Civil & Administrative

#BGBl. 2025 I Nr. 345Law on the Transfer of Public Tasks in the Event of Conversion Measures by Deutsche Post AG and on the Amendment of Further Provisions

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🇬🇧 English

This German federal law, published on 22 December 2025 in the Bundesgesetzblatt I No. 345, regulates the seamless transfer of public duties and responsibilities when Deutsche Post AG undergoes structural conversion measures such as reorganizations or spin-offs. It ensures that obligations related to universal postal services, data protection, and other sovereign tasks continue without interruption. The law also amends multiple existing statutes across several legal areas including energy supply regulations, civil service law, social security provisions in the Sozialgesetzbuch (SGB), employment contract rules, and provisions concerning the Federal Intelligence Service and constitutional protection. It was drafted under the lead of the Federal Ministry of Finance and updates references in laws governing Deutsche Post, Deutsche Postbank, and Deutsche Telekom.

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Key Changes

  • Establishes legal framework for automatic transfer of universal postal service obligations during corporate restructuring of Deutsche Post AG
  • Amends multiple laws with new references (FNA codes: 900-10-8, 900-10-3, 8601-3, 860-6, 12-2, 800-18, 2030-30, 754-3, 8251-10)
  • Updates provisions concerning civil servants and employment contracts in context of postal company transformations

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Obligations

What this law requires

high

Ensure seamless transfer and continuity of universal postal service obligations when Deutsche Post AG undergoes structural conversion measures (reorganizations, spin-offs, or other transformations)

Deutsche Post AG and successor entities
operational
high

Maintain continuity of data protection obligations and compliance during Deutsche Post AG conversion measures without interruption

Deutsche Post AG and successor entities
operational
high

Ensure transfer of sovereign tasks and public duties to appropriate successor entities or designated responsible parties during Deutsche Post AG structural conversions

Deutsche Post AG, successor entities, and relevant government authorities
operational
medium

Update and maintain compliance with amended provisions in energy supply regulations following Deutsche Post AG conversion measures

Deutsche Post AG, Deutsche Postbank AG, Deutsche Telekom AG, and affected energy supply entities
operational
medium

Comply with amended civil service law provisions applicable to employees affected by Deutsche Post AG conversion measures

Deutsche Post AG, successor entities, and federal civil service authorities
operational

Affected Parties

Deutsche Post AGPostal service employees and civil servants+4 more…

Tags

Deutsche Post AG,postal services,public task transfer