RIS (Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes)
Business Profile
Core Value Proposition
RIS provides legally binding publication of federal and state laws and decrees, and delivers access to case law, consolidated federal and state law, and selected ministerial and municipal announcements.
Target Customer
Public sector bodies (federal, LĂ€nder, districts, municipalities), courts, legal professionals, researchers, and citizens seeking official legal texts and jurisprudence in Austria.
Key Differentiator
Official government-managed platform offering legally binding publications across federal and LÀnder levels, with ongoing expansions (e.g., Gemeinderecht authentisch and Bezirksverwaltungsbehörden publications in Oberösterreich) and a unified access point to federal and state law and selected decrees
Implementation Timeline
Not explicitly stated for general deployment; new RIS applications and extensions announced for July 2025 (e.g., Gemeinderecht authentisch; Kundmachungen der Bezirksverwaltungsbehörden aus Oberösterreich)
Pain Points
- 1Need for legally binding publication of laws and regulations at federal and state levels
- 2Difficulty accessing authoritative case law and official administrative documents in one place
- 3Disparate sources across federal, state, and municipal levels requiring consolidation and searchability
Key Features
- 1Publication of laws in the Bundesgesetzblatt and LandesgesetzblÀtter (legally binding)
- 2Access to Judikatur (case law) and selected legal norms from municipalities
- 3Access to Kundmachungen, ErlÀsse and other official announcements
- 4Consolidated federal and Landesrecht (konsolidiertes Bundes- und Landesrecht)
- 5Search capabilities (Gesamtabfrage) and access to multiple RIS applications, including new modules introduced in 2025
Target Customer Industries
Client Results
- 1Users can access legally binding texts and official jurisprudence
- 2Improved ability to research and verify legal norms across federal and state levels
- 3Centralized access to official publications and decrees
Competitive Advantages
- 1Authoritative, legally binding publications from a government source
- 2Centralized access to federal and state law, jurisprudence, and official announcements
- 3Transparency about data handling and privacy; explicit disclaimers about not providing legal advice
- 4Evidence of ongoing expansion and modernization (2025 updates)
Key Benefits
Additional Product Information
Product Description
A government-run information system that publishes legally binding federal and state laws and decrees and provides access to jurisprudence, selected municipal norms, and other official announcements; serves as a comprehensive documentation of Austrian law.
Target Market
Federal and LĂ€nder authorities, courts, legal professionals, researchers, and citizens seeking official legal texts and jurisprudence in Austria.
Unique Value Proposition
Official, centralized, legally binding access to Austrian federal and state law, jurisprudence, and selected administrative publications, continuously updated and expanded by the Austrian Federal Chancellery.
Technical Requirements
Web-based portal with secured access to official documents; some documents are digitally signed as 'Signiertes PDF-Dokument'; analytics (Matomo) used for usage analysis; server logs are collected with anonymization of IPs; content includes third-party data and materials from courts and government bodies
Pricing Model
Not disclosed
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