As a consumer, you want to take part in business transactions without
endangering your health or your economic interests. Consumer protection shields you
from dangers that you would not be able to detect yourself, such as food safety and
product safety issues.
The approval of a variety marketed by you or other registered breeders expires? Then you can apply to the Bundessortenamt (BSA) for an extension of the approval.
For a large number of projects and plans for which significant environmental impacts are to be expected, an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is already required in the...
You can only market a new plant variety that you have bred for food or feed for commercial purposes after the Federal Plant Variety Office (BSA) has completed its multi-year growing trial and you have obtained official variety approval.
Every consumer expects flawless and safe food. First of all, everyone who is an entrepreneur in the food chain is responsible for this.
The food control authorities ensure that...
In rare cases, cosmetics can trigger undesirable effects such as skin irritation. Information from consumers on this is important for authorities and manufacturers. Manufacturers or retailers must report effects with serious health consequences to the authorities.
In accordance with Section 31 of the German Electricity and Gas Supply Act (Energiewirtschaftsgesetz - EnWG), persons or associations of persons whose interests are significantly...
If you want to complain about a provider for violating the provisions of the Geoblocking Regulation, you can file a complaint with the Federal Network Agency.
As part of your self-determination under data protection law, you can, under certain conditions, demand that bodies that process your personal data must delete your data completely.
If you are having problems with a bank, insurance company or other financial service provider, you can lodge a complaint with the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht).
Under certain conditions, you can object to the electronic processing of your personal data as part of your right to self-determination under data protection law.
Official gazettes are published by local authorities to publicize statutes, ordinances and official notices required by law and to provide information on other official notices.
If you have information about a violation of the Money Laundering Act (such as: tax evasion), you can report this completely anonymously to the competent supervisory authority.
If you have found an item of value, you must hand it in to the lost and found office of your municipality/city or the police. A lost property report will be recorded there. The...
If a telephone number is used illegally, the Federal Network Agency can intervene and take appropriate measures.
A number may be misused if
you are put on hold under a...
The term telephone advertising, also known as cold calling, refers to calls that are made with the purpose of selling you goods or offering you services without your prior consen...
If you slaughter animals whose meat is intended for human consumption, you must have the animals officially inspected before and after slaughter. This concerns:
Cattle
Pigs
...
If you have a dispute with your telecommunications provider, you can contact the Federal Network Agency's Telecommunications Arbitration Board under certain conditions. It can help to settle the dispute without having to go to court.
You can apply for information from the non-public part of the site register for genetically modified organisms (GMOs) at the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety.
If you would like to know what personal data is stored about you, you can make use of your right to information and request a comprehensive inspection of your data.
As part of your right to self-determination under data protection law, you can, under certain conditions, request that your personal data may only be stored but no longer processed.
Be it on television, in magazines or on billboards - advertising is part of everyday life. However, advertising motifs and commercials do not always adhere to the limits that...
Do you believe that a company has violated the German Investment Code? Then you can lodge a complaint with the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). You can use the general complaints procedure to do so.
As a customer of an Internet, mobile or fixed network provider, you can find out about your rights and submit inquiries and complaints to the Federal Network Agency.
You can have your current account converted into a garnishment protection account by your bank or savings bank so that you can continue to participate in non-cash payment transactions protected against garnishment.
