The Federal Ministry is empowered, by statutory ordinance not requiring the consent of the Bundesrat, to amend references to provisions in legal acts of the European Community or the European Union in this Act or in statutory ordinances issued on the basis of this Act, insofar as this is necessary for adaptation to amendments of those provisions.
Das Bundesministerium wird ermächtigt, durch Rechtsverordnung ohne Zustimmung des Bundesrates Verweisungen auf Vorschriften in Rechtsakten der Europäischen Gemeinschaft oder der Europäischen Union in diesem Gesetz oder in aufgrund dieses Gesetzes erlassenen Rechtsverordnungen zu ändern, soweit es zur Anpassung an Änderungen dieser Vorschriften erforderlich ist.
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Unofficial translation for information only. Only the German text is legally binding. German text: consolidated version from gesetze-im-internet.de, retrieved 29 October 2026. Where German statutes use “soll”, “shall” denotes an obligation that admits exceptions in atypical cases. Not legal advice.