Law, tax and authorities
BALM
Abbreviation for Bundesamt für Logistik und Mobilität
In short and in plain language
The BALM is a German federal office. It is based in Cologne.
It deals with lorries and with people who travel by road.
The office checks that the rules are kept. It writes reports on the market. It also gives firms money for good projects.
Definition
The BALM is the German Federal Logistics and Mobility Office, a federal authority headquartered in Cologne that works in road freight transport and passenger transport. It monitors compliance with the law, observes the market and publishes reports and statistics on it. It also runs funding programmes, for example in freight transport.