What does Bekanntgabe mean?
Bekanntgabe (notification) means: a Bescheid counts as having reached you. The deadline usually counts from this day.
die Bekanntgabe · die Bekanntgaben (plural)
The day of Bekanntgabe is often not the day the letter really arrived. The law sets a fixed day instead.
For letters sent by post, this is usually the fourth day after sending. For some offices it can also be three days.
If the letter arrived later, the later day usually counts. But the office can dispute this. So write down the day the letter arrived.
A letter in a yellow envelope is formally served. Then the date on the envelope counts.
Example sentence
Der Bescheid gilt am vierten Tag nach der Aufgabe zur Post als bekannt gegeben.
The Bescheid counts as notified on the fourth day after it was posted.
What you can do
Write down the day the letter arrived and keep the envelope. To be safe, count from the earlier day.
Related words
- Bescheid A Bescheid is a letter in which an office decides something about your case.
- Frist A Frist is the time within which you must do something, for example reply or file a Widerspruch.
- Zustellung Zustellung means: an office or court delivers a letter to you in a way it can prove later.
- Rechtsbehelfsbelehrung The Rechtsbehelfsbelehrung is a text at the end of a Bescheid. It explains how you can challenge the decision.