981st Bundesrat Session

At the 981st session of the German Bundesrat (Federal Council) on 11th October 2019, the following items are on the agenda:

ITEM 24: Bundesrat resolution on the introduction of liability for operators of e-Commerce platforms

Motion by the Free State of Bavaria

Explanatory document on the agenda item, Paper 345/19, Committee recommendation 345/1/19

ITEM 26: Resolution of the Bundesrat: Assess alternative procurement models to previous auctioning practice for mobile radio frequencies

Motion by the states of Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Schleswig-Holstein

Explanatory document on the agenda item, Paper 445/19

ITEM 51: Appointment of a member to the Advisory Board of the German Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railways

Paper 478/19

The Bundesrat will convene again on 8th November.

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