In this written version of a lecture, the author makes an initial assessment of the Default and Purchasing Act. Both the pseudo-problems and the real problems of this area are illustrated here, as are individual questions of the conformity to guidelines of the new Purchasing Act.

Prof. Dr.Stephan Lorenzist Inhaber eines Lehrstuhls für Bürgerliches Recht, Internationales Privatrecht und Rechtsvergleichung an der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit& uml;t München.