Annex 3 administrative units in germany

AMT, ÄMTER:

Translate as authority (authorities). This is a grouping of Gemeinden at a lower level than a Kreis.

BEZIRK:

As part of a town or city, translate as borough; as an abbreviation of Regierungsbezirk, see below. In references to former East Germany, do not translate, as the term does not equate to any unit in West Germany, let alone other European countries.

BUNDESLAND, BUNDESLÄNDER:

Land, Federal Land or Bundesland (Länder, Federal Länder or Bundesländer) are all accepted. The choice should be made on stylistic, not linguistic, criteria.

GEMEINDE:

Translate as municipality.

GEMEINDEVERBAND:

Translate as municipal association.

LAND, LÄNDER:

Translate as Land and Länder respectively.

LANDKREIS:

Translate as rural district.

KREIS:

Translate as district.

KREISFREIE STADT:

As this is exactly the same level as a Stadtkreis, the translation urban district will generally be satisfactory. Should it be necessary to distinguish between this term and a Stadtkreis, use town constituting a district in its own right.

STADTKREIS:

Translate as urban district.

REGIERUNGSBEZIRK/BEZIRKSREGIERUNG:

If you translate these terms, use 'government region/regional government' not 'government district/district government', so as not to cause confusion with Kreis.

DANISH

Højesteret

Supreme Court

Sø- og Handelsret

Maritime and Commercial Court

Østre/Vestre Landsret

Eastern/Western Division of the High Court

Byret9

Municipal Court

By- og Herredsret

District Court

Fogedret

Enforcement and small claims division of the district court

Dombog

Register/records of the judgments and orders of the court

Retsbog

Court records

Anklagemyndihed

Public prosecutor

Arbejdsret10

Labour Court

DUTCH (BELGIUM AND NETHERLANDS)

Arbeidshof

Labour Court

Arbeidsrechtbank

Labour Tribunal

Arrondissement

Judicial District

Arrondissementsparket

Office of the Public Prosecutor of a Judicial District

Arrondissementsrechtbank

District Court

Centrale Raad van Beroep

Court of last instance in social security matters

Collee van Beroep voor het Bedrijfsleven

Administrative court of last instance in matters of trade and industry

Correctionele Rechtbank

Criminal Court

Economische Politierechter

Magistrate dealing with commercial offences

Gerechtsgebouw

Law Courts

Gerechtshof

Court of Appeal

Hof van Beroep

Court of Appeal

Hof van Cassatie

Court of Cassation

Hoge Raad der Nederlanden

Supreme Court of the Netherlands

Kamer van Koophandel en Fabrieken

Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Kantongerecht

Cantonal Court

Officier van Justitie

Public Prosecutor (representative of Openbaar Ministerie at Arrondissementsrechtbank and Kantongerecht)

Openbaar Ministerie

Public Prosecutor's Department

Politierechtbank

Petty Sessional Court

Procureur Generaal

Public Prosecutor (representative of Openbaar Ministerie at Hoge Raad and Gerechtshof)

Raad van Arbeid

Labour Council (family allowances board)

Raad van Beroep

Social Security Court

Raad van State, Afdeling Rechtspraak

State Council, Administrative Appeal Section

Rechtbank van Eerste Aanleg

Court of First Instance

Rechtbank van Koophandel

Commercial Court

Rijk

European territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Rijks Sociale Verzekeringsraad

National Social Security Council

Tariefcommissie

Administrative court of last instance in revenue matters

Vredegerecht

Cantonal Court

FRENCH (BELGIUM, FRANCE AND LUXEMBOURG) (Some of the equivalents given are those suggested by the Council of Europe)

Auditeur du travail

Officer representing the public interest in labour matters

Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Deposit and Consignment Office

Chambre des mises en accusation

Chamber for Indictments

Commission de première instance du contentieux de la sécurité sociale

Social Security First Instance

Commission de recours gracieux

Appeals Board

Commission des rentes

Pensions Commission (Lux.)

Conseil arbitral des assurances sociales

Arbitral Council of Social Insurance (Lux.)

Conseil d'état

Council of State

Conseil des prud'hommes

Conciliation Board (Lux.)

Conseil supérieur des assurances sociales

Supreme Council of Social Insurance (Lux.)

Cour d'appel

Court of Appeal

Cour d'assises

Assizes (most serious criminal cases)

Cour de cassation

Court of Cassation

Cour du travail

Labour Court

Cour supérieure de justice

Supreme Court of Justice (Lux.)

Justice de paix

Cantonal Court (First instance civil court for minor cases) (Magistrates' Court, Lux.)

Tribunal d'arrondissement

District Court

Tribunal de commerce

Commercial Court

Tribunal correctionnel

Criminal (Appeal) Court

Tribunal de grande instance

Regional Court (major civil cases and less serious criminal cases)

Tribunal d'instance

District Court (minor civil cases)

Tribunal de police

Local Criminal Court (minor offences; criminal division of Tribunal d'Instance)

Tribunal de première instance

Court of First Instance

Tribunal du travail

Labour Tribunal

GERMAN (The English equivalents for names of courts are those recommended by the Federal authorities.)

Amtsgericht

Local Court

Arbeitsgericht

Labour Court

Bundesarbeitsgericht

Federal Labour Court

Bundesfinanzhof

Federal Finance Court

Bundesgerichtshof

Federal Court of Justice

Bundespatentgericht

Federal Patents Court

Bundessozialgericht

Federal Social Court

Bundesverfassungsgericht

Federal Constitutional Court

Bundesverwaltunsgericht

Federal Administrative Court

Finanzgericht

Finance Court

Landesarbeitsgericht

Higher Labour Court

Landessozialgericht

Higher Social Court

Landgericht

Regional Court

Oberlandesgericht

Higher Regional Court

Oberverwaltungsgericht

Higher Administrative Court

Sozialgericht

Social Court

Verwaltungsgericht

Administrative Court

Verwaltungsgerichtshof

Higher Administrative Court

ITALIAN

Ammin. delle Finanze dello Stato

State Finance Administration

Consiglio di Stato

Council of State

Corte Costituzionale

Constitutional Court

Corte d'Appello

Court of Appeal

Corte di Cassazione

Court of Cassation

Giudice Conciliatore

Conciliator Judge (unpaid — minor civil causes)

Pretore

Magistrate

Pretura (Civile e Penale)

(Civil and Criminal) Magistrates' Court

Pubblico Ministero

Public Prosecutor

Servizio del Contenzioso Diplomatico, Trattati e Affari Legislativi

Department for Contentious Diplomatic Affairs, Treaties and Legislative Matters

Tribunale (Civile e Penale)

(Civil and Criminal) District Court

Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale

Regional Administrative Tribunal