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Telemedia Act (Telemediengesetz, TMG)
In the version of 26 February 2007 (Federal Law Gazette I, pp. 179 ff., entry into force 1 March 2007).
Network Enforcement Act (Netzdurchsetzunggesetz, NetzDG)
Long Title: Gesetz zur Verbesserung der Rechtsdurchsetzung in sozialen Netzwerken
In the version of 1 Septembre 2017 (Federal Law Gazette I, p. 3352 ff. Valid as from 1 October 2017)
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Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz, BDSG)
Long title: Gesetz zum Schutz vor Mißbrauch personenbezogener Daten bei der Datenverarbeitung
This translation provided by the Bundesministerium des Inneren, and reproduced with their generous permission.
Press Law for the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (Hamburgisches Pressegesetz, HmbPG)
In the version published on 24 January 1965 (GVBI = Law Gazette of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg p.15), as amended on 1 December 1969 (GVBI, p.233), 9 December 1974 (GVBI p. 381), 1 December 1980 (GVBI p.361) and 5 February 1985 (GVBI p. 62).
In the version published on 9 September 1965, as last amended on 8 May 1998
Translation provided by the Inter Nationes and reproduced with kind permission.
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Guidelines issued by the Land Media Institutes on ensuring protection for young persons (youth guidelines, Jugendschutzrichtlinien, JuSchRiL)
Approved by the conference of directors of the Land Media Institutes on 16 December 1997
(Reproduced here is a version of the guidelines issued by the Landesanstalt für Rundfunk Nordrhein-Westfalen, Willie-Becker-Allee 10, D-40227 Düsseldorf)
Translation provided by Inter Nationes and reproduced with kind permission.
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Youth Protection Act (Jugendschutzgesetz, JuSchG) – Excerpts
Long title: Gesetz zum Schutze der Jugend in der Öffentlichkeit (Act to Regulate the Public Protection of Young Persons)
In the version of 25 February 1985 (Federal Law Gazette I, p. 425 ff. Valid as from 1 April 1985); as amended on 28 June 1990 by Article 21 of the third Act to regulate the organisation and codification of statutory provisions still in force (Federal Law Gazette I, p. 1221) and Article 16 paragraph 2 of the Act to regulate the combatting of crime of 28.10.1994 (Federal Law Gazette I, p. 3186)
Translation provided by Inter Nationes and reproduced with kind permission.
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Act to regulate the dissemination of writings and media contents harmful to young persons (Gesetz über die Verbreitung jugendgefährdender Schriften und Medieninhalte, GjSM)
As promulgated on 12 July 1985 (Federal Law Gazette I, p. 1502), last amended by Article 6 of the Information and Communication Services Act of 22.7.1997 (Federal Law Gazette I, p. 1870)
Translation provided by Inter Nationes and reproduced with kind permission.
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Postal Universal Service Ordinance (Post-Universaldienstleistungsverordnung, PUDLV)
In the version published on 15 December 1999
Translation provided by the Federal Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications and Posts and reproduced with kind permission.
This Ordinance implements Directive 97/67/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 1997 (OJ 1998 No L 15/14).
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Postal Act (Postgesetz, PostG)
In the version published on 22 December 1997.
Translation provided by the Federal Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications and Posts and reproduced with kind permission.
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Telecommunications Data Protection Ordinance (Telekommunikations-Datenschutzverordnung, TDSV)
In the version published on 18 December 2000
This translation was published by the Federal Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications and Posts. Reproduced with kind permission.
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