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BMJV

Abbreviation for Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection

In short and in plain language

The BMJV is the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection.

It drafts laws on civil law, trade law and the rights of consumers. It also explains these laws.

Such notes can matter for firms. This is true for loans to consumers and for contract law, for example.

Definition
The BMJV is the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection. Among other things, it prepares laws on civil law, commercial law and consumer protection and publishes explanations of them. For businesses such explanations can matter, for example on consumer credit and contract law.