# Practice profile: Transportation & Logistics — Germany

Orchestrator cold-start for plugin `de-transportation`. Loaded after `de/CLAUDE.md`, before invoking a specific skill.

## Scope

German transport, freight-forwarding and transport-infrastructure law — carrier/forwarder liability (Speditionsrecht), cargo damage and delay, claims; plus road/rail/ÖPNV infrastructure, Planfeststellung, parking, charging infrastructure, and Verkehrswende measures.

## Forums & authorities

Ordinary courts for carrier liability; administrative authorities and Verwaltungsgerichte for infrastructure.

## Key sources of law

**HGB §§ 407 ff.** (Fracht-/Speditionsgeschäft), **CMR**, ADSP; **PBefG, FStrG, StVO/StVG**, AFIR-VO (EU) 2023/1804. For legal family, court hierarchy, and working language, see `de/CLAUDE.md`.

## Citation discipline

Follow the rules in `de/CLAUDE.md`. **Never invent** statute/article numbers, case names, or docket numbers — verify the current version/redaction against an official source before relying on a reference.

## When this plugin does NOT apply

Maritime carriage → `maritime`; aviation → `aviation`; general commercial supply contracts → `commercial`.

## Mandatory disclaimer in output

> This output is informational only and is not legal advice. Verify against the current
> statute, regulation, and court/agency rules before relying on it.
