A source-led starting point
This index brings together selected sources used in the Germany guides. Some links lead to an individual law; others lead to an official collection, court or regulator. It is a research starting point, not an exhaustive or certified consolidation of every applicable rule.
Read the operative text with amendments, commencement, territorial application and authoritative language in view. A current website or search result does not itself establish that an older downloaded document remains the correct version.
Legislation, courts & regulators
Administrative Court Procedure Code (VwGO)
Administrative litigation and judicial protection.
Open the legal source ↗BaFin — Insurance Supervision Act translation
Supervisory framework for insurers; German legislation is authoritative.
Open the legal source ↗BfDI — right to data protection
Explains GDPR and the supplementary Federal Data Protection Act.
Open the legal source ↗Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO)
Civil proceedings, enforcement and arbitration; translation may lag the current German text.
Open the legal source ↗Commercial Code (HGB)
Commercial businesses, transactions and transport provisions; current German text takes priority.
Open the legal source ↗DPMA — industrial property rights
Official overview of German registered intellectual property and search systems.
Open the legal source ↗ECB — supervised banks
Official list and explanation of direct and indirect banking supervision.
Open the legal source ↗European Commission — navigating the AI Act
Current EU scope and phased application guidance, including 2026 changes.
Open the legal source ↗Federal Building Code (BauGB)
Federal land-use planning framework alongside state building law.
Open the legal source ↗Federal economic ministry — investment screening
German security-related investment review and sector distinctions.
Open the legal source ↗Federal Ministry of Finance — taxation
Official tax legislation, policy and administration source collection.
Open the legal source ↗Federal Network Agency — energy regulation
Current network and energy regulatory developments.
Open the legal source ↗Federal portal — merger notification
Explains Bundeskartellamt review and notification of qualifying concentrations.
Open the legal source ↗Federal skilled-worker portal — visas and recognition
Official guidance on residence routes, work and qualification recognition.
Open the legal source ↗German Civil Code (BGB) — official text and translation
Core private-law rules; check the linked current German text before relying on a translation.
Open the legal source ↗Gesetze im Internet — federal legislation collection
Official federal legislation collection, distinct from state law and court decisions.
Open the legal source ↗Insolvency Code (InsO)
German insolvency proceedings and cross-border framework; verify current German text.
Open the legal source ↗Limited Liability Companies Act (GmbHG)
Formation, governance and ownership of German limited liability companies.
Open the legal source ↗Protection Against Dismissal Act (KSchG)
Statutory dismissal protection where qualifying conditions apply.
Open the legal source ↗Using the sources
Identify the legal issue and relevant date, then check the current primary material and any procedural guidance. Record the version consulted and distinguish official text from translations or commentary.
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