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Accessibility law in Germany: are you provably compliant?
The BFSG has applied to B2C web shops and apps since 28 June 2025; fines run up to €100,000, alongside the German Verbandsklage (collective action).
- Law: Accessibility Strengthening Act (Barrierefreiheitsstärkungsgesetz, BFSG). EAA transposition
- In force: Since 28 June 2025.
- Standard: WCAG 2.1 AA / EN 301 549
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Enforcement: what's happening now
Market surveillance via the joint federal-state authority MLBF. The structure is young (since 2025) but operational.
Cross-border trade
Selling to here from abroad?
The European Accessibility Act is market-based: if you sell products or services to consumers in this country, it applies to you, even if your business is established outside the EU.
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Why this matters
Accessibility isn't a checkbox for a regulator, it decides whether roughly 1 in 6 people (WHO) can use your site at all. For them, an inaccessible store isn't a minor annoyance but a closed door. Fix the error in your own code and you remove that barrier and make your site cleaner for search engines, the same fix, double the gain.
Know where you stand, before the regulator does.
Sources: Bundesfachstelle Barrierefreiheit. BFSG · activeMind. BFSG-gids
This is information and tooling, not legal advice.
Facts last verified: June 2026
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