Book Price Fixing Act
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Law on Fixed Prices for Books |
| Short title: | Book Price Fixing Act |
| Abbreviation: | BuchPrG |
| Type: | Federal law |
| Scope: | Federal Republic of Germany |
| Legal matter: | Antitrust law |
| References : | 703-6 |
| Issued on: | September 2, 2002 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 3448 ) |
| Entry into force on: | October 1, 2002 |
| Last change by: |
Art. 1 G of July 31, 2016 ( Federal Law Gazette I, p. 1937 ) |
| Effective date of the last change: |
September 1, 2016 (Art. 2 G of July 31, 2016) |
| GESTA : | G032 |
| Please note the note on the applicable legal version. | |
The law on fixed book prices stipulates that books are subject to fixed book prices in Germany . It is intended to protect the book as a cultural asset. With the introduction of the law, the fixed book price, which was previously secured via the collective lapel in connection with the exception regulation of § 15 GWB old version, was to be protected after the collective lapel was not compatible with European law .
In order to ensure safety under European law, Section 4 (1) exempts cross-border book retailing from fixed book prices. However, through the fixed price of reimports (§ 4), fixed book prices are effectively enforced.
Fixed book prices oblige all publishers and importers to set a fixed book price (§ 5). Publishers who want their books to be freely marketed are also subject to the obligation. Fixed book prices are valid for at least 18 months from the publication date of the work.
literature
- Wallenfels, Dieter / Russ, Christian: BuchPrG. Commentary , 6th edition, Munich 2012, Verlag CH Beck, ISBN 978-3-406-61190-2
Web links
- Text of the law
- BT-Drs. 14/9422 resolution draft of the Bundestag (PDF file; 148 kB)
