Legal notice

State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Action and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Berger Allee 25
40213 Düsseldorf
Germany
Telephone: +49 (0)211 6177 2365

Email: poststelle@mwike.nrw.de (Information on encrypted emails can be found here.)

Legal form

The State of North Rhine-Westphalia is a legal entity under public law.

Authorised to represent

The Ministry is represented by Minister Mona Neubaur.

VAT ID number in accordance with section 27a of the Value Added Tax Act (UStG)

DE 30 23 50 913

Editorially responsible

Dr Dirk Schlotböller (Head of the ‘Fundamental issues relating to economic policy and the capital and financial markets, economic analyses’ division)
dirk.schlotboeller@mwike.nrw.de
Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Action and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Berger Allee 25
40213 Düsseldorf
Germany

Internet editor

H.-Joachim Plessentin (‘Fundamental issues relating to economic policy and the capital and financial markets, economic analyses’ division)
heinz-joachim.plessentin@mwike.nrw.de

Technical support

artismedia GmbH
Alexanderstraße 92
70182 Stuttgart
Germany
www.artismedia.de

Disclaimer

The Ministry creates the information for this website with the utmost care and endeavours to ensure that the information is up to date, correct and complete. All contents are determined for general information and not tantamount to a commercial, legal or other consultancy service. The Ministry does not assume any warranty and is not liable for any damage in terms of material or ideas caused by using the service if such is not proved to have been caused by intent or gross negligence.

Acts, ordinances and decrees on this website have been compiled carefully, however do not claim to be up to date and/or complete. The current version is legally binding, as announced in the relevant announcement publications (particularly the Statute and Ordinance Gazette of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Official Gazette). This website refers to several other websites. The contents of the linked websites are designed, among others, by institutions and/or companies which the Ministry cannot influence. The Ministry does not claim the contents displayed there as its own. No type of liability is assumed for third-party websites. Should you discover concerning or unlawful contents on the Ministry’s website or on websites linked to from the Ministry, the Ministry would be obliged if you would notify it of such.

Additionally, please bear in mind that parts of the website or the website as a whole may be altered, supplemented or deleted without specific announcement. The temporary or final cessation of the publication is possible without announcement.

Copyright and trademark law

If not otherwise stated, all pages on this State Government information server are subject to copyright. Reproduction or use of contents or parts thereof in other electronic or printed publications and their publication is only permitted following prior approval. This also applies to use on the internet. Reprinting and evaluating press releases, as well as speeches with quotation of source, is permitted. The following details shall be stated: ©Year, MWIDE NRW.

Further use of contents (primarily images) on the website

The editorial team can grant approval to publish individual website contents from the Ministry. Images, graphics, text or other files may be wholly or partially subject to third-party copyright.

Files offered for download are available without a fee if the source is quoted; this shall take place exclusively for journalistic use in material connection with the image. The source shall be stated as follows: ©MWIDE NRW/creator name

If third parties wish to use images, graphics, text or other files of the Ministry’s website for purposes not purely of journalistic nature, the press office editorial team must be contacted in advance. Only the editorial team can grant approval to publish individual website contents from the portal.
Images not offered for download must not be further used without approval by the editorial team.

All brands and trademarks mentioned on the website that may have been registered by a third party are unconditionally subject to the relevant provisions of the trademark law applicable at the time and the ownership rights of the registered owner. It should not be assumed that, simply because a brand is named on the MWIDE website, the trademarks are not protected by the rights of third parties.