Category: Laws

Basics and importance The Inheritance Tax and Gift Tax Act regulates the taxation of gratuitous transfers of assets both upon death and inter vivos in ...

Basics and objectives Since it came into force on July 1, 1994, the Working Hours Act (ArbZG) has formed the central legal framework for the ...

Basics and objectives The General Equal Treatment Act came into force on August 18, 2006 as a comprehensive codification of German anti-discrimination law and transposes ...

Fundamentals and historical development Since its introduction in 1936, trade tax has been the most important original source of revenue for German municipalities and has ...

Basics and systematics As the most important consumption tax, the VAT Act regulates the taxation of deliveries and services in Germany. The regulations are based ...

Basics and objectives The Money Laundering Act forms the central legal basis for combating money laundering and terrorist financing in Germany. The last major amendment ...

A software patent is an industrial property right that relates to a computer-implemented invention. It is a controversial and complex topic in the field of ...

The Telecommunications Act (TKG) is the central set of regulations for the telecommunications sector in Germany. It regulates the legal framework for telecommunications services and ...

The Film Subsidies Act (FFG) is a German federal law that regulates state funding for the German film industry. It was first passed in 1967 ...

The Consumer Protection Act is not an independent law in Germany, but a collective term for various legal regulations that serve to protect consumers. In ...

The NIS Directive (Directive concerning measures to ensure a high common level of security of network and information systems across the Union) is an EU ...

The button solution, also known as the "button solution" or "confirmation solution", is a legal regulation in German e-commerce law that aims to protect consumers ...

The Digital Markets Act (DMA) is a European Union regulation aimed at regulating the market power of large digital platforms and ensuring fairer competition in ...

The Network Enforcement Act (NetzDG) is a German law to improve law enforcement in social networks. It was passed in 2017 and came into force ...

The Trade Secrets Act (GeschGehG) came into force on April 26, 2019 and serves to protect trade secrets from unauthorized acquisition, use and disclosure. It ...

The ePrivacy Regulation, officially known as the "Regulation concerning the respect for private life and the protection of personal data in electronic communications", is a ...

The IT Security Act (ITSiG) is a German law that aims to improve the IT security of companies, especially operators of critical infrastructures (KRITIS). It ...

Introduction The Trade, Commerce and Industry Regulation Act (GewO) is a central set of regulations in German commercial law that governs the framework conditions for ...

Introduction The German Youth Protection Act (JuSchG) is an important law in Germany that regulates the protection of children and young people in public, in ...

The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany, GG for short, is the constitution of Germany and forms the legal and political foundation of ...