German Act on Corporate Due Diligence Obligations for the Prevention of Human Rights Violations in Supply Chains
(Supply Chain Due Diligence Act - LkSG | Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz – LkSG)
of July 16, 2021 | also referred to as the Supply Chain Act or Due Diligence Act.
Published in the Federal Law Gazette Federal Law Gazette Year 2021 Part I No. 46, issued at Bonn on July 22, 2021.
German Supply Chain Act - LkSG - §19 Competent Authority
(1) The Federal Office of Economics and Export Control shall be responsible for regulatory control and enforcement under this section. For the tasks under this Act, legal and technical supervision of the Federal Office shall be the responsibility of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy shall exercise legal and technical supervision in consultation with the Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs.
(2) In performing its duties, the competent authority shall take a risk-based approach.
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