Germany
Beitragsservice von ARD, ZDF und Deutschlandradio
No household broadcasting levy.
Everyday life
17 entries, read from Germany to DR Congo.
no equivalent
Germany
Bundesamt für Naturschutz
ICCN
It runs the parks itself, rangers included.
Germany
Bundesministerium für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung
Ministère de l'Agriculture et Sécurité alimentaire
The ministry runs border quarantine itself.
Germany
Bundesministerium für Umwelt
Ministère de l'Environnement et Développement durable
It decides individual cases over land and forest.
Germany
Bundesnetzagentur
ARE + ARPTC
Telecoms and post at one body, electricity at another.
Germany
Bürgeramt
ONIP + DGM
Split: identity card and passport come from different bodies.
Germany
Deutsche Post
SCPT
A state operator; post is collected, not delivered.
Germany
Fernwärme
No district heating and no connection obligation.
Germany
Ordnungsamt
Bourgmestre
An elected mayor, with police at his disposal.
Germany
SCHUFA
No central credit bureau.
Germany
Sozialamt
No general safety net outside employment.
Germany
Stadtwerke
SNEL + REGIDESO
Two national utilities, no supplier choice.
Germany
Standesamt
Bureau de l'État Civil
The commune's civil registry office.
Germany
Verbraucherschlichtungsstelle
No consumer arbitration; the courts or nothing.
Germany
Verbraucherzentrale
No advice body with the standing to sue.
Germany
Veterinäramt
SQAV
A border quarantine service under the ministry.
Germany
Wohngeldstelle
No housing benefit of any kind.
Each entry cites its sources and shows when it was last checked. Where no equivalent exists, the entry says so.