Germany

• 2026-10-06:The new Federal Commissioner for Data Protection, Moritz Hennemann(in office since 2026-10-01), said that bundling supervision of private-sector data protection is being considered. This is a consideration only: no bill or legislative vehicle has been identified.
• About 2026-09-28:The Länder published the draft Digital Media State Treatywith a “KI-Informationssysteme” category. Comments are open until 2026-11-13, with an evaluation planned for early 2027.
• 2026-08-31:AISI Deutschland was established.

What to watch:the close of the State Treaty comment period on 2026-11-13, and the first annual report of the KI-Marktüberwachungskammer to the Bundestag for 2026, due 2027-03-31.

Germany does not have a separate national AI regulation; it implements the EU AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689) through a national implementing act.

• KI-MIG(the implementation act, Federal Law Gazette 2026 I No. 139; in force 2026-07-29). It designates the competent authorities and sets up an independent KI-Marktüberwachungskammer (AI market-surveillance chamber) within the Bundesnetzagentur. A coordination centre (KoKIVO), a KI-Service Desk and a mandate for a regulatory sandbox (Reallabor) are live.
• AISI Deutschland(established 2026-08-31 by the digital ministry BMDS and the interior ministry BMI). Phase 1 is a virtual nucleus drawing on the BSI and the Bundesnetzagentur.
• Draft Digital Media State Treaty(discussion draft published about 2026-09-28 by the Länder). It adds a category of “KI-Informationssysteme” (AI information systems) with transparency duties.

The KI-MIG allocates supervision of the EU AI Act among German authorities: the Bundesnetzagentur in general, BaFin for AI used in regulated financial activity, and the Länder for their own public bodies and for media-related AI. The draft State Treaty would add transparency duties for AI-based information systems in the media sphere.

Companies should identify which authority supervises their AI systems and use the Bundesnetzagenturas the single contact point and complaints body. The AI Act's own obligations and fines, described on the European Union page, apply in Germany through this structure.

Caveat.The publication date of the draft State Treaty rests on press reports (a newspaper report cited in the lane report and a trade-press article of 2026-10-09), which are secondary sources. Research assistance, not legal advice; verify before reliance.