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DTSTAMP:20260908T202832Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250628
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250629
SUMMARY:Germany accessibility act (BFSG): Germany: Barrierefreiheitsstärku
 ngsgesetz (accessibility act) applies to products and services
DESCRIPTION:The BFSG (Germany's transposition of the European Accessibility
  Act) has applied since 28 June 2025. It requires many consumer-facing pro
 ducts (e.g. computers\, smartphones\, e-readers\, payment terminals\, self
 -service terminals) and services (e.g. e-commerce\, banking\, telecoms\, t
 ransport ticketing\, e-books) to meet accessibility requirements. A specif
 ic exemption in §3 Abs. 3 BFSG excludes Kleinstunternehmen (micro-enterpr
 ises: under 10 staff and either annual turnover or balance sheet total not
  exceeding €2m) from the accessibility duties for the SERVICES they prov
 ide (this exemption does not extend to putting non-compliant PRODUCTS on t
 he market).\n\nWho is affected: Small\, medium and large businesses sellin
 g in-scope products or providing in-scope services to consumers in Germany
 \; micro-enterprises are exempt only for services\, not for products they 
 manufacture or sell.\n\nWhat to do: Check whether your products or service
 s fall within BFSG's scope (Anlagen 1-3). If you provide services and qual
 ify as a Kleinstunternehmen\, document the exemption. Otherwise design/ada
 pt products and digital services (websites\, apps\, terminals) to meet the
  accessibility requirements and keep technical documentation for market su
 rveillance.\n\nPenalty: Fines up to €100\,000 for placing non-compliant 
 products on the market\, CE-marking violations or offering non-compliant s
 ervices (§37 Abs. 2 BFSG)\; up to €10\,000 for other listed violations 
 (§37 Abs. 1).\n\nNote: Transitional relief: service providers may keep us
 ing products already deployed before 2025-06-28 until 2030-06-27\, and may
  continue pre-existing service contracts unchanged until they expire or un
 til 2030-06-27\, whichever is earlier\; self-service terminals in use befo
 re 2025-06-28 may run until the end of their economic life\, capped at 15 
 years after commissioning.\n\nStatus: In force\nhttps://eudeadlines.eu/dea
 dline/de-accessibility-bfsg-applies
URL:https://eudeadlines.eu/deadline/de-accessibility-bfsg-applies
CATEGORIES:DE,Germany accessibility act (BFSG)
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