Upcoming EU compliance deadlines (Germany, small)

18 daysEmpowering Consumers for the Green Transition: ban on vague/unsubstantiated environmental claims applies
27 September 2026 · Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive
31 daysUmsatzsteuer-Voranmeldung: VAT advance return filing deadline
10 October 2026 · Germany VAT
91 daysNew Product Liability Directive applies: strict liability extends to software, AI and digital services
9 December 2026 · Product Liability Directive
106 daysEU Digital Identity Wallet: every Member State must offer a wallet; public bodies must accept it
24 December 2026 · eIDAS 2
113 daysJahresabschluss: annual financial statement disclosure (Offenlegung) to the Unternehmensregister
31 December 2026 · Germany financial statement disclosure
294 daysEU Deforestation Regulation: due diligence applies for micro and small enterprises
30 June 2027 · EUDR
303 daysInstant Payments Regulation: sending instant euro payments and Verification of Payee mandatory for non-euro-area banks (Poland, Sweden, Czechia, etc.)
9 July 2027 · Instant Payments Regulation
325 daysESt/KSt/GewSt: annual income/corporation/trade tax return filing deadline
31 July 2027 · Germany annual tax returns
461 daysForced Labour Regulation: ban on placing, selling or exporting products made with forced labour
14 December 2027 · Forced Labour Regulation
478 daysESPR: first product-specific ecodesign and Digital Product Passport rules (iron & steel, textiles, tyres, aluminium)
31 December 2027 · Ecodesign (ESPR)