DWD law
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Law on the German Weather Service |
| Short title: | DWD law |
| Abbreviation: | DWDG |
| Type: | Federal law |
| Scope: | Federal Republic of Germany |
| Legal matter: | Weather service |
| References : | 97-2 |
| Original version from: | |
| Entry into force on: | |
| Last revision from: | September 10, 1998 ( BGBl. I p. 2871 ) |
| Entry into force of the new version on: |
January 1, 1999 (§ 14 G of September 10, 1998) |
| Last change by: |
Art. 341 Regulation of June 19, 2020 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 1328, 1368 ) |
| Effective date of the last change: |
June 27, 2020 (Art. 361 of June 19, 2020) |
| Weblink: | Text of the DWDG |
| Please note the note on the applicable legal version. | |
The DWD Act ( DWDG ) regulates the German Weather Service (DWD). It determines that the DWD has its headquarters in Offenbach am Main , that it is a public law institution with partial legal capacity in the division of the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) and that it is divided into divisions, departments and business areas. The DWD is subject to the service and technical supervision of the BMVI, which controls it through target specifications and success checks.
structure
- Section 1: Legal form , supervision
- Section 2: Duties , Powers
- Section 3: Management
- Section 4: Advisory Boards
- Section 5: Transitional and Final Provisions
tasks
According to the law, tasks of the DWD include providing meteorological and climatological services, meteorological safeguarding of air and sea travel and issuing official warnings about weather phenomena .
Changes
The law was last amended in 2017 when §§ 4 "Tasks" and 13 "Evaluation" were revised.
