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Section 17

Relationship to the Act against Unfair Competition

§ 17 HWG · no official heading — heading added by the translator

Heilmittelwerbegesetz (HWG) – Gesetz über die Werbung auf dem Gebiete des Heilwesens · German text as of 29 October 2026 · translation edited by Alexander Baranov

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The Act against Unfair Competition (Gesetz gegen den unlauteren Wettbewerb) shall remain unaffected.

Das Gesetz gegen den unlauteren Wettbewerb bleibt unberührt.

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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.