Administrative Enforcement Act
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Administrative Enforcement Act |
| Abbreviation: | VwVG |
| Type: | Federal law |
| Scope: | Federal Republic of Germany |
| Legal matter: |
Administrative proceedings , administrative enforcement |
| References : | 201-4 |
| Issued on: | April 27, 1953 ( BGBl. I p. 157 ) |
| Entry into force on: | May 1, 1953 |
| Last change by: |
Art. 42 VO of June 19, 2020 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 1328, 1333 ) |
| Effective date of the last change: |
June 27, 2020 (Art. 361 of June 19, 2020) |
| Weblink: | Text of the law |
| Please note the note on the applicable legal version. | |
The Administrative Enforcement Act (APA) governs for the authorities of the Federal whose possibility of forcibly enforcing its own administrative acts . Authorities do not need prior sanctioning by an independent court to enforce their administrative acts , but can enforce their claims independently by virtue of their office.
The enforcement acts are only subjected to judicial review when an appeal is lodged . Are administrative acts of a federal agency in the way of assistance from a state or local authority to enforce, the administrative enforcement of laws of the countries apply.
Outline of the law
First section, enforcement of pecuniary claims
- § 1 Enforceable monetary claims
- § 2 debtor of execution
- Section 3 Enforcement Order
- Section 4 Enforcement Authorities
- § 5 Applicable Enforcement Regulations
Second section enforcement of acts, toleration or omission
- § 6 Admissibility of administrative compulsion
- § 7 enforcement authorities
- § 8 Local jurisdiction
- § 9 means of coercion
- § 10 substitute performance
- § 11 penalty payment
- § 12 Immediate coercion
- § 13 threat of coercion
- § 14 Determination of the means of coercion
- § 15 Application of the means of coercion
- § 16 Compulsory replacement
- Section 17 Enforcement Against Authorities
- § 18 Appeal
Third section costs
- § 19 costs
- § 19a Enforcement lump sum, authorization to issue statutory instruments
Fourth section transitional and final provisions
- § 20 expiry of previous provisions
- Section 21 Berlin
- § 22 Entry into Force
State legal regulations
The federal states have each enacted their own administrative enforcement laws. These regulations apply to enforcement by state and local authorities . The regulations of the federal states are also to be applied if an administrative act of the federal government is to be enforced by way of administrative assistance by a state or local authority.
Overview of the state enforcement laws (status 2003):
| state | from | permissible changed |
|---|---|---|
| Baden-Württemberg | March 12, 1974 (Journal of Laws of 93) | December 18, 1995 (Journal of Laws of 1996 p. 29) |
| Bavaria (VwZVG) | November 11, 1970 (GVBl. 1971 p. 1) | December 20, 2011 (GVBl. 689) |
| Brandenburg | December 18, 1991 (GVBl. 661) | November 26, 1998 (GVBl. I 218) |
| Bremen | April 1, 1960 (Journal of Laws of 37) | December 9, 1986 (Journal of Laws of 290) |
| Hamburg | March 13, 1961 (GVBl. 79) | July 18, 2001 (GVBl. 251) |
| Hesse | July 4, 1966 (GVBl. I 151) | September 23, 2003 (GVBl. I 268) |
| Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | August 10, 1998 (GVBl. 743) | April 25, 2016 (GVOBl. 198, 202) |
| Lower Saxony | July 2, 1982 (GVBl. 139) | November 5, 2004 (Nds. GVBl. P. 394) |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | May 13, 1980 (GV.NW.p. 510) | February 19, 2003 (GV.NRW. P. 156) |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | July 8, 1957 (GVBl. 101) | February 6, 2001 (GVBl. 29) |
| Saarland | 27 March 1974 (OJ 430) | 21 February 2001 (OJ 532) |
| Saxony | July 17, 1992 (SächsGVBl. P. 327) | October 6, 2013 (SächsGVBl. 802) |
| Saxony-Anhalt | June 23, 1994 (GVBl. 710) | April 3, 2001 (GVBl. 136) |
| Thuringia | September 27, 1994 (GVBl. 1053) | December 3, 2002 (GVBl. 432) |
literature
- Wolf-Rüdiger Schenke , Kurt Graulich , Josef Ruthig : Federal Security Law - BPolG, BKAG, ATDG, BVerfSchG, BNDG, VereinsG . 2nd Edition. CH Beck, Munich 2019, ISBN 978-3-406-71602-7 , pp. 809-866 .
- Hanns Engelhardt, Michael S. App, Arne Schlatmann: Administrative Enforcement Act, Administrative Delivery Act . 11th edition. Verlag CH Beck, 2017, ISBN 978-3-406-71055-1
- Gerhard Sadler: Administrative Enforcement Act, Administrative Delivery Act . 9th edition. CF Müller Verlag, 2014, ISBN 978-3-8114-3836-1
- Thomas Weber: The pitfalls of administrative enforcement law . In: Deutsches Verwaltungsblatt , 2012, issue 18, pp. 1130–1134, ISSN 0012-1363
Web links
State law
- Administrative Enforcement Act Baden-Württemberg
- Bavarian Administrative Service and Enforcement Act (VwZVG)
- Administrative Enforcement Act Berlin (PDF; 16 kB)
- Administrative Enforcement Act Brandenburg
- Administrative Enforcement Act Hamburg
- Administrative Enforcement Act Hesse (HessVwVG)
- Administrative Enforcement Act Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
- Administrative Enforcement Act Lower Saxony
- Administrative Enforcement Act NRW
- Administrative Enforcement Act Rhineland-Palatinate
- Administrative Enforcement Act Saarland
- Administrative Enforcement Act for the Free State of Saxony (SächsVwVG)
- Administrative Enforcement Act Saxony-Anhalt
- State regulations Schleswig-Holstein
- Thuringian Administrative Delivery and Enforcement Act (ThürVwZVG)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Neubek. September 10, 2003 SächsGVBl. P. 614, ber.p. 913
