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English Language Resources

German Business and Commercial Laws: Guide to Translations into English and Select Auxiliary Sources is a finding aid for international legal and business transaction information and for locating English translations of German business and commercial laws.
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German Research

AnNoNet publishes recent German case law.
Elektronisches BranchenBuch is another source for companies and has the Top Business Sites in the left hand column.
German Corporate Governance Code from the Government Commission.
German Criminal Code in English translated by the German Federal Ministry of Justice and the German Criminal Procedure.
German E-Commerce Legislation & Regulations.
German Law Archive offers English Translations of German Acts and judgments by German Courts.
German Legal Resources from NYU Law School.
Karlsruher Virtueller Katalog offers a search engine for library catalogs.
Legal Research in Germany at the Crossroads of Traditional and Electronic Media: An Overview Provides an overview of major sources for German law research including web resources.
Sack, Struppe & Winckler offers a directory of German law books.
Subito Library Delivery Service Search for and order documents that can be delivered electronically.
UB Media offers German and European acts listed by area of law (in German).
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German Government (Federal & States) and German Institutions

Bundesministerium der Justiz German Federal Ministry of Justice offers resources in both German & English.

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) is responsible for Banking Supervision, Insurance Supervision and Securities Supervision.

The Federal Ministry of Economics & Labour strives for economic prosperity in Germany.

The Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Deutsche Borse Group) Resources includes Listing Center and Investor Center.

German Ministry of Justice offers German Codes & links to other German Ministries (in German).

German Parliament in German and in English.

German Stock Exchange in German and in English.

Parlamentsspiegel has the legislation of 16 states, including federal and European legislation.

President of the Federal Republic of Germany in German and in English.
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Euro Resources

Euro Area Country Information has country sheets that include factual information on banking and accounting arrangements, retail issues, information activities and the level of business preparations in that country.

The European Central Bank (ECB) is the central bank for Europe's single currency, the euro. Resources include Monetary Policy, Publications and Statistics.

Information on the Euro from Europa contains Euro Essentials and Euro Archives.

Using the Euro: Competing in Europe has information on pricing, invoicing, banking etc.
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European Union

Companies House offers Guidance on SEs registered in Great Britain.
EUROPA is the gateway to the European Union and provides up-to-date coverage of European Union affairs and essential information on European integration.
EUROPA's Statute for a European Company or Societas Europaea (SE) describes the newly recognized legal entity in the European Economic Area which is the EU plus Norway, Iceland, Lichtenstein and Switzerland and is in the process of being given legal personality in these country's national law.
European Commission Directorates-General and Services offers information on EC policies, external relations and general & internal services.
The European Commission manages the day-to-day business of implementing EU policies and spending EU funds.
European Commission Online Press Room Updated around the clock with news on EU affairs from member states.
European Investment Bank Take a look at press releases or publications.
European Investment Fund Information includes Info & News and Publications.
European Judicial Network in Civil & Commercial Matters contains information about various aspects of civil and commercial law, European law and community law. Topics include Jurisdiction of the Courts, Bankruptcy and Enforcement of Judgments.
European Union Law Texts
European Union Links offers links to European Institutions, European Union documents and further European Union law related information.
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U.S. Research

EdgarScan from PriceWaterhouseCoopers is an interface to the SEC's EDGAR database. Search for recent SEC filings by company name or ticker symbol.
Search corporate filings through the SEC EDGAR Database.
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Global Research

E-Commerce International Legislation and Regulations
The Euroclear Group provides domestic and cross-border settlements and related services for bond, equity, fund and derivatives transactions.
Juristisches Internetprojekt Saarbrücken offers court information for numerous countries.
Moody's has information on recent ratings & ratings actions.
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Treaties

International Law of Treaties offers an introduction to treaty law.
The U.S. Senate Treaty Resources has information on Treaties Received, Treaties Actions and Treaties Approved.
Treaties in Force 2007 Is a list of treaties and other international agreements of the United States in force on January 1, 2007.
United Nations Treaty Collection (UNTC) offers information on multilateral treaties deposited with the UN Secretary-General and treaties registered with the UN Secretariat.
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Directories

Martindale.com Lawyer Locator from LexisNexis has recently been redesigned and is an excellent site for locating lawyers and firms.
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Dictionaries

German-English dictionary in German, but easy to use and quick response.
German-English or English-German. American mirror of main LEO site.
German-English dictionary from QuickDic.
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Maps

Get street maps and directions for Germany from Multi-Map.com.
Maporama offers street maps and directions worldwide.
Maps of Europe including Germany from the University of Texas at Austin.
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