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about notarial topics
Interesting links
to topics relevant to notaries
Registers
Here we have compiled a list of internet addresses for registers that offer you quick and direct access to important information and developments at any time:
Commercial register
On this page, you will find the commercial, cooperative, and partnership registers, as well as some of the association registers of all federal states and, in addition, the register announcements (publications). Searching for companies and retrieving publications is free of charge.
www.handelsregister.de
Precautionary Register
On this page, you will find information on the topics of power of attorney, guardianship orders, and living wills. The Central Precautionary Register stores the information on powers of attorney and guardianship orders that is necessary to avoid unnecessary legal guardianship.
www.vorsorgeregister.de
Will register
On this page, you will find information on bequests, inheritance, estate planning and structuring, and the German will register, which has been maintained by the Federal Chamber of Notaries since January 1, 2012. Wills and inheritance contracts are registered there so that they can be found in the event of death.
www.testamentsregister.de
Professional associations
The chambers of notaries, as professional associations of notaries, are public-law corporations. They provide information on all areas of notarial activities. The following chamber is responsible for this area of office
Competent Chamber of Notaries
Westphalian Chamber of Notaries
Ostenallee 18,
59063 Hamm
Tel. +49 (0)2381 969590
ISDNFax: +49 (0)2381
9695951
Email: info@westfaelische-notarkammer.de
Web:
www.westfaelische-notarkammer.de
The 21 chambers of notaries are united in the Federal Chamber of Notaries. It is based in Berlin and has additional offices in Cologne and Brussels. You can find comprehensive information on all areas of notarial activity on the Federal Chamber of Notaries website. The Federal Chamber of Notaries also operates the Central Register of Lasting Powers of Attorney.
Federal Chamber of Notaries K.d.ö.R.
Mohrenstraße 34, 10117 Berlin
Tel.: +49 (0)30 3838660
Fax: +49 (0)30
38386660
Email: bnotk@bnotk.de
Website: www.bnotk.de
The German Notary Institute is an institution of the Federal Chamber of Notaries that provides scientific support to notaries in their daily work.
German Notary Institute,
Gerberstraße 19, 97070 Würzburg, Tel
.: +49 (0)931 355760
Fax: +49 (0)931
35576225
Email: dnoti@dnoti.de
Website:
www.dnoti.de
Other useful addresses
Here are some other useful links:
At elrv.info, you will find information from NotarNet GmbH and the Federal Chamber of Notaries on electronic legal transactions in notarial practice, in particular on the Notarnetz, the XNotar program, and signature cards.
www.elrv.infoThe Federal Statistical Office is an independent federal authority. It is part of the Federal Ministry of the Interior. There you will find information on the consumer price index in particular.
www.destatis.deThe Deutsche Bundesbank provides current and historical information on the base interest rate in accordance with Section 247 of the German Civil Code (BGB).
www.bundesbank.deThe Federal Ministry of Justice provides interested citizens with access to almost all current federal law free of charge on the Internet. The laws and regulations can be accessed in their current version.
www.gesetze-im-internet.deNotar.de offers a search function for notaries, deeds, courts, land registries, and registry offices on a single platform. Using the notary search function, citizens can easily and conveniently find a notary in their area or with specific language skills. The document search provides information on where the documents of a notary who has left office are kept. The land registry search not only provides information on which land registry office is responsible for which district and which political municipality, but also whether a land registry office is already accessible electronically or not yet. The registry office search enables citizens and notaries to find the relevant registry offices. In addition, the search for courts (guardianship court, probate court, commercial register) is embedded based on their local jurisdiction.
notar.de