German Administrative Procedure Act

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The German Administrative Procedure Act is a federal law that sets out the general rules and principles governing how public authorities in Germany conduct administrative procedures and make administrative decisions.

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative law code
federal statute
appliesTo direct federal public administration
federal administrative authorities
basedOnPrinciple duty to give reasons for administrative acts
efficiency of administrative procedures
official investigation principle
proportionality
protection of legitimate expectations
right to be heard
rule of law
bindingOn federal agencies in Germany
citationStyle § followed by section number
contains general part of German administrative procedural law
country Germany NERFINISHED
defines administrative act
party to administrative proceedings
public authority for purposes of administrative procedure
enactedBy German Bundestag NERFINISHED
influenced administrative procedure acts of German Länder
jurisdiction Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED
language German
legalDomain administrative law
legalSystem civil law system
originalTitle Verwaltungsverfahrensgesetz NERFINISHED
partOf German federal administrative law framework
purpose to ensure legality and fairness of administrative decision-making
to protect rights of individuals in dealings with public authorities
to standardize general rules of administrative procedure at federal level
regulates access to files in administrative procedures
administrative cooperation between authorities
administrative procedures of public authorities
discretionary powers of authorities
electronic communication in administrative procedures
formal requirements for administrative decisions
hearing of affected persons
issuance of administrative acts
notification of administrative acts
participation rights of parties in administrative procedures
revocation of lawful administrative acts
time limits in administrative procedures
withdrawal of unlawful administrative acts
shortName VwVfG NERFINISHED
subjectTo interpretation by German administrative courts

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Bavarian administrative courts follows German Administrative Procedure Act