Article 66 of the Basic Law
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Article 66 of the Basic Law is a provision of Germany’s constitution that regulates the incompatibility of federal ministerial offices with certain other public or private positions to prevent conflicts of interest.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Article 66 of the Basic Law canonical | 1 |
| Artikel 66 Grundgesetz | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
article of the German Basic Law
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constitutional provision ⓘ |
| aimsToProtect |
impartial exercise of governmental functions
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public trust in the federal executive ⓘ |
| appliesLevel | federal level ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Chancellor of Germany
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surface form:
Federal Chancellor
Federal Minister ⓘ |
| belongsToTitle | Organization of the Federation ⓘ |
| bindingOn | members of the Federal Government ⓘ |
| cameIntoForceWith | Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ |
| citationForm | Art. 66 GG ⓘ |
| constitutionalPrinciple | separation of public office and private economic power ⓘ |
| constitutionalRank | supreme federal law ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfEffect | 23 May 1949 ⓘ |
| enactmentForm | written constitutional norm ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | Federal Constitutional Court of Germany ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Germany
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surface form:
Federal Republic of Germany
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| languageOfDocument | German ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
restricts corporate board memberships of federal ministers
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restricts economic activities of federal ministers ⓘ restricts secondary employment of federal ministers ⓘ |
| legalSystem | German constitutional law ⓘ |
| notAppliesTo | state (Länder) ministers ⓘ |
| originalLanguageName |
Article 66 of the Basic Law
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Artikel 66 Grundgesetz
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| partOf | Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ |
| prohibits |
Federal Chancellor being a member of the management or supervisory board of an enterprise conducted for profit
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Federal Chancellor engaging in any trade or profession ⓘ Federal Chancellor holding any other salaried office ⓘ Federal Minister being a member of the management or supervisory board of an enterprise conducted for profit ⓘ Federal Minister engaging in any trade or profession ⓘ Federal Minister holding any other salaried office ⓘ |
| purpose |
avoidance of conflicts between public duties and private interests
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ensuring integrity of federal executive power ⓘ safeguarding independence of the Federal Government ⓘ |
| regulates |
incompatibility of the office of Federal Chancellor with other offices
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incompatibility of the office of Federal Minister with other offices ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Article 55 of the Basic Law
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Article 64 of the Basic Law ⓘ |
| scope | executive branch of the Federation ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
conflict of interest prevention
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federal ministers ⓘ incompatibility of offices ⓘ |
| systematicPosition | part of provisions on the Federal Government ⓘ |
| typeOfRestriction |
incompatibility rule
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office-holding restriction ⓘ |
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