(1) Having received the goods, the warehouse keeper may issue a warehouse warrant (Lagerschein) concerning the obligation to deliver the goods, which is to set out the following particulars:
1. place and date of issuance of the warehouse warrant;
2. name and address of the depositor;
3. name and address of the warehouse keeper;
4. place and date of storage;
5. description in common use of the nature of the goods and the method of packaging, and, in the case of dangerous goods, their description as required by the regulations concerning dangerous goods, or, in the absence of such requirement, their generally recognised description;
6. number of packages and their special marks and numbers;
7. gross weight of the goods or their quantity otherwise expressed;
8. in the case of collective storage, a note to this effect.
(2) Further particulars deemed useful by the warehouse keeper may be entered in the warehouse warrant.
(3) The warehouse warrant is to be signed by the warehouse keeper. A reproduction of the personal signature by means of printing or stamp is sufficient.
(4) An electronic record fulfilling the same functions as a warehouse warrant is considered equivalent to a warehouse warrant, provided that the authenticity and integrity of the record are assured at all times (electronic warehouse warrant). The Federal Ministry of Justice is authorised to provide, in agreement with the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community, by statutory instrument not requiring the approval of the Bundesrat, for the details of the issuance, presentation, return and transfer of an electronic warehouse warrant, as well as for the details of the procedure for making subsequent entries in an electronic warehouse warrant.