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Securities Trading Act (Gesetz über den Wertpapierhandel/ Wertpapierhandelsgesetz – WpHG)
As promulgated on 9 September 1998 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 2708), as last amended by Article 2 of the Law Implementing the EC Deposit Guarantee Directive and Investor Compensation Directive of 16 July 1998 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 1842)
This translation was published by the Federal Securities Supervisory Office. Reproduced with kind permission.
Ordinance on the Prospectus for Securities Offered for Sale (Prospectus Ordinance) (Verkaufsprospekt-Verordnung, VerkProspVO)
Long title: Verordnung über Wertpapier-Verkaufsprospekte Verkaufsprospekt-Verordnung
As announced on 9 September 1998 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 2853), as last amended by Article 26 of the Third Financial Market Promotion Act (Gesetz zur weiteren Fortentwicklung des Finanzplatzes Deutschland – Drittes Finanzmarktförderungsgesetz) of 24 March 1998 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 529)
This translation was published by the Federal Securities Supervisory Office. Reproduced with kind permission.
Ordinance on the Reporting Requirements Relating to Trades in Securities and Derivatives (Wertpapierhandel-Meldeverordnung, WpHMV)
Long title: Verordnung über die Meldepflichten beim Handel mit Wertpapieren und Derivaten
As promulgated on 21 December 1995, as last amended by the Ordinance Amending the Ordinance on the Reporting Requirements Relating to Trades in Securities and Derivatives of 17 March 1998 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 519)
This translation was published by the Federal Securities Supervisory Office. Reproduced with kind permission.
Ordinance on the Examination of Investment Services Enterprises pursuant to Section 36 of the Securities Trading Act (Wertpapierdienstleistungs-Prüfungsverordnung, WpDPV)
Long title: Verordnung über die Prüfung der Wertpapierdienstleistungsunternehmen nach § 36 des Wertpapierhandelsgesetzes
As promulgated on 6 January 1999 Federal Law Gazette I p. 4
This translation was published by the Federal Securities Supervisory Office. Reproduced with kind permission.
Ordinance on the Fees Levied for the Deposit of Prospectuses (Verkaufsprospektgebührenverordnung, VerkProspGebV)
Long title: Verordnung über Gebühren für die Hinterlegung von Verkaufsprospekten
As promulgated on 7 May 1999 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 874)
This translation was published by the Federal Securities Supervisory Office. Reproduced with kind permission.
Ordinance on the Allocation of the Costs Incurred by the Federal Securities Supervisory Office during the Years of 1994 to 1997 (Verordnung über die Umlegung der Kosten des Bundesaufsichtsamtes für den Wertpapierhandel der Jahre 1994 bis 1997 )
As promulgated on 21 November 1997 (Federal Law Gazette Part I p. 2746).
This translation was published by the Federal Securities Supervisory Office. Reproduced with kind permission.
Ordinance on the Allocation of the Costs of the Federal Securities Supervisory Office (Umlage-Verordnung-Wertpapierhandel)
Long title: Verordnung über die Umlegung der Kosten des Bundesaufsichtsamtes für den Wertpapierhandel
As promulgated on 22 February 1999 (Federal Law Gazette Part I p. 179).
This translation was published by the Federal Securities Supervisory Office. Reproduced with kind permission.
Directive of the Securities Supervisory Board of 26 May 1997 under §§ 31, 32 Securities Trading Act – Excerpts
Translation and annotations by Thorsten Schlüter.
Law on the Prospectus for Securities Offered for Sale (Wertpapier-Verkaufsprospektgesetz – VerkProspG )
As promulgated on 9 September 1998 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 2701), as last amended by Article 2 of the Third Financial Market Promotion Act (Gesetz zur weiteren Fortentwicklung des Finanzplatzes Deutschland or Drittes Finanzmarktförderungsgesetz) of 24 March 1998 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 529)
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Law on the Supervision of Insurance Undertakings (Versicherungsaufsichtsgesetz – VAG)
Short Title: Insurance Supervision Law
Fully amended version as at January 2000
Translation provided by the Bundesaufsichtsamt für das Versicherungswesen (Federal Insurance Supervisory Office) and reproduced with kind permission.
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