Issue of statutory instruments

The Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection is authorised to amend the amounts specified in sections 10 and 11 by means of a statutory instrument or to order that section 10 cease to be in force if and insofar as this is required for the implementation of a directive of the Council of the European Communities on the basis of Articles 16 (2) and 18 (2) of the Council Directive of 25 July 1985 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning liability for defective products.