Bill of Exchange Act
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Bill of Exchange Act |
| Abbreviation: | Flat share |
| Type: | Federal law |
| Scope: | Federal Republic of Germany |
| Legal matter: | Commercial law |
| References : | 4133-1 |
| Issued on: | June 21, 1933 ( RGBl. I p. 399) |
| Entry into force on: | April 1, 1934 |
| Last change by: |
Art. 201 Regulation of August 31, 2015 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 1474, 1504 ) |
| Effective date of the last change: |
September 8, 2015 (Art. 627 of August 31, 2015) |
| Please note the note on the applicable legal version. | |
The German bill of exchange law of June 21, 1933 ( RGBl. I p. 399) is based on the agreement on the standardization of bill of exchange law that came about on June 7, 1930 in Geneva and was signed by most European and South American countries as well as by Japan . It regulates the bill of exchange .
Come into effect
The Change Act replaced the General German Change Order of 1849.
Coinciding with the change of law is to regulate the entry into force and transitional provisions, the Introductory Act to change the law (RGBl I, p. 409) was adopted, which in the course of legal cleanup was lifted April 25 of 2006. With the ordinance on the entry into force of the Bill of Exchange Act of November 28, 1933 (RGBl. I p. 1019), the Reich Minister of Justice put the Bill of Exchange Act into effect on April 1, 1934.
Switzerland
In Switzerland , the relevant provisions of the Geneva Convention on Exchange Law have been integrated directly into the Code of Obligations .
literature
- Adolf Baumbach (first), Wolfgang Hefermehl , Matthias Casper: Bill of Exchange Act, Check Act, law of card-based payments with subsidiary laws and an introduction to securities law . 23rd edition. CH Beck, Munich 2008, ISBN 3-406-55284-6 .
