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Germany × Risk, Compliance & Financial Integrity
Sanctions, anti-bribery, anti-money-laundering and checks on the companies you deal with. In Germany, that means local law, local regulators and local practice, handled by a qualified professional who practises there.
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What the rules say in Germany
From the Germany market guide: the points that matter most for risk, compliance & financial integrity, each with the source it was checked against.
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Legal entities under private law and registered partnerships must obtain, keep up to date and report details of their beneficial owners electronically to the registry authority for the Transparency Register without delay.
Applies to German companies (including GmbH and UG) and registered partnerships; certain foreign entities are also covered (see de-regulatory-003).Bundesministerium der Justiz / Bundesamt für Justiz (gesetze-im-internet.de) · checked 2026-10-18A beneficial owner of a company is any natural person who directly or indirectly holds more than 25 percent of the capital, controls more than 25 percent of the voting rights or exercises comparable control; if none can be identified, the legal representative or managing partner is deemed the beneficial owner.
Companies other than registered foundations and listed companies subject to equivalent transparency rules.Bundesministerium der Justiz / Bundesamt für Justiz (gesetze-im-internet.de) · checked 2026-10-18Associations with their seat abroad that own, or undertake to acquire, real estate in Germany must report their beneficial owners to the Transparency Register.
Foreign companies and other associations holding German real property, including certain share deals under the Real Estate Transfer Tax Act.Bundesministerium der Justiz / Bundesamt für Justiz (gesetze-im-internet.de) · checked 2026-10-18The Foreign Trade and Payments Ordinance (AWV) sets authorisation requirements for exporting goods listed in Part I of the German Export List (Ausfuhrliste).
National export controls; EU dual-use controls apply in addition and are not covered by this claim.Bundesministerium der Justiz / Bundesamt für Justiz (gesetze-im-internet.de) · checked 2026-10-18Germany's NIS2 implementation act (NIS2-Umsetzungs- und Cybersicherheitsstärkungsgesetz) was promulgated on 5 December 2025 and entered into force on 6 December 2025, with the BSI as the competent supervisory authority for in-scope entities.
Entities in the sectors listed in Annexes 1 and 2 of the BSI Act (BSIG) that meet the size thresholds, plus certain entity types regardless of size.Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI) · checked 2026-10-18Under § 28 BSIG, an entity in an Annex 1 sector is a particularly important entity (besonders wichtige Einrichtung) if it has at least 250 employees, or annual turnover above EUR 50 million and a balance sheet total above EUR 43 million.
Operators of critical installations, qualified trust service providers, TLD registries and DNS service providers are particularly important regardless of size; telecoms providers qualify from 50 employees or turnover and balance sheet each above EUR 10 million.Bundesministerium der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz / Bundesamt für Justiz (gesetze-im-internet.de) · checked 2026-10-18Under § 28 BSIG, an entity in an Annex 1 or Annex 2 sector is an important entity (wichtige Einrichtung) if it has at least 50 employees, or annual turnover and balance sheet total each above EUR 10 million, and is not a particularly important entity.
Trust service providers are important entities regardless of size. Headcount and turnover are counted using EU SME Recommendation 2003/361/EC (per BSI FAQ).Bundesministerium der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz / Bundesamt für Justiz (gesetze-im-internet.de) · checked 2026-10-18Particularly important and important entities must register with the BSI no later than three months after they first (or again) meet the criteria, giving details including legal form, register number, contact details, public IP address ranges, sector and the EU states where they provide services.
Registration is made through the joint BSI and BBK portal.Bundesministerium der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz / Bundesamt für Justiz (gesetze-im-internet.de) · checked 2026-10-18Read the full guide: Entry, investment and company formation · Licensing, sector rules and real estate · Banking, payments and capital flows · Customs, trade and product rules · Data protection, cyber security and e-invoicing · Anti-bribery, compliance and supply-chain duties
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Munich · GermanyWONE Global Partner · Germany
Ulrike Berner has been Managing Director and shareholder of BSP since 2021, leading the strategic direction, client relationships, and business development of the firm. She has extensive experience working with firms an…
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