Germany

Legislation

Außenwirtschaftsverordnung (Foreign Trade and Payments Ordinance) (English)

Außenwirtschaftsgesetz (Foreign Trade and Payments Act) (English)

Sanctions Lists

List of goods subject to sanctions

List of countries subject to embargos

War Weapons List [non-official translation]

Guidance

Deutsche Bundesbank – financial sanctions

Deutsche Bundesbank – sanctions regimes overview

Financial Sanctions Compliance Fact Sheet

Deutsche Bundesbank Sanctions FAQs

German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action FAQs

FAQs: Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Controls

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action – guidance for spotting sanctions circumvention

FAQs: Russia sanctions

Information Leaflet about Internal Compliance Programmes (ICP) – Company-internal export control systems

Manual – Completion of German end-use certificates [EUCs for war weapons, arms and military equipment]

Manual – Completion of German end-use certificates [EUCs for dual-use items, items controlled under Council Regulation (EC) 1236/2005 or sanctions]

Overview of contents and application of the export list

Licensing

The Deutsche Bundesbank is responsible for granting sanctions licences.  The Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control is responsible for granting import and export licences.

Enforcement

Sections 18 and 19 of the Foreign Trade Act provide that violations of financial sanctions laws can be punished as a criminal offense or administrative offense.

Export controls

Judgments

• C-67/23 W. GmbH

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• Docket No 12 SchH 5/22

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• Case No. 2-07 O 121/17 (Frankfurt, 2017)

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• Case No. 5 K 2253/16.F (Frankfurt Court, 2018)

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