Code Consultation 2026

On the 5th of August 2026, the Government Commission published proposed amendments to the German Corporate Governance Code and opened them for consultation.
Below you will find the draft Code with integrated explanatory notes on the proposed amendments.

Comments

The Commission thanks all respondents for their constructive contributions. It will examine them in detail and incorporate them into its further deliberations.

The vast majority of the 69 responses welcome the Commission's approach to further developing the Code by streamlining it into a concise and understandable reference document for good corporate governance.

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Please find documents and information on previous consultations in the Archive.