Legal notice

Publisher

Bavarian State Ministry of
of the Interior, for Sport and Integration
Odeonsplatz 3
80539 Munich

Telephone: +49 (0)89 21 92 01
Fax: +49 (0)89 21 92 122 25
Email: poststelle@stmi.bayern.de

VAT number as per Section 27a of the German VAT Act: DE – 811335517

Responsible for content

Dr. Andrea Peschel
Head of the Communication Department
Telephone: +49 (0)89 21 92 22 88
Fax: +49 (0)89 21 92 121 30
Email internet@stmi.bayern.de

Responsible for press releases

Oliver Platzer
Head of the Press Office
Telephone: +49 (0)89 21 92 21 08
Fax: +49 (0)89 21 92 127 21
Email: presse@stmi.bayern.de

User terms and conditions

Texts, images, graphics and the design of these Web pages may be subject to copyright law.

Not protected by copyright according to Section 5 of the German Copyright Act (UrhG):

• Laws, ordinances, official decrees and notices, as well as decisions and officially formulated guidelines about decisions and
• other official works that have been published to provide general information for official purposes, with the provision that the regulations regarding the right of integrity and referencing the source in Section 62 Paragraph 1 to 3 and Section 63 Paragraph 1 and 2 of the UrhG are correspondingly applied.

As a private person, you are authorised to use copyrighted material for your private or other personal use in accordance with Section 53 of the UrhG. Copying of or the use of copyrighted material found on these pages or parts thereof in other electronic or printed matter and its publication is only permitted with our permission. Those responsible for the content may issue this permission on request. The reproduction and use of press releases and speeches is generally permitted subject to reference to the source.

Furthermore, texts, images, graphics and other files may be subject in whole or in part to the copyrights of third parties. More information on the possible existence of rights of third parties can also be provided by those responsible for the content, insofar as these rights have not already been indicated in corresponding notes on the website.

Liability disclaimer

We have compiled and checked all of the information provided on this website to the best of our knowledge and belief. However, we cannot provide any guarantees for how up to date, correct, complete and available the provided information is at all times. No contractual relationship with the users of this website has been entered into.

We are not liable for any damage caused by the use or non-use of this website. This exclusion of liability shall not apply if the regulations in Section 839 of the German Civil Code (BGB) (liability in case of breach of official duty) are applicable. No liability will be assumed for any damage caused by computer viruses or the installation or use of software when accessing or downloading data.

The exclusion of liability does not apply to information that falls under the scope of the European Services Directive (Directive 2006/123/EC). We guarantee that this information is correct and up to date.

Links

Our own content should be distinguished from links to websites operated by other providers. By providing these links, we merely provide you with access to the use of third-party content in accordance with Section 8 of the German Telemedia Act. When first linking to these websites, we checked whether any potential civil or criminal responsibility may arise from this third-party content. However, we cannot continuously check this third-party content for changes and thus we cannot assume any responsibility in this respect. In the case of illegal, incorrect or incomplete content and particularly for damages that arise from the use or non-use of this information, the provider of the website is solely liable. Any advertisements on these Web pages do not constitute any recommendation by us, nor do we adopt the advertised content as our own.

Copyright

© Bayerisches Staatsministerium des Innern, für Sport und Integration (StMI) – alle Rechte vorbehalten.

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