Laws, courts and authorities
BGB
Abbreviation for Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch
In short and in plain language
The BGB is the German Civil Code. It is the main law for private law in Germany.
It covers, for example, buying and selling and time limits. It also covers how consumers can withdraw from a contract. And it covers the set terms firms use for many contracts.
So it affects many contracts a business has with customers and suppliers.
Definition
The BGB is the German Civil Code, the central law for private law in Germany. It covers, for example, purchase contracts, time limits, withdrawal from consumer contracts and general terms and conditions. For a business it therefore affects many contracts with customers and suppliers.