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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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Bundesbank Act (Bundesbankgesetz, BBankG)
Long title: Gesetz über die Deutsche Bundesbank
In the wording of the announcement of October 22, 1992 (Federal Law Gazette I, page 1782), as amended by the Sixth Act Amending the Bundesbank Act of December 22, 1997 (Federal Law Gazette, page 3274). This (revised) translation has been prepared by the Bundesbank for the convenience of English-speaking readers. It is not official; the only authentic text is the German one as published in the Federal Law Gazette (Bundesgesetzblatt).
Translation provided by the Deutsche Bundesbank and reproduced with kind permission.
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Banking Act (Kreditwesengesetz, KWG )
Long title: Gesetz über das Kreditwesen
In the amended text of the Announcement of September 9, 1998 (Federal Law Gazette I, page 2776), as last amended by Article 3 of the Act amending insolvency and banking law provisions (Gesetz zur Änderung insolvenzrechtlicher und kreditwesenrechtlicher Vorschriften*) of December 8, 1999 (Federal Law Gazette I No. 54, page 2384).
* This Act serves to implement Directive 98/26/EC of the European Parliament and Council of May 19, 1998 on settlement finality in payment and securities settlement systems (Official Journal of the European Communities No. L 166 page 45)
Translation provided by the Deutsche Bundesbank and reproduced with kind permission.
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The Act Against Unfair Competition
Full citation: Act Against Unfair Competition in the version published on 3 March 2010 (Federal Law Gazette [BGBl.]) Part I p. 254
Translation provided by the Federal Ministry for Justice and Brian Duffett and reproduced with kind permission.
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Act against Restraints on Competition (Gesetz gegen Wettbewerbsbeschränkungen, GWB)
In the version promulgated on 26 August 1998 (Federal Gazette I p. 2546)
This translation has been established jointly by the law firm of Hengeler Mueller Weitzel Wirtz and the Federal Cartel Office, and is reproduced with kind permission.
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Insolvency Statute (Insolvenzordnung, InsO)
Insolvency Statute (Insolvenzordnung, InsO) in PDF format (as of 1 January), kindly provided by the Federal Ministry of Justice, but no longer available from their website.
Promulgated on 5 October 1994, as last amended on 1 January 2002.
Translation provided by the Federal Ministry of Justice and reproduced with kind permission.
Courts Constitution Acts (Gerichtsverfassungsgesetz, GVG)
In the version published on 9 May 1975 (Federal Law Gazette (Bundesgesetzblatt), Part I, page 1077), as most recently amended by Article 9 subsection (1) of the Act of 30 July 2009 (Federal Law Gazette, Part I, page 2449)
Translation provided by the Federal Ministry for Justice and Kathleen Müller-Rostin and reproduced with kind permission.
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Adoption Placement Act (Adoptionsvermittlungsgesetz – AdVermiG)
Translation provided by theGeneralbundesanwalt beim Bundesgerichtshof and reproduced with kind permission.
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Foreign Maintenance Act (Auslandsunterhaltsgesetz – AUG)
Translation provided by the Generalbundesanwalt beim Bundesgerichtshof and reproduced with kind permission.
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