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Hamburgisches Pressegesetz came into effect on Jan. 19, 1965 - get to know this law...

Hamburgisches Umweltinformationsgesetz (HmbUIG) came into effect on Nov. 4, 2005 - get to know this law...

Hamburgisches Transparenzgesetz (HmbTG) came into effect on Oct. 6, 2012 - get to know this law...