Germany
- National law
- Barrierefreiheitsstärkungsgesetz (BFSG)§ 37 BFSG
- Enforcement
- Marktüberwachungsstelle der Länder (MLBF)
- Penalty
- up to €100,000
- What changed
- From the statute · Transposition disputed by the Commission
Enforcement
The BFSG sets the highest straightforward ceiling in this table and the Länder run market surveillance through a joint body. Germany also has an active unfair-competition culture in which competitors send warning letters, which arrives faster than any regulator.
The Commission issued a further reasoned opinion over incomplete transposition in March 2026, so the German position may still move.
Directive (EU) 2019/882
The European Accessibility Act has applied since 28 June 2025. Article 13(2) requires you to publish specific information about how your service meets the accessibility requirements, put it with your terms, and show that you monitor it. That is the part companies miss, because unlike a contrast failure you cannot see it by looking at the site.
28 June 2025
The documents, drafted for your service
The scan tells you what is missing. The pack is the four documents the Directive actually names: the Annex V information in the form it has to take, the Article 14 assessment if you are claiming a disproportionate burden, the Article 13(3) monitoring procedure, and a dated evidence file. Written against the national instrument for your market.
Written against Directive (EU) 2019/882 and the national instruments named on the country pages. Not legal advice. Every change to this drafting is dated and published.