax Act as
amended and the German Finance Ministry's Administrative Principles on Income
Allocation with a list of abbreviations and an index in both German and
English.
Benkert, M./Bürkle, A. Law of
Reorganizations/Reorganization Tax Laws. Umwandlungsgesetz/
Umwandlungssteuergesetz. Bilingual edition with comprehensive introduction.
Köln: RWS Verlag Kommunikationsforum GmbH, 1996.
Synoptic
translation of the German laws. German/English - English/German glossary of
terms.
Tax Laws of the World.
The
volume on
Peltzer,
M./Hickinbotham, A.G. Transformation Act and Transformation Taxation Act /
Umwandlungsgesetz mit Umwandlungssteuergesetz. Frankfurt am Main: Fritz Knapp
Verlag, 1996.
A
German-English synoptic text of the law with commentaries in English.
Rittler, T: Umsatzsteuergesetz
/ Turnover Tax Law. Selbstverlag 2003.
Synoptic
translation of the German law.
U.S.-German Tax
Treaties/Doppelbesteuerungsabkommen USA-Deutschland.
Available
in English (Income and
Capital / Estate and Gift Tax) and German (Einkommen und Vermögen) from the website
of German attorney Reimar Pinkernell. Both the German and English versions
feature a clickable table of contents.
Schneider, H./Kingsman, D. Act
Concerning Co-Determination of Employees. Frankfurt am Main: Fritz Knapp Verlag, 1976.
Bilingual
text, including the Labor Management Relations Act and (partly) the Stock
Corporation Law.
English
Translation of the Works Constitution Act, Executives' Committee Act, Act on Co-determination in the Coal, Iron and Steel Industry,
Act on Co-determination by Employees (Co-determination Act 1976), Supplementary Co-determination Act Works Constitution Act 1952 and European Works Councils Act from the
official website of the Federal
Ministry of Health and Social Security. German text available from the website Gesetze im Internet, a site
maintained by the Federal Ministry of Justice in co-operation with JURIS GmbH.
Lingemann,
S./Steinau-Steinrück, R./Mengel, A. Employment & Labor Law in Germany.
München: Beck, 2003.
A
brief and succinct overview of the German system of employment and labor law
including the impact of social security and tax law plus German-English
synoptic translations of the most important German labor law statutes and
codifications, including the Works Constitutions Act, Co-Determination Act,
excerpts from the Civil Code, the Commercial Code, the Law Pertaining to Companies
with Limited Liability, the Stock Corporation Act and others.
Tepass, M./Parssinen D. German
Labor Law. Introduction and Collection of German Labor Law Statutes.
An
introduction to German labor law plus translations of the most important German
labor law statutes and codifications, including excerpts from the Civil Code,
the Commercial Code, the Social Security Code, and the Employment Promotion
Act, the Persons with Disabilities Act, the Protection from Dismissal Act, and
others.
Weber, U./Wrede, B. German
Labour Law. An Investor's Guide to German Labour Law. Köln: PfA Praktikerforum für Arbeits- und Wirtschaftsrecht GmbH, 1996.
Coverage
of the pertinent legal provisions, as well as examples of cases. Selection of
sample contracts and other documents and a list of the official laws with an
English translation in Part VIII.
Peltzer/Hickinbotham, A.,
German Stock Corporation Act and Co-Determination Act. Aktiengesetz und Mitbestimmungsgesetz. Köln: Otto Schmidt, 1999.
German-English
Text with an introduction in English.
Reitzle,
H./Butenschön, A./Bergmann, J. Gesetz über Arbeitnehmererfindungen. Act
on Employees' Inventions. 2nd ed. Weinheim:
Verlag Chemie, 2000.
German
-English Text with introduction and German-English, English-German Glossary.
Available
in English translation from NATLEX
[http://natlex.ilo.org/txt/E94DEU01.htm] , a continuously-updated database of
the ILO [http://www.ilo.org/public/english/index.htm]
(International Labour Organization) containing references to over 55,000
national laws on labour, social security, and related human rights.
Peltzer,
M./Stewart, C. Labor-Management Relations Act / Betriebsverfassungsgesetz. 4th
revised edition. Frankfurt am Main: Fritz Knapp Verlag,
1995.
A
synoptic German-English text with commentary in English.
Law on Employees' Inventions
as of
Text
available in English translation from the WIPO
Website
Picot, G. Mergers &
Acquisitions in Germany. 2. ed.
Important
parts of the Act Against Unfair Dismissal and Works Constitution Act in English
translation. English-German Glossary of Terms.
Stohlmeier, T. German Public
Takeover Law.
Bilingual
edition with an introduction, extensive overview and English index;
German-English synoptic texts of the Securities Acquisitions and Takeover Act
and related acts and regulations, excerpts from the Stock Corporation Act,
Securities Trading Act, Act against Restraints of Competition and Stock
Exchange Act.
Apelbacher,
G./Barthelmess, T. /Buhl, T. German Takeover Law - A Commentary. München: Beck,
2002.
Synopsis of English and German Texts of the Takeover Act
and the Bid Regulation plus commentary and English-German glossary.
Peltzer,
M./Voight, E. German Securities Acquisition and Takeover Act / Wertpapiererwerbs-
und Übernahmegesetz. Köln: O. Schmidt, 2002.
German-English
text of the Act and related regulations with an introduction in English,
German-English glossary and list of agencies and courts.
Picot, G. Mergers &
Acquisitions in Germany. 2. ed.
Important parts of the German Civil Code, Commercial Code,
Stock Corporation Act, Conversion Act,
Act Against Unfair Dismissal, Works Constitution Act and Insolvency Act in
English translation. English-German glossary of terms and English index.
Adolff,
J./Meister, B. Public Company Takeovers in Germany. München: Beck, 2002.
Full account of the Takeover Act including an
English/German glossary and synoptic translation of the Takeover Act and
related acts and regulations.
Baums/Thoma. Takeover Laws in
English
Translation of the German Takeover Code of 1998, the Securities Acquisitions
and Takeovers Act of December 2001 and the Securities Acquisitions and
Takeovers Act - Bid Regulation of December 2001 and national takeover
legislation and regulations from the other member states of the European Union
and Switzerland.
Nörr, R./Stiefenhöfer, A.
Takeover Law in
Overview,
glossary and synoptic translation of the Act on the Purchase of Securities and
on Takeovers 2002 (German Takeover Act) and related regulations.
Zschocke,
C./Schuster, S. Wertpapiererwerbs- und Übernahmegesetz / Takeover Law. 2nd
ed. Frankfurt am Main: Fritz Knapp
Verlag, 2002.
German-English
text edition of the new German Securities Acquisition and Takeover Act with an
introduction and extensive explanations.
Deutsches
Rechnungslegungs Standards Committee (Hrsg.)/German Accounting Standards
Committee (ed.). Deutsche Rechnungslegungsstandards (DRS).German Accounting
Standards (GAS)Stuttgart: Schaeffer-Poeschel, 2001. (Looseleaf)
English-German
Text with preface. German-English Glossary with definitions only in German.
Brooks,
J.P./Mertin, D. German Accounting Legislation/Deutsches Bilanzrecht. 3rd
edition. Düsseldorf: IDW Verlag GmbH, 1996.
Part
1: German accounting principles explained in a synoptic German/English text,
and compared with US GAAP. Part 2: Translations of the relevant legal
provisions (Commercial Code, Stock Corporation Law, Limited Liability Companies
Law).
German Act against Restraints
of Competition/Gesetz gegen Wettbewerbsbeschränkungen.
Available
from the official Website of the Federal Cartel Office (German/English) with a list of recent amendments.
Also
available are Information Leaflets Relating to the
German Control of Concentrations in German and English; Information Leaflets on
Domestic Effects in German and English; and Information Relating to the Scope of EC Merger Control in German and English For further documents relating to the Act
Against Restraints of Competition see the Federal Cartel Office site.
Heidenhain, M./Satzky,
H./Stadler,
Synoptic
German-English text of the Act Against Restraints of Competition (takes account
of the Sixth Amendment of the Antitrust Act which came into force on January 1,
1999), translations of a number of important statements by the German Federal
Cartel Office, useful bibliography of English publications.
Banking Act -
Kreditwesengesetz.
Available
in English from
the official Website of Deutsche
Bundesbank, the Central
Bank of the Federal Republic of Germany, and in German
from the official Website of the Federal Financial Services Supervisory
Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht
- BAFin).
Panowitz, R./Jung,
H. Kreditwesengesetz (German Banking Law). 2nd edition. Neuwied: Luchterhand
Verlag, 1995.
German-English
commentary.
Peltzer, M./Brooks, J. German
Banking Law. 3d edition. Köln: Otto Schmidt
Verlag, 1990.
German-English
text in its revised version of
Zerwas, H. Banking
Act - Kreditwesengesetz. Düsseldorf: IDW Verlag GmbH, 1996.
German-English
synopsis of the Banking Act as amended on
Bundesbank Act. Gesetz über die
Deutsche Bundesbank in English and German
Available
from the official website of the Deutsche Bundesbank,
the Central
Bank of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Exchange Act. Börsengesetz. 2002 Version.
Available
in English, from the official website of the German Exchange Supervisory Authority (Börsenaufsicht).
Paul, T./Päsler, R.
Das deutsche Investmentrecht. German
Investment Law. 2nd ed.
German-English text of the Investment Companies Act (Gesetz über
Kapitalanlagegesellschaften) and the Foreign Investment Act
(Auslandsinvestment-Gesetz) with extensive introductions to the laws and
translations of the General Fund Rules and some guidelines. German-English and
English-German index and glossary.
Siebel, U.R./Prinz zu
Löwenstein, M./Finney, R. German Capital Markets Law. München/Dobbs Ferry: C.H.
Beck/Oceana, 1996.
Compiles
complete English translations of the laws affecting the German financial
industry (e.g., German Stock Exchange Law, Stock Exchange Admission
Regulations, the Deposit Law, the Special Conditions for Dealings in Securities,
as well as important supplementary materials), preceded by a practice-related
in-depth introduction.
Mohr, K. German
Insider and Stock Exchange Law / Insider- und Börsenrecht. Frankfurt am Main:
Fritz Knapp Verlag, 1994.
German-English
text with commentary, including the Securities Trade Act, the Stock Exchange
Law, and the Stock Exchange Admission Regulations.
Peltzer,
M./Scesniak, P. German Securities Trade Act / Wertpapierhandelsgesetz. Köln:
Dr. Otto Schmidt Verlag, 1995.
Synoptic
texts of the German law and its English translation with an introduction in
English.
BVI Bundesverband
Deutscher Investment-Gesellschaften e.V. Investment Companies Act. General
and Special Terms of Contract for Securities Funds and Money Market Funds. Frankfurt am Main: BVI, 1996.
English
translation of the German Investment Companies Act, the General and Special
Terms of Contract for Securities Funds and Money Market Funds, and a list of
BVI members complete with addresses, telephone and fax numbers.
Monthly Returns Regulation for Stock Brokers / Skontroführer-Monatsausweisverordnung
of 29.12.1997.
Regulation
on the submission of monthly returns by stockbrokers pursuant to the Banking
Act of
Reports
Regulation / Anzeigenverordnung
Regulation
Concerning Reports and the Submission of Records under the Banking Act
available from the website of the former Bundesaufsichtsamt für das Kreditwesen
(Bakred) renamed Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht
in May 2002.
Pfennigstorf, W. German
Insurance Laws. Statutes and Regulations Concerning Insurance Supervision and
Insurance Contracts. 3rd ed.
Karlsruhe: Verlag Versicherungswirtschaft, 1995.
Summary
in a synoptic German-English text of all applicable laws and regulations.
Glossary of German terms and abbreviations with translations thereof, useful
index.
Law on the Supervision of
Insurance Undertakings. Berlin:
Bundesaufsichtsamt für das Versicherungswesen, 1997.
Corino, C. Energy Law in
Synoptic
translation of several laws and regulations relating to Energy Law, e.g. Act on
the Supply of Electricity and Gas, Renewable Energy Sources Act, Act for the
New Regulation of the Law on the Energy Industry, Federal Building Code and
others. With a German-English and English-German glossary.
This
Website maintained by Attorney-at-Law Joachim Rudo,
Schenck, K. Environmental Law.
München/
A
compilation of the most important environmental legislation in German and
English with an introduction to German environmental law.
Mulloy,
M./Albrecht, E./Häntsch, T. German Environmental Law. Berlin: E. Schmidt, 2001.
Compilation
of German-English texts of environmental legislation and excerpts from other
pertaining laws (Basic Law, German Civil Code, German Penal Code), with a short
introduction in English.
Schlemminger, H./Wissel, H.
German Environmental Law for Practitioners. (Series of Legislation in
Translation, 8) München/
German-English
texts of the most important legislation, e.g., the Federal Emission Control
Act, Waste Avoidance and Waste Management Act, Federal Nature Protection Act,
with an extensive introduction in English, and a German-English/English-German
index.
German Environmental Laws.
Available
in translation (at least in excerpts) from the Website of the German Law Archive.
The site features translations of the following laws:
·
Chemicals
Act / Chemikaliengesetz (Excerpts)
·
Environmental
Information Act / Umweltinformationsgesetz (UIG)
·
Federal
Emissions Control Act / Bundes-Immissionsschutzgesetz (BImSchG) (Excerpts)
·
Federal Nature Conservation Act / Bundesnaturschutzgesetz (BNatSchG) (Excerpts)
·
Federal Soil Protection Act / Bodenschutzgesetz (BBodSchG) (Excerpts)
·
Federal
Water Act / Wasserhaushaltsgesetz (WHG) (Excerpts)
·
http://www.iuscomp.org/gla/statutes/AbwAG.htm
The
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and
Nuclear Safety provides English translations of the
following:
● Atomic Energy Act / Atomenergiegesetz (ATG)
● Battery Ordinance / Batterieverordnung (BattV)
● Bio Mass Ordinance / Biomasseverordnung
(BiomasseV)
● Closed Substance Cycle Waste Management Act /
Kreislaufwirtschafts- und Abfallgesetz (KrW-/AbfG)
● Commercial
Wastes Ordinance / Gewerbeabfallverordnung (GewerbeabfallV)
● End-of-life Vehicle Act / Altfahrzeuggesetz
(AltfahrzeugG)
● Federal Soil Protection Ordinance /
Bundes-Bodenschutz- und Altlastenverordnung (BbodSchV)
● Major
Accidents Ordinance / Störfallverordnung (StörfallV)
● Ordinance on Bio Wastes / Bioabfallverordnung (BioAbfV)
● Ordinance on Environmentally Compatible Storage of Waste /
Ablagerungsverordnung
● Ordinance on Specialised Waste Management Companies
/ Entsorgungsfachbetriebeverordnung (EfbV)
● Ordinance on Transport Licences /
Transportgenehmigungsverordnung (TGV) of 10. September 1996
● Ordinance
on Waste Discovery and Disposal Records / Nachweisverordnung
(NachwV)
● Ordinance on Waste Management Concepts and Waste Balance
Sheets / Abfallwirtschaftskonzept- und -bilanzverordnung (AbfKoBiV)
● Packaging Ordinance / Verpackungsverordnung (VerpackV) as of
● Renewable Energy Sources Act / Gesetz
über erneuerbare Energien (EEG)
The Goethe Institute features translations of
the following environmental laws:
● Act on the Assessment of Environmental
Impacts/Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfungsgesetz (UVPG) of
● Chemicals
Act/Chemikaliengesetz (ChemG) of
● Closed
Substance Cycle Waste Management Act/Kreislaufwirtschafts- und Abfallgesetz
(KrW-/AbfG) of 27 September 1994 and as last amended by the Act of 3 May 2000
(p. 85 et seq.)
● Environmental
Information Act/Umweltinformationsgesetz (UIG) of (p. 33 et seq.)
● Federal
Emission Control Act/Bundes-Immissionsschutzgesetz (BImSchG) of 14 May 1990 as
last amended by the Act of 3 May 2000 (p. 37 et seq.)
● Federal
Nature Conservation Act / Bundesnaturschutzgesetz (BnatSchG) in the version
published on
● Federal
Soil Protection Act / Bodenschutzgesetz (BBodSchG) of
● Federal
Water Act/Wasserhaushaltsgesetz (WHG) of 12 November 1996 as last amended by an
Act of 3 May 2000 (p. 109 et seq.)
● Waste
Water Charges Act / Abwasserabgabengesetz (AbwAG) of
Environmental Liability
Act / Umwelthaftungsgesetz of
Available
in English from the Website of the INSTITUTE OF GLOBAL LAW Faculty
of Laws,
Federal Nature Conservation Act / Bundesnaturschutzgesetz
(BNatSchG)
Plant Variety Protection Act / Sortenschutzgesetz of December 11, 1985 as amended March 27, 1992.
English translation available from the official WIPO Website.
Siebel, U.
Aussenwirtschaftsrecht der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Foreign Trade Law of the
Federal Republic of Germany). Frankfurt am Main: Fritz Knapp Verlag, 1989.
Introduction to
New German Arbitration Act
1998. Bonn: Deutsches Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit,
1998.
New German Arbitration Rules
1998.
Available
in English and German from
the official Website of the German Institution of Arbitration.
Available
in English from the Website of the
German Ministry for Transport, Construction and Housing.
In
German available from the Website Gesetze im Internet, a site
maintained by the Federal Ministry of Justice in co-operation with juris GmbH.
Communicable Diseases Law Reform Act /
Seuchenrechtsneuordnungsgesetz
_SeuchRNeuG - of 20 July 2000.
Federal Data Protection Act.
German/English
translation of the Federal Ministry of the Interior of January 2002 available
from the official Website of the Bundesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz, Federal Data Protection Commissioner.
Blumenröder, U. German
Regulations on Industrial Products. Weinheim:
Wiley-CH, 1997.
An
overview of EC Directives and their implemention through German law. In the
annex, English translations of the Equipment Safety Act, Product Safety Act,
Product Liability Act and the relevant sections of the German Civil Code and
German Commercial Code.
Federal Act Establishing the
General Conditions for Information and Communication Services - Information and
Communication Services Act / Informations- und Kommunikationsdienste-Gesetz -
IukDG.
Available
in German and English
from the Website of the German Ministry of Education, Science, Research and
Technology. Both the English and German sites feature a clickable table of
contents that takes you to the actual text of the law. The English table of
contents includes a German translation of article headings.
Postal Act /
Postgesetz (as of December 12, 1997).
Available
in English from the official Website of the Regulierungsbehörde
für Telekommunikation und Post, the German Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications and Posts.
The English text of the law has a clickable table of contents that takes you to
the actual text of the law.
Postal
Rates Regulation Ordinance / Post-Entgeltregulierungsverordnung - PEntgV - (as
at October 6, 1999).
Available
in English from the official Website of the Regulierungsbehörde
für Telekommunikation und Post, the German Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications and Posts.
Postal
Universal Service Ordinance / Post-Universaldienstleistungsverordnung - PUDLV -
(as at December 15, 1999).
Available
in English from the official Website of the Regulierungsbehörde
für Telekommunikation und Post, the German Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications and Posts.
Product Liability Act / Produkthaftungsgesetz of December 15, 1989
English translation available from the Website of the Global Law Institute Faculty of Law,
University College London
Federal Regional Planning Act / Raumordnungsgesetz (ROG) of August 18, 1997 as amended by Article 3 of the federal law of 15 December 1997.
Available
in English from
the Website of the German Ministry for Transport, Construction and Housing. German text available from the Website Gesetze im Internet, a site
maintained by the Federal Ministry of Justice in co-operation with juris
GmbH.
Telecommunications Laws.
Available
in translation from the Website of the German Law Archive. The site features among others the
following laws and ordinances:
·
Digital
Signature Act / Signaturgesetz (SigG)
·
Network
Access Ordinance / Netzzugangsverordnung (NZV)
·
Telecommunications
Act / Telekommunikationsgesetz (TKG)
·
Telecommunications
Customer Protection Ordinance / Telekommunikations-Kundenschutzverordnung (TKV)
·
Telecommunications
Universal Service Ordinance / Telekommunikations-Universaldienstleistungsverordnung
(TUDLV) [http://www.iuscomp.org/gla/statutes/TUDLV.htm]
·
Teleservices
Act / Teledienstegesetz (TDG) as of
·
Teleservices
Data Protection Act / Teledienstedatenschutzgesetz
Telecommunications laws available from the official Website
of the Regulierungsbehörde für Telekommunikation und Post,
the German Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications and Posts:
·
Digital
Signature Act / Signaturgesetz (SigG) as of August 1, 1997
·
Network Access Ordinance / Netzzugangsverordnung (NZV)/ as of October 1, 1996
·
Ordinance Concerning Telecommunications Licence Fees /
Telekommunikations-Lizenzgebührenverordnung (TKLGebV) of August 1996
·
Ordinance concerning Universal Services for the
Telecommunications Sector /
Telekommunikations-Universaldienstleistungsverordnung (TUDLV) as of January 30,1997
·
Ordinance on Electronic Signatures / Signaturverordnung
(SigV) of November 16, 2001
·
Telecommunications Act / Telekommunikationsgesetz 2001 as of March 2001
·
Telecommunications Customer Protection Ordinance /
Telekommunikations-Kundenschutzverordnung (TKV) as amended on April 21, 1999
·
Telecommunications Data Protection Ordinance /
Telekommunikationsdienstunternehmen-Datenschutzverordnung 2000 (TDSV) of 20 December 2000
·
Telecommunications Interception Ordinance /
Telekommunikationsüberwachungsverordnung (TKÜV) as of January 22, 2002
·
Teleservices
Act / Teledienstegesetz (TDG) as of
August 1, 1997
·
Teleservices
Data Protection Act / Teledienstedatenschutzgesetz (TDDSG) as at August 1, 1997
German texts available from the Website Gesetze im Internet, a site
maintained by the Federal Ministry of Justice in co-operation with JURIS GmbH.
Chrocziel,
P./Esser-Wellié, M./Tschentscher, T. Telecommunications Law in Germany /
Telekommunikationsrecht in Deutschland. Köln: Dr. Otto Schmidt Verlag, 1998.
German
and English text with an extensive German and English introduction.
The
German Federal Law Gazette (Bundesgesetzblatt - BGBl), Parts I and II
via makrolog - Recht für Deutschland.
The
German Federal Law Gazette in full text since 1949. Free access to Part I from
1998 after registration. The full version and Part II a fee-based service.
The German Federal Law Gazette (Bundesgesetzblatt), Parts I and II
via Bundesanzeiger government publisher.
Features
Part I as a free read-only pdf version beginning from January 1998 and Part II
as a free version after registration. The full read & print version from
1949 to the present is a fee-based service.
The
German Federal Tax Gazette (Bundessteuerblatt), Parts I - III
via makrolog - Recht für Deutschland.
Fee-based
service.
From
the official Website of the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority Bundesanstalt
für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BAFin),
the German Financial Services Supervisory Authority.
Hundreds
of laws from the official Website of the German federal government.
TRANSPATENT. Rechtsdatenbank zum gewerblichen
Rechtsschutz
A
comprehensive industrial property database via Dr. Jochen Krieger, an attorney
specializing in this field; full texts in the vernacular of German laws
relating to industrial property along with supplementary sources and pertinent
literature.
A
comprehensive tax and accounting portal with links to German laws, legal
literature, legal publishers, national and international institutions and
organizations, and Internet sites.
Rüster, B. (ed.).Business
Transactions in Germany (FRG).
Five-volume
set in English providing very extensive and in-depth coverage of the various
aspects of business dealings and business law in
Mueller, R./Stiefel,
E./Brücher, H. Doing Business in
A
manual in English providing a short introduction to the German legal system,
the law of contracts and other aspects of law that you have to know for
planning purposes.
Reynolds, Thomas H./Flores,
Arturo A. Foreign Law: Current Sources of Codes and Basic Legislation in
Jurisdictions of the World.
Comprehensive
five-volume encyclopedia designed for the practitioner, scholar and researcher.
It covers some 200 countries, each of them in a separate chapter. The chapter
on
Also
available online as a fee-based service at http://www.foreignlawguide.com/
Germain, Claire M. Germain's
Transnational Law Research: A Guide for Attorneys.
This
source covers the various procedural and practical aspects of foreign and
international law, its substantive issues, and research sources in a
well-organized loose-leaf volume with extensive bibliographical references and
footnoting. One chapter deals with the
legal systems of individual countries, providing references to English
translations and digests of primary sources, research guides, reference works,
and bibliographies. It has a good index with cross-references to main entries,
and appendices featuring a list of publishers in the field, depository
libraries, and international organizations.
Foster, N.G. German Legal
System and Laws.
CCH
Single-volume
set in commentary/treatise form that is divided into a tax part and a business
law part. It has an extensive index updated by a "latest additions to the
index" section, as well as a separate cumulative index of new
developments, and cases and legislation. Finding lists lead the reader to
legislation in the various fields and to cases decided by German courts. Both
are updated by a "latest additions to cases" section. Checklists
feature important addresses of authorities, translations of the titles of
legislation, and a German-English glossary of terms as well as forms. A
separate division deals with the international aspects of income tax.
Böcker, M.H./Märzheuser,
B./Nusser, M./Scheja, K. Germany: Practical Commercial Law. European Commercial
Law Series.
Intended
to introduce the legal practitioner to German commercial law, this is a
practical and straightforward guide which offers a wealth of information on a
broad range of German legal issues, including industrial and intellectual
property, competition law, business organizations, mergers and acquisitions, agency,
insolvency, and others. The introduction explains the structure of the legal
profession and the court system in
Dannemann, G. An Introduction
to German Civil and Commercial Law.
Ebke, W.F. et al. Introduction
to German Law.
This
book discusses the most important areas of private and public law and gives an
introduction to German legal culture. Each chapter is written by an expert in
the field. It features an extensive table of contents and a summary of
contents, a list of abbreviations, and a detailed index with both English and
German keywords and cross-references (with translations into German of major
keywords given in brackets). Each chapter has its own bibliography.
Tremml, B./Buecker, B., eds.
Key Aspects of German Business Law: A Practical Manual.
This
book presents a clear and precise overview of the key aspects of German
business law. Its first part explains the major issues involved in acquiring or
establishing a business in
Hart, J.A.
Seeking
to foster an understanding of Germany as a business partner, this volume
provides an overview of the general business environment in Germany, the main
forms of doing business, the principal laws involved, arranged by subject, and
major US companies in Germany. It features a selected bibliography of German
and English source material and a rather modest index.
Staubach, F. The German Law of
Agency and Distributorship Agreements. European Commercial Law Library series.
A
commentary and guide that intends to present in a clear and simple form to the
businessman and his professional advisers the leading features of the national
commercial laws of the country concerned, and covers all aspects of commercial
and distributorship agreements in German law. It has a detailed and sizable
index.
Beier,
Friedrich-Karl. German Industrial Property, Copyright and Antitrust Laws.
3rd ed. Weinheim: VCH, 1996-.
Klitzch,
G./Stockmair, W. The Protection of Technical Innovations and Designs in
Germany. 2.ed. München: Beck, 2001.
A guide for practitioners through the intellectual
property world of Germany with a side view to the provisions of the European
Patent Convention and the practice of the European Patent Office. English and
German Index.
Kinsella,
S/Gilbreth, M: (eds). Trademark Practice and Forms. Dobbs
Ferry: Oceana, Looseleaf.
This
multi-country guide (includes section on Germany) offers information on
international trademark practice with detailed explanations of the laws and
rules on initial registration requirements and procedures, transfers,
assignments, licenses and means of enforcement, summaries of multilateral and
bilateral agreements, and complete sets of forms for each country.
Pagenberg,
J./Geissler, B. Lizenzverträge - License Agreements. 3rd edition.
Köln/Berlin/Bonn/München: Carl Heymanns Verlag KG, 1991.
Annotated
sample contracts under German and European law regarding patents, utility
models, know-how, and computer softwares, synoptically arranged in German and
English. Six appendices, including various EEC regulations, and excerpts from
the German Act against Restraints of Competition and the German Patent Act.
Further, German and English indexes, a list of abbreviations, and an extensive
bibliography of sources in German and English.
Mohr, K. The Law Relating to
Business Tenancies in
Everything
you have to know about business tenancies (Gewerbe-Mietrecht) from conclusion
to notice. This practical guide reflects years of experience with foreign
companies and is tailored to meet their needs.
Volhard,
Rüdiger/Weber, Dolf. Real Property in
A
guide through the legal, financial and taxation problems the foreign investor
investing in German real property will encounter that is written in a clear and
concise language by practitioners who are recognized experts in their fields.
Two of the fifteen chapters deal specifically with the taxation aspects of real
property transactions; one chapter provides sample contracts in synoptic
presentation of the German and English texts. Includes two pocket-part
supplements devoted to specific problems involved in real property investments
in
Killius, Jürgen. Business
Operations in
Detailed
analysis of German income taxation as applied to individuals and corporations
and a discussion of net worth tax, trade tax, the value-added tax and
inheritance tax. Includes working papers such as forms of tax returns, model
articles of incorporation, summaries of the effect of tax treaties of
Coopers & Lybrand Global
Tax Network. 1997 International Tax Summaries/A Guide for Planning and
Decisions.
A basic practitioner's guide
published annually and providing essential domestic tax information overviews
of a large number of countries, including
Taxation of Companies in
Country-by-country
survey including
Debatin,
Helmut/Endres, Dieter et al. Unternehmensbesteuerung in Deutschland. (Corporate
Taxation in
This
book provides foreign businesses interested in
Lingemann,
S./Steinau-Steinrück, R./Mengel, A. Employment & Labor Law in
A
brief and succinct overview of the German system of employment and labor law
including the impact of social security and tax law plus translations of the
most important German labor law statutes and codifications, including Works
Constitutions Act, Act on Co-Determination of the Employees excerpts from the Civil Code, the Commercial
Code, the Law Pertaining to Companies with Limited Liability, the Stock
Corporation Act and others.
Weber, U./Wrede, B. German
Labour Law. An Investor's Guide to German Labour Law. Köln: PfA Praktikerforum für Arbeits- und Wirtschaftsrecht GmbH, 1996.
Extensive
coverage of the pertinent legal provisions, as well as examples of cases,
useful selection of sample contracts, notices of dismissal, and other documents
in Part VIII, and a list of the official laws with an English translation.
Tepass, M. Termination of
Employment in
This
booklet covers the most important aspects of German termination of employment
law of interest to foreign investors and their counsel.
Beinert, D. Corporate
Acquisitions and Mergers in
This
book is addressed to business executives and their professional advisors, and
provides a practical overview of the legal, financial and administrative
aspects instrumental in corporate mergers and acquisitions in
Mergers and Acquisitions in
An
introduction to German civil and commercial law, including a detailed
description of pertinent German corporation law.
Stewart, Charles E. Mergers and
Acquisitions in
A
monograph discussing the transfer of a business, labor law aspects, and
Adolff,
J./Meister, B. Public Company Takeovers in Germany. München: Beck, 2002.
Full account of the Takeover Act including an
English/German Glossary and synoptic translation of Takeover Act and related
acts and regulations.
Stohlmeier, T. German Public
Takeover Law.
Bilingual
edition with introduction, extensive overview and English index; German-English
synoptic texts of the Securities Acquisitions and Takeover Act and related acts
and regulations, excerpts from the Stock Corporation Act, Securities Trading
Act, Act against Restraints of Competition and Stock Exchange Act.
Apelbacher, G./Barthelmess, T.
/Buhl, T. German Takeover Law - A Commentary. München: Beck, 2002.
Synopsis
of English and German texts of the Takeover Act and the Bid Regulation plus
commentary and English-German glossary. The book provides detailed guidance on
the provisions of the Act and contains overviews of the principal cross-border,
antitrust and regulatory aspects.
Picot, G. Mergers &
Acquisitions in
This
handbook focuses on the aspects which are of major significance in the area of
mergers & acquisitions in
Adolff, J./Meister, B. Public
Company Takeovers in
Extensive
coverage of the Takeover Act with the relevant aspects of general corporate and
securities law including an English/German glossary, useful Websites and
synoptic translation of Takeover Act and related acts and regulations.
Nörr, R./Stiefenhöfer, A.
Takeover Law in
Clear
overview of the new comprehensive and binding legal framework with glossary and
synoptic translation of the Act on the Purchase of Securities and on Takeovers
2002 (German Takeover Act) and related regulations.
Payne, J. (ed.). Takeovers in
English and German Law. Oxford/Portland, Or.: Hart, 2002.
Hoffmann, D./Schaub, S. The
German Competition Law. Legislation and Commentary.
This
book in English contains pertinent legislation, pronouncements and orders,
along with explanatory memoranda and a commentary section with subsections
devoted to an introduction, the scope of the GWB and a discussion of
substantive law topics.
McClatchey, J.F./Pennock, D.S.
Obtaining Discovery Abroad.
Schwank, F./Ryder, F.R. (ed.).
Banks Abroad.
A
compendium that offers a brief survey of the legal and business aspects of
international bank operations in 17 countries, including Germany, and the
European Economic Community. It has a table of banking legislation but no
index.
Edwards, J.S.S./Fischer, K.
Banks, Finance and Investments in
Siebel, U.
Aussenwirtschaftsrecht der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Foreign Trade Law of the
Federal Republic of Germany). Frankfurt am Main: Fritz Knapp Verlag, 1989.
An
introduction to the Foreign Trade Law and the Foreign Trade Regulations, with
synoptic German-English text of the law.
Corino, C. Energy Law in
Extensive
introduction to German and European energy law including descriptions of the
most important Websites, synoptic translations of several laws and regulations,
and a German-English and English German glossary.
The
website of Attorney-at-Law Joachim Rudo,
Randlesome, C. The Business
Culture in
Kenna, P./Lacy, S. Business
A
basic introduction to communication styles, business etiquette, meanings of
gestures, etc., presented as a synoptic comparison of what is customary in the
US and Germany.
Berndt, C. Corporate
The
research presented here stems from work on a PhD dissertation and studies the
economy in the
An
annual report on Germany for fiscal 2001 prepared by the US embassy in Bonn
from a business and commercial perspective; Background Notes providing a more
general overview from the State Department's
Bureau for European and Eurasian Affairs.
Price Waterhouse. Doing
Business in
A
guide prepared to assist those interested in doing business in Germany, it does
not cover every subject exhaustively but answers some broad questions regarding
Germany's general and business environment, foreign investment, the regulatory
environment, banking and finance, issues involved in exporting to Germany,
legal forms of business, labor relations, the tax systems, etc. with some
useful appendices, e.g., tax rates, a checklist for setting up in Germany, and
examples of financial statements.
German Embassy in
Website
maintained by the German Embassy in the Unites States providing information on
legal and other aspects of doing business in Germany.
Doing Business in
Offers
an overview of aspects involved in doing business in
Reuvid, J. (ed.), Doing
Business with
An
international handbook with chapters written by different contributors, parts
1-3 provide political, economic and commercial background to business in
Eberwein, W./Tholen, J.
Euro-manager or Splendid Isolation? International Management, An Anglo-German
Comparison.
German American Chamber of
Commerce of the
Smyser, W.R. How Germans
Negotiate: Logical Goals, Practical Solutions.
The
author describes and explains the geographic, historical, political and
economic background to the way Germans negotiate, and also deals with the
negotiating tactics adopted by German business people and officials.
Niedt, M./Hermanns, M.
Meyer-Larsen, W. Germany, Inc.: The New German Juggernaut and
Its Challenge to World Business.
This
book deals with German blue-chip companies that have started challenging
corporate
An
information brochure on the framework for foreign trade with the
Grochla, E. (ed.). Handbook of
German Business Management.
Abbott, S. Investing for the Future: New Firm Funding in
Glouchevitch. P. Juggernaut. The
Wever, K. (ed.). Labor,
Business and Change in
Rommel, G. Simplicity Wins. How
Structure and Dynamics of the
German Mittelstand.
Schmidt, P.L. Understanding German and
American Business Cultures.
Hart, J.A./
Seeking
to foster an understanding of Germany as a business partner, this volume
provides an overview of the general business environment in Germany, the main
forms of doing business, the principal laws involved arranged by subject, and
major US companies in Germany. It features a selected bibliography of German
and English source material and a rather modest index.
Pfirrmann, O. Venture Capital
and New Technology Based Firms: An US-German Comparison.
Deutsch-Amerikanische
Geschäftsbeziehungen/German American Business Contacts - 1996. Darmstadt:
Verlag Hoppenstedt, 1996.
This
business directory, which appears in both an English and German edition, is an
index to companies arranged in four parts: Part I lists companies by their
German domicile towns; Part II lists German companies with their US business
partners; Part III, US companies with their German business partners; and Part
IV companies according to SIC Code. The first index is arranged geographically
by location, the second and third indices are arranged alphabetically by
company, and the fourth by branch of industry. This directory includes some
useful features such as a list of important
Germany's Top...
Frankfurt am Main: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung GmbH Information Service,
2001.
A
handbook of
Seibt Directory of German
Industries. English edition. München: Seibt Verlag,
1996.
A
directory in English, French, German, and Spanish. It lists companies and their
products in four indices: an alphabetical index of product designations, a
classified register of manufacturers and suppliers, a classified register of
manufacturers according to the German industrial standard, and an alphabetical
company index. Priority in selecting companies for inclusion in the directory
is given to manufacturers of investment goods and industry-related service
companies (also available on CD-ROM and as a fee-based database).
German American Chamber of
Commerce of the
German American Chamber of
Commerce. Subsidiaries of German Firms in the U.S. Tochtergesellschaften deutscher Unternehmen in den USA 2001/2002.
This
source provides a number of indices that list subsidiaries of German firms in
the
The
online version of the German attorney directory published by Soldan Verlag GmbH
on behalf of Deutscher Anwaltsverein (German Lawyers' Association). Also
searches for courts at different levels.
German
Commercial Law Firms 2003. A Handbook for International
Clients. Köln: JUVE - Verlag für
juristische Information, 2003.
Appears
as an annual reference work in print format with extensive information on the
German legal market. Also available as a database containing nearly 3,000
entries on German commercial law firms.
The online version of Kanzlei 500 in German language. Lists law firms in
An
online international law firm directory in English based on the Legal 500
series from the Website of Legalease, an independent publisher in the UK (see
also Kanzleien in Deutschland above). The German law firm directory lists firms
alphabetically and by size, and gives recommendations for law firms in certain
practice areas. Information on law
developments in certain fields are provided as well.
Martindale
Hubbell National and International Law Directory
The
very current online version of the
This
Website features cases, statutes and literature on German Law in English
language and runs a database on German law. Ideas on German law can be
exchanged in its discussion forum.
The International Centre
for Commercial Law
A
great site to check for law firms and business law, with indices to law firms
by practice area, and to find out about recent legal developments.
Lex Mundi. Hieros Gamos, the
Comprehensive Legal Site
A
site which provides access to international law firms, business guides, a
searchable law firm directory and a law library.
The Virtual Foreign and
International Legal Resources Collection of New
York University School of Law Library
An extensive collection with an
excellent compilation of laws, directories, dictionaries and other legal
materials, including
German Law: Resources in
English via the
Law-Related Internet Project Saarbrücken
A
comprehensive collection of German statutes and other legal materials in
English, with references to many other legal links.
Kageneck,
Karl-Erbo Graf. Begriffswörterbuch der deutsch-amerikanischen Rechtssprache -
Immobilien und Steuern. (Dictionary of Terms in German-American
Legalese) München: C.H. Beck, 1998.
Business German Dictionary.
English-German/German-English. Teddington: Peter Collins Publishing, 1994.
This
dictionary, with 50,000 entries, comprehensively covers all aspects of
business, including British/US usage. Textboxes illustrate usage by quotes from
authoritative sources such as major newspapers. Useful features include a list
of international telephone codes, instructions on how to answer the phone in
German, a synoptic presentation of how to draft a curriculum vitae or job
application in German and English, as well as lists of UK counties, US states,
Canadian provinces, German states, and Swiss cantons.
Kageneck,
Karl-Erbo Graf. Deutsch-amerikanisches Begriffslexikon für Direktinvestitionen.
Immobilien Steuern Gesellschaftsrecht Allgemeines. (German-American
Dictionary of Terms for Direct Investment. Real Estate, Taxes, Corporate Law,
General.) München: C.H. Beck, 1998.
Addressed
to translators, legal advisors, private investors and corporate consultants
this dictionary, which covers 1200 entries and 250 topics, defines German legal
terms and concepts in English and vice versa. Features standard contracts in
English and an alphabetical index of English terms.
Zahn, H.E. Dictionary of
Banking and Stock Trading / Wörterbuch für das Bank- und Börsenwesen. 4th
completely revised edition. Part 1: German-English: 1994; Part 2:
English-German: 1996. Frankfurt am Main:
Fritz Knapp Verlag, 1994/1996.
A
comprehensive dictionary with over 70,000 entries, designed for users in
business and the financial service sector and translators, this source carries
terms from all fields involved in modern business, including since its most
recent edition the futures, options, swaps and other derivative instruments
business. It illustrates differing meanings of terms by the example of
sentences; and provides explanations of mechanisms, instruments, and
institutions involved in banking and stock trading.
Romain, A. Dictionary of Legal
and Commercial Terms. Part I: English-German. 5th edition, 2000. Part II:
German-English. 3rd edition, 1994. München: C.H. Beck.
A
handy dictionary that provides good coverage of the terminology of the field.
Zahn, H.E.
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Accounting Standards - Rechnungslegungsstandards
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Act Against Restraints of Competition - Gesetz gegen
Wettbewerbsbeschränkungen
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Act Against Unfair Competition - Gesetz gegen unlauteren
Wettbewerb
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Act Introducing the Insolvency Code - Einführungsgesetz
zur Insolvenzordnung
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Act on Limited Liability Companies - Gesetz betreffend
die Gesellschaften mit beschränkter Haftung
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Act on the Assessment of Environmental Impacts -
Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfungsgesetz
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Arbitration Act - Schiedsgerichtsordnung
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Atomic Energy Act - Atomenergiegesetz
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Banking Act - Kreditwesengesetz
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Bankruptcy Act - Konkursgesetz
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Battery Ordinance - Batterieverordnung
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Bio Mass Ordinance - Biomasseverordnung
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(Federal) Building Code - Bundesbaugesetz
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Bundesbank Act - Bundesbankgesetz
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Chemicals Act - Chemikaliengesetz
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Civil Code - Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch
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Closed Substance Cycle Waste Management Act -
Kreislaufwirtschafts- und Abfallgesetz
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Code of Civil Procedure (Rules) - Zivilprozessordnung
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Co-Determination Act - Mitbestimmungsgesetz
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Commercial Wastes Ordinance - Gewerbeabfallverordnung
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Commercial Code - Handelsgesetzbuch -
Seuchenrechtsneuordnungsgesetz
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Communicable Diseases Law Reform Act -
Seuchenrechtsneuordnungsgesetz
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Copyright Act - Urheberrechtsgesetz
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Co-operative Societies Act - Genossenschaftsgesetz
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Corporation Tax Law/Corporation Tax Law -
Körperschaftsteuergesetz
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Court Composition Act - Vergleichsordnung
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(Federal) Data Protection Act - Bundesdatenschutzgesetz
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Deposit Act/Deposit Law - Depotgesetz
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Design Act - Geschmacksmustergesetz
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Digital Signature Act - Signaturgesetz
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Employees Inventions Act/Law on Employees' Inventions -
Gesetz über Arbeitnehmererfindungen
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Employment Promotion Act - Arbeitsförderungsgesetz
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End-of-life Vehicle Act - Altfahrzeuggesetz
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Energy Law - Energiewirtschaftsgesetz
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Environmental Impact Assessment Act - Gesetz über die
Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfung
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Environmental Information Act - Umweltinformationsgesetz
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(German) Environmental Laws - Umweltgesetzgebung
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Environmental Liability Act - Umwelthaftungsgesetz
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Foreign Investment Act - Auslandsinvestment-Gesetz
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Foreign Taxation Law/Foreign Tax Act - Aussensteuergesetz
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Hours of Working Act - Arbeitszeitgesetz
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(Federal) Emission Control Act -
Bundes-Immissionsschutzgesetz
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Income Tax Law/Income Tax Act - Einkommensteuergesetz
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Information and Communication Services Act -
Informations- und Kommunikationsdienste-Gesetz
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Insolvency Code/Insolvency Act/Insolvency Statute -
Insolvenzordnung
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Introductory Act for the Code of Civil Procedure (Rules)
- Einführungsgesetz zur Zivilprozessordnung
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Introductory Act to the Civil Code - Einführungsgesetz
zum Bürgerlichen Gesetzbuch
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Investment Companies Act - Gesetz über
Kapitalanlagegesellschaften
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Labor Management Relations Act -
Betriebsverfassungsgesetz
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Law against Restraints on Competition - Gesetz gegen
Wettbewerbsbeschränkungen (Kartellgesetz)
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Law Governing Standard Business Conditions - Gesetz zur
Regelung des Rechts der Allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen (abolished by the law
of obligations reform)
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Law of Obligations - Schuldrecht
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Law of Reorganizations - Umwandlungsgesetz
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Law on the Administration of Copyright and Neighboring
Rights - Urheberrechts-Wahrnehmungsgesetz
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Law on the Extension of Industrial Property Rights -
Gesetz über die Erstreckung von gewerblichen Schutzrechten
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(German) Law Pertaining to Companies with Limited
Liability - Gesetz betreffend die Gesellschaften mit beschränkter Haftung
(GmbH-Gesetz)
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Major Accidents Ordinance - Störfallverordnung
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Monthly Returns Regulation for Stock Brokers -
Skontroführer-Monatsausweisverordnung
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(Federal) Nature Protection Act/Nature Conservation Act -
Bundesnaturschutzgesetz
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Network Access Ordinance - Netzzugangsverordnung
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Ordinance concerning Telecommunications Licence Fees -
Telekommunikations-Lizenzgebührenverordnung
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Ordinance on Bio Wastes - Bioabfallverordnung
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Ordinance on Electronic Signatures - Signaturverordnung
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Ordinance on Environmentally Compatible Storage of Waste
- Ablagerungsverordnung
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Ordinance on Specialised Waste Management Companies -
Entsorgungsfachbetriebeverordnung
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Ordinance on Transport Licenses - Transportgenehmigungsverordnung
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Ordinance on Waste Discovery and Disposal Records -
Nachweisverordnung
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Ordinance on Waste Management Concepts and Waste Balance
Sheets - Abfallwirtschaftskonzept-
und bilanzverordnung
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Packaging Ordinance - Verpackungsverordnung
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Patent Act - Patentgesetz
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Persons with Disabilities Act - Schwerbehindertengesetz
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Plant Variety Protection Act - Sortenschutzgesetz
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Postal Act - Postgesetz
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Postal Rates Regulation Ordinance -
Postentgeltregulierungsverordnung
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Postal Universal Service Ordinance -
Post-Universaldienstleistungsverordnung
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Private
Companies Act - GmbH-Gesetz
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Product
Liability Act - Produkthaftungsgesetz
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Prospectus Act - Wertpapier-Verkaufsprospektgesetz
(Verkaufsprospektgesetz)
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Protection from Dismissal Act/Act Against Unfair Dismissal
- Kündigungsschutzgesetz
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Publishing Act - Verlagsgesetz
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(Federal) Regional Planning Act - Raumordnungsgesetz
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Renewable Energy Sources Act - Gesetz über erneuerbare
Energien
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Reorganization Tax Law - Umwandlungsteuergesetz
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Reports Regulation - Anzeigenverordnung
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Securities Acquisition and Takeover Act/Takeover Law -
Wertpapiererwerbs- und Übernahmegesetz
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Securities Trade Act - Wertpapierhandelsgesetz
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(Federal) Soil Protection Ordinance - Bundes-Bodenschutz-
und Altlastenverordnung
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Social Security Code - Sozialversicherungsgesetz
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(Federal) Soil Protection Act - Bodenschutzgesetz
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Stock
Corporation Act - Aktiengesetz
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Stock Exchange Admission Regulations -
Börsenzulassungsverordnung
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Stock Exchange Law - Börsengesetz
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Takeover Code - Übernahmekodex
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Telecommunications Act - Telekommunikationsgesetz
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Telecommunications Customer Protection Ordinance -
Telekommunikations-Kundenschutzverordnung
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Telecommunications Data Protection Ordinance -
Telekommunikationsdienstunternehmen-Datenschutzverordnung
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Telecommunications Interception Ordinance -
Telekommunikationsüberwachungsverordnung
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Telecommunications Rates Regulation Ordinance -
Telekommunikations-Entgeltregulierungsverordnung
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Telecommunications Universal Service Ordinance -
Telekommunikations-Universaldienstleistungsverordnung
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Teleservices Act - Teledienstegesetz
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Teleservices Data Protection Act -
Teledienstedatenschutzgesetz
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Trademark Act - Markengesetz
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Trade Tax Act - Gewerbesteuergesetz
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Transformation Act - Umwandlungsgesetz
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Transformation Taxation Act - Umwandlungsteuergesetz
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Turnover Tax Law - Umsatzsteuergesetz
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Utility
Model Act - Gebrauchsmustergesetz
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Waste
Water Charges Act - Abwasserabgabengesetz
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(Federal)
Water Act - Wasserhaushaltsgesetz
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Works
Constitution Act - Betriebsverfassungsgesetz
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Abfallwirtschaftskonzept-
und bilanzverordnung - Ordinance on Waste Management Concepts and Waste Balance
Sheets
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Ablagerungsverordnung
- Ordinance on Environmentally Compatible Storage of Waste
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Abwasserabgabengesetz
- Waste Water Charges Act
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Aktiengesetz
- Stock Corporation Act
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Allgemeine Geschäftsbedingungen der Banken für das
Wertpapiergeschäft - Special Conditions for Dealings in Securities
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Altfahrzeuggesetz - End-of-life Vehicle Act
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Anzeigenverordnung - Reports Regulation
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Arbeitsförderungsgesetz - Employment Promotion Act
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Arbeitszeitgesetz - Hours of Working Act
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Atomenergiegesetz - Atomic Energy Act
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Auslandsinvestmentgesetz - Foreign Investment Act
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Außensteuergesetz - Foreign Taxation Law/Foreign Tax Act
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Batterieverordnung - Battery Ordinance
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Betriebsverfassungsgesetz - Labor Management Relations
Act
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Bioabfallverordnung - Ordinance on Bio Wastes
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Bio Mass Ordinance - Biomasseverordnung
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Bodenschutzgesetz - Federal Soil Protection Act
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Bundesbodenschutz- und Altlastenverordnung - Federal Soil
Protection Ordinance
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Börsengesetz - Stock Exchange Law
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Börsenzulassungsverordnung - Stock Exchange Admission
Regulation
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Bundesbankgesetz - Bundesbank Act
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Bundesbaugesetz - Federal Building Code
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Bundesdatenschutzgesetz - Federal Data Protection Act
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Bundes-Immissionsschutzgesetz - Federal Emission Control
Act
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Bundesnaturschutzgesetz - Federal Nature Protection
Act/Nature Conservation Act
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Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch - Civil Code
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Chemikaliengesetz - Chemicals Act
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Depotgesetz - Deposit Act/Deposit Law
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Einführungsgesetz zum Bürgerlichen Gesetzbuch -
Introductory Act to the Civil Code
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Einführungsgesetz zur Insolvenzordnung - Act Introducing
the Insolvency Code
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Einführungsgesetz zur Zivilprozessordnung - Introductory
Act for the Code of Civil Procedure (Rules)
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Einkommensteuergesetz - Income Tax Act/Income Tax Law
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Energiewirtschaftsgesetz - Energy Law
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Entsorgungsfachbetriebeverordnung - Ordinance on
Specialised Waste Management Companies
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Gebrauchsmustergesetz - Utility Model Act
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Genossenschaftsgesetz - Co-operative Societies Act
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Geschmacksmustergesetz - Design Act
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Gesetz betreffend die Gesellschaften mit beschränkter
Haftung - Law Pertaining to Companies with Limited Liability
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Gesetz gegen Wettbewerbsbeschränkungen (Kartellgesetz) -
Law against Restraints on Competition
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Gesetz gegen unlauteren Wettbewerb - Act Against Unfair
Competition
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Gesetz über Arbeitnehmererfindungen - Employees
Inventions Act/Law on Employees' Inventions
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Gesetz über die Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfung -
Environmental Impact Assessment Act
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