# De agb review
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Reviews German General Terms and Conditions (AGB — Allgemeine Geschäftsbedingungen) under BGB §§ 305–310.

Reviews German General Terms and Conditions (AGB — Allgemeine Geschäftsbedingungen) under BGB §§ 305–310. Use when drafting, reviewing, or auditing standard terms for German-law contracts — whether B2C, B2B, online, or employment. Covers incorporation requirements (§ 305), surprising clause prohibition (§ 305c), transparency (§ 307 Transparenzgebot), conditional prohibitions (§ 308), absolute prohibition catalogue (§ 309), B2C vs. B2B distinctions (§ 310), consequences of invalidity and the prohibition of Geltungserhaltende Reduktion (§ 306). Also applies to e-commerce AGB, software licensing terms, IT procurement, and post-2022 subscription/auto-renewal changes. Triggers on "review our AGB", "check German T&Cs", "BGB 305", "AGB Inhaltskontrolle", "German general conditions", "standard terms Germany", "AGB enforceable", or any request to draft or validate general terms under German law.

This skill reviews AGB — pre-formulated contractual terms (§ 305 Abs. 1 BGB) intended for use across multiple contracts — against the German statutory framework in BGB §§ 305–310. **Covers:** - Incorporation validity (§§ 305, 305a): whether AGB are properly part of the contract - Priority of individual agreements (§ 305b): Vorrang der Individualabrede - Surprising clauses and ambiguity (§ 305c): überraschende Klauseln, Unklarheitenregel - Consequences of invalidity (§ 306): severability, Geltungserhaltende Reduktion prohibition - General good faith test (§ 307): Inhaltskontrolle, Transparenzgebot - Conditional prohibition catalogue (§ 308): Klauselverbote mit Wertungsmöglichkeit - Absolute prohibition catalogue (§ 309): Klauselverbote ohne Wertungsmöglichkeit - Scope and B2C/B2B distinctions (§ 310): Kaufmann privilege, consumer contract protections - 2022 amendments: auto-renewal rules, online cancellation button requirement - Sector-specific frameworks: IT/EVB-IT, employment AGB, e-commerce, banking/insurance **Does not:** - Draft AGB from scratch (use a dedicated AGB drafting skill) - Provide advice on AGB for jurisdictions other than Germany - Constitute a complete UKlaG (Unterlassungsklagengesetz) risk assessment - Replace a qualified German Rechtsanwalt for final sign-off **Jurisdiction**: Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrecht) **Primary statute**: Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (BGB) §§ 305–310, in force as amended through the Fair Consumer Contracts Act (Gesetz zur Regelung des fairen Verbrauchervertrags) of ...

## Jurisdictions

Germany



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