Admission of revision on whether restitution entitlements under the VermG cover companies located outside the former GDR at the time of damage
Germany (DE)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Federal Administrative Court (BVerwG) granted the defendant’s complaint and admitted the plaintiff’s revision appeal to the Senate, ordering the dispute to proceed to a full trial. The case concerns a challenge regarding the recognition of entitlements to shareholdings in companies under German denazification and restitution laws. The court held that the appeal raises a question of fundamental legal significance, specifically whether entitlements can be established for companies that were located outside the territory of the former GDR at the time of the relevant damage, pursuant to § 1(6) and § 3(1) sentence 4 half-sentence 2 of the Property Restoration Act (VermG).
Legislator headnote
AI generated§ 132 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 VwGO, § 63 Abs. 1 Satz 1 GKG, § 47 Abs. 1 GKG, § 52 Abs. 1 GKG; Admission of revision on whether restitution entitlements under the VermG cover companies located outside the former GDR at the time of damage: The case concerns a challenge regarding the recognition of entitlements to shareholdings in companies under German denazification and restitution laws. The court held that the appeal raises a question of fundamental legal significance, specifically whether entitlements can be established for companies that were located outside the territory of the former GDR at the time of the relevant damage, pursuant to § 1(6) and § 3(1) sentence 4 half-sentence 2 of the Property Restoration Act (VermG).
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AI generatedLegal basis cited for the admission of the appeal for revision due to fundamental importance.
Legal basis cited for the provisional determination of the amount in dispute for the revision proceedings.
Legal basis cited for the provisional determination of the amount in dispute for the revision proceedings.
Legal basis cited for the provisional determination of the amount in dispute for the revision proceedings.
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Revisionszulassung; Berechtigung für Beteiligungen an Unternehmen
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Die zulässige Beschwerde der Beklagten ist begründet. Die Revision ist gemäß § 132 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 VwGO wegen grundsätzlicher Bedeutung zuzulassen. Das Revisionsverfahren bietet voraussichtlich Gelegenheit zu klären, ob auf der Grundlage von § 1 Abs. 6, § 3 Abs. 1 Satz 4 Halbs. 2 VermG die Berechtigung für Beteiligungen an Unternehmen festgestellt werden kann, die zum Zeitpunkt der Schädigung ihren Sitz außerhalb des Beitrittsgebiets hatten.
Die vorläufige Streitwertfestsetzung für das Revisionsverfahren beruht auf § 47 Abs. 1, § 52 Abs. 1, § 63 Abs. 1 Satz 1 GKG.