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EGBGB
Abbreviation for Einführungsgesetz zum Bürgerlichen Gesetzbuche
In short and in plain language
The EGBGB is a German law that adds to the German Civil Code.
It has rules on what shops must tell people when they sell online.
It says what customers should be told before they order. One example is the right to withdraw.
So for an online shop it concerns the order pages and the legal texts.
Definition
The EGBGB is the Introductory Act to the German Civil Code and contains, among other things, information duties for online retail. It sets out what customers should be told before ordering, for example about the right of withdrawal. For an online shop it therefore concerns order pages and legal texts.