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Citation rules/Tables/T2.14 Germany, Federal Republic of

Move the section number first

Error²Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions

A German code citation lists its subdivisions from largest to smallest, so the section number comes before any paragraph or sentence number that follows it.¹

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1T2.14 Germany, Federal Republic of.
2An error: the rule in note 1 allows one form, and this is not it.

PreviousUse the designation for the ruling's kind NextUse the chamber's paper number form

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Abbreviate the bureau’s name
Abbreviate the ruling series
Add the case number
Add the docket number and full date
Add the Federal Register cite or move Q&A
Move the section number first
Use the chamber's paper number form
Use the chapter number
Use the gazette's second part

More in Tables

Abbreviate the bureau’s name
Abbreviate the ruling series
Add the case number
Add the docket number and full date
Add the Federal Register cite or move Q&A
Move the section number first
Use the chamber's paper number form
Use the chapter number
Use the gazette's second part

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