The EU AI Act in Germany
The Act is Union law in Germany as everywhere else. From 29 July 2026 the Bundesnetzagentur is the default market-surveillance authority and the central contact point under the national KI-MIG. Literacy and transparency dates are the same as the rest of the Union.
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The EU AI Act is Union law in Germany. A German statute organises who watches the market; it does not replace the Union duties or move the Union dates.
From 29 July 2026 the Bundesnetzagentur is the default market-surveillance authority and the central contact point under the national KI-MIG. The European Commission lists it as Germany's single point of contact (list last updated 7 September 2026). Some sectors keep their usual supervisor — for example BaFin in listed financial cases.
Literacy and chatbot-transparency stay on the Union dates. Article 50 requires a clear notice. It does not name German. Whether German consumer-language rules add a German-language chatbot notice is not verified here.
This is general information, not legal advice.
What the law actually says
"Die Bundesnetzagentur ist die für die Einhaltung der Verordnung (EU) 2024/1689 zuständige Marktüberwachungsbehörde, soweit in diesem Gesetz nichts anderes bestimmt ist."
In English: "The Bundesnetzagentur is the market surveillance authority responsible for adherence to Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, unless otherwise provided in this Act."
— KI-MIG § 2(1) (Gesetz zur Marktüberwachung und Innovationsförderung von künstlicher Intelligenz) · gesetze-im-internet.deIn plain words
- The EU AI Act still supplies the duties. KI-MIG organises who watches the market in Germany.
- Some sectors keep their usual supervisor (for example BaFin in listed financial cases). A shop with a chatbot still starts with the Union text.
- Help and complaints route through the Bundesnetzagentur as the central contact point (KI-MIG § 6).
Who enforces it there
- KI-MIG entered into force on 29 July 2026 (Article 5 of the Act of 22 July 2026, BGBl. 2026 I Nr. 223).
- Bundesnetzagentur is the default market-surveillance authority (KI-MIG § 2(1)) and the single point of contact in the sense of Article 70(2) of the AI Act (KI-MIG § 6(1)).
- The European Commission lists the Bundesnetzagentur as Germany's single point of contact for market surveillance. That list was last updated on 7 September 2026.
- Official pages: gesetze-im-internet.de/ki-mig/ and bundesnetzagentur.de (press notice 29 July 2026).
Language obligations
- Article 50(5) of the AI Act requires notices to be clear and distinguishable by the first interaction. It does not name German as a required language.
- Whether German consumer-contract rules add a language duty on top is not settled on this page.
National additions
- KI-MIG is the national market-surveillance and contact-point law. It does not rewrite Article 4 or Article 50.
- Sector exceptions (finance, some product rules) are in KI-MIG § 2. A typical small shop is under the default Bundesnetzagentur line.
Where small businesses get help
- KI-MIG § 5 sets up a coordinating competence centre at the Bundesnetzagentur, including awareness-raising for the AI Act.
- Start with bundesnetzagentur.de and the Union text on eur-lex.europa.eu. This page is not a substitute for that desk.
- Scans your computer and lists every AI tool your business actually uses.
- Checks your settings files for the transparency basics and produces a plain-language readiness report.
- Runs in your browser, free, nothing uploaded.
- Every month: re-scan, and the report can be updated each month — "what changed since last check" is written for you.
- Your records build into a printable readiness pack: tool inventory, training journal, disclosure checklist.
- Keeps the dated history an inspector would ask to see.
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