According to a newspaper report, new laws in Germany are to be published digitally in the future.

As the newspapers of the editorial network Germany (RND) reported on Friday, a corresponding bill by the Federal Ministry of Justice is intended to make the previously required printed publication in the Federal Law Gazette superfluous.

The proposal has already been sent to the other federal ministries for approval.

"We are making the rule of law more digital," said Federal Minister of Justice Marco Buschmann (FDP) to the RND.

“With the introduction of the electronic Federal Law Gazette, we are now taking another important step.

This creates transparency and also makes everyday work easier for those applying the law.” Last but not least, electronic promulgation saves resources.

"By eliminating the paper-based subscriptions or individual editions of the Federal Law Gazette, a mountain of paper of around 2.5 kilometers can be saved every year," said the minister.

According to Buschmann, the law should apply from 2023 and regulate the official promulgation of laws on an online promulgation platform operated by the Federal Office of Justice.

This accelerates the announcement and improves access to legal texts, said the FDP politician.

According to Buschmann, citizens will then be able to access officially announced laws and regulations free of charge and without barriers.

In addition, the documents could be freely printed out, searched and reused.

Currently, a law can only come into force in Germany if it has been passed by the Bundestag and Bundesrat, signed by the Federal President and finally published in the Federal Law Gazette.

According to the Federal Ministry of Justice, a change to a digital publication must be preceded by an amendment to Article 82 Paragraph 1 of the Basic Law.

According to the report, the draft for such an amendment to the Basic Law will be introduced in parallel under the leadership of the Federal Ministry of the Interior.