| English | German |
| administrative authorities | Verwaltungsbehörden |
| civic authorities | Stadtverwaltung |
| Committee on the Environment, Regional Planning and Local Authorities | Ausschuss für Umwelt, Landesplanung und Kommunalbehörden |
| competent authority of destination | zuständige Behörde am Bestimmungsort |
| competent authority of dispatch | zuständige Behörde am Versandort |
| competent authority of transit | für die Durchfuhr zuständige Behörde |
| controlling authority The power of a person or an organized assemblage of persons to manage, direct, superintend, restrict, regulate, govern, administer or oversee | Aufsichtsbehörde |
| federal authority The power of a central government agency or its administrators to carry out the terms of the law creating the agency as well as to administer and implement regulations, laws and government policies | Bundesbehörde |
| federal authority | Bundesbehörde |
| inspecting authority | Umweltinspektionsbehörde |
| legislative authority The power of a deliberative assembly of persons or delegates to bring a bill, resolution or special act to an official, legally binding status | Gesetzgeber |
| legislative authority | Gesetzgeber |
| liability of public authorities and officials | Staatshaftung |
| local authority The power of a government agency or its administrators to administer and implement laws and government policies for a city, town or small district | Kommunalbehörde |
| local authority | Kommunalbehörde |
| National Authority for Alternative Energy | Nationales Institut für Alternative Energien |
| obtain the consent of pollution control authorities before discharging to wastewater treatment plants | S54 |
| obtain the consent of pollution control authorities before discharging to wastewater treatment plants | vor Ableitung in Kläranlagen Einwilligung der zuständigen Behörden einholen |
| provincial/regional authority D | Landesbehörde |
| regional authority The power of a government agency or its administrators to administer and implement laws and government policies applicable to a specific geographical area, usually falling under the jurisdiction of two or more states | Regionalbehörde |
| Rijnmond Authority | OEffentlich-rechtliche Koerperschaft Rijnmond |
| river authority | Wasserwirtschaftsamt |
| river authority | Wasserwirtschaftsverband |
| scientific authority | wissenschaftliche Behörde (Einrichtung) |
| Standing Conference of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe | Ständige Konferenz der Gemeinden und Regionen in Europa |
| Standing Conference of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe | Ständige Konferenz der Gemeinden und Regionen Europas |
| Water Authority | Wasserwirtschaftsamt |
| Water Authority | Öffentlich-rechtlicher Wasserverband |
| Water Authority | Wasserverband |
| water regulatory authority The power of a government agency or its administrators to administer and implement regulations, laws and government policies relating to the preservation and protection of water resources | Wasserbehörde |
| water regulatory authority | Wasserbehörde |
