festgesetzten

Festgesetzten is the attributive form of the past participle festgesetzt, used in German as an adjective to describe something that has been fixed or determined by law, regulation, or official decision. The verb festsetzen means to establish, determine, or set a standard, rate, limit, or schedule by an authority.

In legal and administrative language, festgesetzten appears before plural nouns to indicate that the referenced items are legally prescribed. For example, festgesetzten Preisen, festgesetzten Tarifen, or festgesetzten Höchstgrenzen describe prices, tariffs, or maximum limits that have been formally established by statute, decree, or regulatory body. The form changes with case, gender, and number; in normal use with definite articles in the nominative plural you typically see die festgesetzten Tarife.

Contexts and usage are common in statutes, official bulletins, financial regulation, and contract language. The term conveys authority and formality, signaling that the object in question is not market-driven or negotiable in ordinary circumstances, but set by an authorized rule or decision. It can appear alongside related terms such as Festsetzung (the act of setting) or gesetzlich festgelegte (legally established) to describe the broader regulatory framework.

See also: Festsetzung, gesetzlich festgelegt, festgelegt. The concept is primarily used in German legal and administrative discourse to denote standards or charges that have been formally established.