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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\nVoor wie geldt dit: Small\, medium and large businesses sel
 ling in-scope products or providing in-scope services to consumers in Germ
 any\; micro-enterprises are exempt only for services\, not for products th
 ey manufacture or sell.\n\nWat u moet doen: Check whether your products or
  services fall within BFSG's scope (Anlagen 1-3). If you provide services 
 and qualify as a Kleinstunternehmen\, document the exemption. Otherwise de
 sign/adapt products and digital services (websites\, apps\, terminals) to 
 meet the accessibility requirements and keep technical documentation for m
 arket surveillance.\n\nSanctie: Fines up to €100\,000 for placing non-co
 mpliant products on the market\, CE-marking violations or offering non-com
 pliant services (§37 Abs. 2 BFSG)\; up to €10\,000 for other listed vio
 lations (§37 Abs. 1).\n\nOpmerking bij de datum: Transitional relief: ser
 vice providers may keep using products already deployed before 2025-06-28 
 until 2030-06-27\, and may continue pre-existing service contracts unchang
 ed until they expire or until 2030-06-27\, whichever is earlier\; self-ser
 vice terminals in use before 2025-06-28 may run until the end of their eco
 nomic life\, capped at 15 years after commissioning.\n\nStatus: Van kracht
 \nhttps://eudeadlines.eu/nl/deadline/de-accessibility-bfsg-applies
URL:https://eudeadlines.eu/nl/deadline/de-accessibility-bfsg-applies
CATEGORIES:DE,Germany accessibility act (BFSG)
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