(1) The transfer of the ownership of a plot of land, the encumbrance of a plot of land with a right and the transfer or encumbrance of such a right require agreement between the person entitled and the other person on the occurrence of the change of rights and the entry of the change of rights in the Land Register, unless otherwise provided by law.
(2) Before the registration, the parties are bound by the agreement only if the declarations are recorded by a notary, or made before the Land Registry, or submitted to the Land Registry, or if the person entitled has handed over to the other person an approval of registration that satisfies the provisions of the Land Register Code (Grundbuchordnung).