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Section 5

Homeopathic medicinal products

§ 5 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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Homeopathic medicinal products which are registered under the Medicinal Products Act (Arzneimittelgesetz) or exempted from registration shall not be advertised by stating indications.

Für homöopathische Arzneimittel, die nach dem Arzneimittelgesetz registriert oder von der Registrierung freigestellt sind, darf mit der Angabe von Anwendungsgebieten nicht geworben werden.

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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.