#BGBl. 2025 I Nr. 376Regulation on the Continuation of Paper-Based Files in Administrative Fine Proceedings within the Portfolio of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
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This regulation, published in the Federal Law Gazette on 29 December 2025, authorizes the continued use of paper-based files in administrative fine (Bußgeld) proceedings handled by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi). It provides a legal exception to the general obligation to maintain electronic records in administrative procedures. The regulation was issued on 18 December 2025 and entered into force shortly thereafter. It applies specifically to fine proceedings within the ministry's portfolio, allowing authorities to keep using traditional paper files instead of switching to fully digital case management.
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Key Changes
- Authorizes continued use of paper-based files in administrative fine proceedings under BMWi responsibility
- Creates specific exception to mandatory electronic record-keeping rules in administrative procedures
- Issued on 18 December 2025 and published in BGBl. 2025 I Nr. 376 on 29 December 2025
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What this law requires
The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) must continue to maintain administrative fine (Bußgeld) proceedings in paper-based file format rather than converting to fully electronic records
Administrative fine proceedings within the BMWi portfolio must be kept in their current paper-based format as an exception to the general obligation for electronic record-keeping in administrative procedures