(1) An entry in the Commercial Register is effective as soon as it is included in the data memory assigned to the Commercial Register entries and continually can be reproduced in legible form with no change in content.
(2) The Land governments are authorised to establish, by statutory instrument, more specific provisions concerning the electronic maintenance of the Commercial Register, electronic applications for registration, the electronic submission of documents and their storage, unless relevant provisions are adopted by the Federal Ministry of Justice pursuant to section 387 (2) of the Act on Proceedings in Family Matters and in Matters of Non-contentious Jurisdiction (Gesetz über das Verfahren in Familiensachen und in den Angelegenheiten der freiwilligen Gerichtsbarkeit – FamFG). In adopting such provisions, they may also provide for details of data transmission and determine the form of electronic documents to be transmitted, in order to ensure suitability for handling by the court. The Land governments may transfer, by statutory instrument, such authority to the Land departments of justice.