Publicity principle
0648-en RE420 Company Law As of 11.07.2026
The principle of publicity (in commercial law) is the idea underlying those laws which contain the legal regulation of the effect of entries in the Commercial Register.
Deutsch
Publizitätsprinzip 0648-de
Das Publizitätsprinzip (im Handelsrecht) ist die Idee, die jenen Rechtssätzen zugrunde liegt, welche die gesetzliche Regelung der Wirkung der Einträge in das Handelsregister enthalten.
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