AI Act enforcement in Germany

Germany has designated its AI Act market surveillance authority in national law. No AI enforcement action has been recorded there on this tracker. The Article 5 prohibitions bind in Germany regardless, and have since 2 February 2025.

Designation status

The state of play in Germany

Bundesnetzagentur designated as market surveillance authority and single point of contact. National implementing law in force 29 July 2026.

The deadline in Article 70 for member states to designate their national competent authorities was 2 August 2025. Designation in national law and notification of a single point of contact to the Commission are separate steps, and this register tracks the first. See the full register for how Germany compares.

Authorities

Who can act here

Bundesnetzagentur
Market surveillance for AI systems placed on the German market, and the German notifying authority, operating alongside the sectoral supervisors that keep their own competences.
Maximum penalty: 35 million euro or 7 percent of worldwide turnover for prohibited practices (AI Act Article 99(3))

The record

Enforcement actions recorded here

No AI enforcement action has been recorded in Germany as of 20 August 2026. That is the accurate answer, not a gap in the research: the register is checked every Monday, and the same day for any action under the AI Act.

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Last updated 20 August 2026. Every record re verified 20 August 2026. The tracker is checked every Monday, and the same day for any action under the AI Act.