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Hi everyone, @magius asked me what the legal implication of vouchers are and i found an internetpage that describe the status of Solidar vouchers very well: http://www.it-recht-kanzlei.de/agb-gutscheine-verkauf.html in principle it says: -When an organization issues vouchers there is a difference if they are sold or give aways. -If they are give aways -like Solidar- the issuer can freely define the how long they are valid. -In principle vouchers could be a subsidy for money, like the german wikipedia states in his first sentence: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gutschein

§ 807 BGB : Legally, the voucher is equated with a document (ownership paper according to § 807 BGB) which grants the voucher owner a claim to a service in the amount quantified on the voucher or a claim to a service. § 195 BGB: Regular limitation period The regular period of limitation is three years. Giveaways can be valid shorter as they are a gift and not bound to the law when it comes to tine validity. There is no entry in the BGB for that. It is rather a rule that has been established in many court decisions.