bundesrechtlichen

Bundesrechtlich is an adjective used in German law to indicate that something is governed by or derived from federal law (Bundesrecht). It describes rules, decisions, or procedures that operate under the competence and validity of the federation rather than the Länder (states). The term is commonly found in legal drafting, court decisions, and administrative practice to mark provisions as federal rather than state level.

Germany is a federal republic with a division of competences between the Bund (federal government) and the Länder (state governments). When a regulation or law is described as bundesrechtlich, it implies uniform application across all states and alignment with federal statutes and the Basic Law (Grundgesetz). This also ties to the principle that federal law takes precedence over state law in areas of conflict.

In usage, bundesrechtlich appears in phrases like bundesrechtliche Vorschriften, bundesrechtliche Regelungen, or bundesrechtliche Genehmigungen, signaling that the relevant rule is based on federal authority. Federal laws such as the Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (BGB) and the Strafgesetzbuch (StGB) exemplify bundesrechtliche norms, as do many federal regulatory schemes.

The term is contrasted with landesrechtlich, which denotes matters governed by state law with potential variation between Länder. It can also interact with europarechtlich or EU law terminology when describing the influence or compliance of national rules with European Union requirements. Overall, bundesrechtlich serves as a concise descriptor for the federal legal basis within the German legal order.