General Consumer Conciliation Body

The General Consumer Conciliation Body provides assistance if there is no specialised Consumer Conciliation Body in Germany. This is the case, for example, for disputes with retailers, car rental companies and water suppliers.

 

Excluded are

  • non-economic services of general interest
  • health services
  • public university education and trainings
  • disputes concerning labor law

The Universalschlichtungsstelle des Bundes* - Zentrum für Schlichtung e.V.

(Universal conciliation body)

Practical tip: Contact the General Consumer Conciliation Body in case you are unsure whether it can handle your dispute. If it cannot handle your complaint, it will refer you to the right ADR body.

Straßburger Straße 8

77694 Kehl am Rhein

Phone: +49 7851/7957940

Email: mail@universalschlichtungsstelle.de

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