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Electronic citizen and organizations mailbox (eBO) with FP Justiz Connect (eBO Edition)

The number of people required using electronic legal means (ERV) to communicate with courts continues to grow:

The electronic citizen and organizations mailbox (eBO) was introduced in 2022.

The electronic court and administration mailbox (EGVP) communication system, which has been in place since 2004, provides various roles through which identified participants can securely transmit electronic documents to participating courts, government authorities, lawyers, and notaries.

While government authorities have had access to electronic legal transactions (ERV) since 2018 (beBPo), notaries since 2018 (beN), and lawyers since 2016 (beA), it is possible for other professionals involved in proceedings to send and receive digital files and documentsfromcourts directly via the eBO mailbox. 

With the eBO mailbox , individuals and organizations that are typically involved in court proceedings will now be included in the ERV. This refers to “professional users”, such as experts, companies, bailiffs, interpreters, pension consultants or legal guardians. And also includes associations, trade unions, consumer advice centers, and debt collection agencies.

The legal framework of the eBO  mailbox provides that sending documents through it replaces the written form. This means that the legally required “written form” or “written form requirement” is fulfilled. 

The eBO mailbox is based on the German “Law on the expansion of electronic legal transactions with the courts.” This law requires users to identify themselves only once when opening an eBO mailbox account, which can be done with a local notary.