Questions tagged [germany]
Jurisdiction of Germany.
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Can a restaurant in Germany refuse service without a tip?
So I live in Germany, and there is a restaurant about 10 minutes away from my house. I often order from there but now much less. Delivery times can vary from 1 hour to several hours… I just noticed on ...
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Bavaria (Germany) - Double Taxation of Immigrants [closed]
I moved to Bavaria, Germany, in late march 2021 from Australia. I have paid income tax for that year in Australia.
I recieved letters from the Bavarian state government asking for income tax ...
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Which public holidays apply to remote workers?
I am working remotely for a company in Germany from Germany. The company is in one state and my place of work is my home in another state. In Germany, we have different mandatory holidays in some ...
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If I use a discount card at a German museum that I do not know isn't valid at that museum, but the museum accepts it, is that a crime?
I live in Belgium and in August went to Dusseldorf on a weekend trip. As an autistic adult I have a EU Disability Card, which is a new trial project by the EU, which is only valid in 8 countries, one ...
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Can an employer make employment decisions based on who you live with?
This question is inspired by a question on Workplace Stack Exchange in which an employee of a German research institute was told by their boss's secretary:
Hey, we pay you one of the top salaries in ...
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Is "driving" a road vehicle fullfiling SAE J3016 level 3 considered working time according to ArbZG?
Is being on the driver's seat of a SAE J3016 level 3 road vehicle (i.e. a motor vehicle defined by a third-party standards agency as having "Conditional Driving Automation") considered ...
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Is it fraud to backdate a signature?
I started a new company and signed a contract in Germany. Due to changes in german law $ 2 para 1. of the Evidence Act (German abb: Nachwg) my company sent me a change in the contract to sign.
I'm ...
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Can a person go to the court if she signed a contract not to go to court?
Suppose a couple signed a prenuptial contract that said they couldn't go to court regarding their divorce and custody of children. Everything must be resolved through mutual consensus and consultation ...
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Do we need GDPR policy statement if we do not use Cookies or obtain personal information from users? [duplicate]
I am developing a static website to provide some blogs and documentation related to company products. It's a simple website and we have decided not to use any Cookies or obtain personal information ...
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Meaning of the new German energy saving ordinance
In light of the current Ukraine crisis and and the uncertainties of the supply with natural gas the German government recently published an ordinance aimed at saving energy, official text ...
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Can I ask for the cost of a warrantied item to be replaced via another retailer?
I bought a bike component from a German online retailer, which had a defect. I returned the item to the retailer under warranty, from where it was returned to the manufacturer and scrapped as ...
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What is a remote controlled "toy" car legally in Europe, especially Germany?
I was wondering in which way remote controlled "toy" cars are treated from law side in the European Union and especially Germany while being on public (play) streets or sidewalks.
I put &...
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Flight company cancelled flight and didn't provide alternative - should they refund my new (more expensive) ticket?
Through Opodo, I bought a flight ticket from Münster to Oslo on 8 July, via München. It was a Lufthansa flight. On 4 July Opodo e-mailed me that Lufthansa cancelled the flight. I should wait up to 48 ...
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Is it considered a breach of confidentiality if data is uploaded to a website which only makes that data available to the uploader?
I'm a developer working at a company that handles sensitive banking information and recently, I've had troubles organising my code and thus posted it in a private repository on Github, which only I ...
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Are forced arbitration clauses legal in European countries?
I'm curious about the legality of forced arbitration clauses in "fixed format" contracts that the general public are expected to agree to for buying goods or using services. I'm not ...
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Does John Demjanjuk ruling theoretically jeopardize members of the US armed forces residing on German soil as parts of a "mass murder machine"?
Does this decision/ruling mean that an American soldier can not safely cross German soil due to universal jurisdiction? Practically speaking given the international political dynamics I don't suppose ...
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How can I sign and notarize a Power of Attorney written in the US when I live abroad?
I'm an American citizen but I live in Germany. I need to provide a Power of Attorney to my father to sell my car for me in the US. I am the principal. I own the car (completely, title in hand, ...
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Is who your employer is a public/accessable knowledge in Germany
Assuming you don't have LinkedIn or any social network that says who your current employer is, can your previous employer somehow find out through a certain source or access this information from ...
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Protections against unreasonable deposit deductions in Germany
My girlfriend and I recently rented a small motorhome from a company in Germany which we had a great journey in. A few days into our trip we noticed that something was damaged/malfunctioning. We were ...
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Eligibility Requirements for Anmeldung
I want to exchange my foreign driving licence (a US state with a full reciprocity agreement) with a German driving licence. I emailed my local Bürgeramt/Fahrerlaubnisbehörde (citizens bureau / ...
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Can I sign a new contract before resigning from a job that has not yet started
I have accepted an offer and signed a contract that starts next month (from August).
However, now, I have a new job offer that I prefer. I would like to accept it and sign a contract for this new ...
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Gas heating for single flat
Assume you own a flat in a larger house with floor heating in Germany and your gas heating breaks down in 2024.
Now a new gas heating is not possible because a new heating requires to be 65% "...
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Germany (BW): What can I do about extremely loud neighbors: extremely loud music, loud kids that bang on our windows
I have extremely loud neighbors, who are disruptive to me and other neighbors, and who have done the following:
Regularly drive their car slowly by my house while their music is blasting--and these ...
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What (if any) offense is this: Booking the wrong task at the wrong date
In German law there exists the concept of "Scheinrechnung" (lit. "pretence invoice"), which, put simply, is an invoice for something that did not actually happen as claimed.
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What happens if I file a civil lawsuit without a lawyer in Germany?
I want to file a lawsuit with the Berlin District Court. in Germany, paragraph 78 of the procedural code applies, according to which all plaintiffs are required to hire a lawyer. I am a capable person ...
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How to avoid paying tax/customs for replacing missing items on imported goods
If I were to order something from a business outside of the EU (the UK) to Germany and paid for the tax (Einfuhrumsatzsteuer) and the processing/handling (Auslagepauschale), but it turns out an item ...
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Working from Home in EU
Is there anything in EU (or German) law or directives to encourage or even mandate working from home, outside of a pandemic? Are there plans to do so?
Background: I plan to move to a neighbor EU ...
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Difference between German citizenship and ability to obtain a passport? Would additional citizenships remove these German ones?
I am a US citizen born in the US to US citizen parents who also hold dual citizenship (of Colombia for one and of Germany for the other). I hold a US passport.
As far as I can tell on the German ...
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Is GPS tracker legal after microphone removal? (Germany)
As I understand it, the possession of GPS trackers with a listening function is prohibited in Germany. Meaning that the environment of the tracker can be listened to by a built-in microphone.
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What to do at a road crossing with only one traffic light in german traffic law?
There is a weird traffic situation in Berlin, Germany (here), which consists of a crossing with only one traffic light like this:
The traffic signs indicate that AC is the main road, so traffic ...
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