Germany – EU Regulations

EU Regulations in Germany

Germany transposes EU directives through federal legislation and supplements EU regulations with national implementing provisions.

Key National Legislation

  • BDSG (Federal Data Protection Act): Supplements the GDPR
  • BSI Act: Cybersecurity and critical infrastructure regulation
  • NIS2UmsuCG: Transposition of the NIS2 Directive (in legislative process)
  • LkSG (Supply Chain Due Diligence Act): German implementation of supply chain due diligence obligations

Supervisory Authorities

  • BfDI (Federal Commissioner for Data Protection): GDPR supervision at federal level
  • BSI (Federal Office for Information Security): NIS2 and cybersecurity
  • BaFin: DORA and financial market regulation
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