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Criminal Code (as amended up to Act of December 4, 2022), Germany

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Year of Version 2022 Dates Amended up to: December 4, 2022 Promulgated: November 13, 1998 Entry into force: January 1, 1872 Adopted: May 15, 1871 Type of Text IP-related Laws Subject Matter Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Other

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) German Strafgesetzbuch (StGB) (geändert durch das Gesetz vom 4. Dezember 2022) PDF Related Text(s) Related Text(s) English [superseded version provided for user convenience] Criminal Code (as amended up to Act of November 22, 2021) PDF
Legislation Supersedes (4 text(s)) Supersedes (4 text(s))
Criminal Code (as amended up to Act of November 22, 2021)(DE290)
Criminal Code (as amended up to Act of October 30, 2017)(DE260)
Criminal Code (as amended up to Act of October 10, 2013)(DE259)
Criminal Code(DE182)
 Is amended by (2 text(s)) Is amended by (2 text(s))
Act on the New Rules Regarding the Protection of Secrets in case of the Participation of Third Parties in the Exercise of Profession of Persons Subject to Duty of Secrecy (DE268)
Act on the Modernization of the Industrial Design Act and Amendments to the Rules on the Notices Concerning the Protection of Exhibition (DE174)


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