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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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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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