Competition register; request for information

Do you want to know whether there is an entry against you in the competition register? Then you can request information from the Federal Cartel Office.

Auszug aus dem Wettbewerbsregister nach § 5 Absatz 2 WRegG beantragen
You can apply online for information from the competition register about yourself or your company.

Antragsformular für natürliche Personen

This form can be submitted electronically without signature (e.g. via a secure contact form or by e-mail) or in paper form to the responsible authority.
Antragsformular für Unternehmen

This form can be submitted electronically without signature (e.g. via a secure contact form or by e-mail) or in paper form to the responsible authority.

For contact details of the responsible authoritiy and local valid information select under "Select location" a location.

The Bundeskartellamt keeps a competition register (WebReg) of companies against which certain final criminal convictions or fines have been imposed. You can apply for an extract from the WebReg and obtain information on entries about you as a person or about your company. If there are no entries, you will receive so-called "negative information".

Public clients can use WebReg to find out whether legally binding judgments or fines have been issued against a company before awarding a contract. The competent public prosecutor's offices and fine authorities report all relevant criminal and fine decisions to WebReg. The Bundeskartellamt checks the notifications for obvious errors and informs the companies of a planned registration.

If you receive such a notification, you can object to the planned registration on the grounds that the data provided is incorrect. Notifications are deleted from the register after 3 or 5 years, depending on the severity of the offense. You can obtain early deletion by submitting an application for self-cleaning.

You are a natural person or are submitting the application on behalf of a company.
If you are legally represented: You can provide proof of power of representation. Authorized representatives cannot submit an application.

Required Documents
- bei Antrag per Post: Antragsformular mit amtlicher oder amtlich beglaubigter Unterschrift
- bei gesetzlicher Vertretung: Vertretungsmacht

You can apply for an extract from the Competition Register online or by post from the Bundeskartellamt.

Apply for an extract online:

Call up the online application. This will guide you step by step through the necessary information, which you can enter electronically.
- Note: As a company, you need a company account with MeinUK (Elster); as a natural person, you need a BundID account.
You will be asked to pay the fee when you submit your application. After successful payment, your application will be sent to the Federal Cartel Office.
The Bundeskartellamt will check your details.
You will receive the relevant extract from the competition register by post.

Apply for an extract by post:

Download the application form from the Bundeskartellamt's website and complete it.
Print out the form and add an official or officially certified signature.
Send the form with any necessary documents by post to the responsible office at the Bundeskartellamt.
The Bundeskartellamt will check your details and documents.
You will receive a request to pay the fee. Pay the fee.
Once payment has been received, you will receive the relevant extract from the Competition Register by post.