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Act on Liability for Defective Products
(Produkthaftungsgesetz – ProdhaftG)

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Übersetzung durch Eileen Flügel.

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Stand: Die Übersetzung berücksichtigt die Änderung(en) des Gesetzes durch Artikel 5 des Gesetzes vom 17. Juli 2017 (BGBl. I S. 2421)
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Section 1Liability
Section 2Product
Section 3Defect
Section 4Producer
Section 5Two or more parties liable to pay damages
Section 6Reduced liability
Section 7Extent of liability for damages in the case of death
Section 8Extent of liability for damages in the case of bodily injury
Section 9Compensation in the form of annuities
Section 10Maximum amount of compensation
Section 11Self-participation in the case of damage to property
Section 12Limitation
Section 13Expiry of claims
Section 14Mandatory nature
Section 15Liability for medicinal products, liability under other legal provisions
Section 16Transitional provision
Section 17Issue of statutory instruments
Section 18Berlin clause
Section 19Entry into force