Country-by-country
Accessibility law in the EU and beyond
The EU Accessibility Act (Directive 2019/882) is implemented locally in each member state, often by a country-specific statute with its own deadlines, exemptions, and fines. This index covers the laws we get asked about most. Pick a country to see what applies to your service, who enforces it, and what the actual penalties look like.
European Union member states
Germany — BFSG
DEBFSG / Barrierefreiheitsstärkungsgesetz: who is covered, what WCAG 2.1 AA requirements apply, deadlines, fines, and a free AI scan.
France — RGAA
FRRGAA + EAA in France: who must comply, WCAG 2.1 AA mapping, deadlines, fines up to 4% of turnover, and a free AI scan.
Italy — Stanca + DL 82/2022
ITStanca Law + EAA in Italy: who must comply, AgID requirements, WCAG 2.1 AA mapping, fines, and a free AI scan.
Spain — RD 1112/2018 + Ley 11/2023
ESSpain accessibility compliance: RD 1112/2018 + EAA transposition, WCAG 2.1 AA, fines, deadlines, and a free AI scan.
Netherlands — Tijdelijk Besluit + EAA Wet
NLDutch accessibility compliance: Tijdelijk Besluit, Digitoegankelijk, EAA transposition, WCAG 2.1 AA, deadlines, free AI scan.
Belgium — Loi 19/07/2018 + Loi-EAA
BEBelgian accessibility compliance for public and consumer services: WCAG 2.1 AA, deadlines, fines, free AI scan.
Sweden — DOS + EAA-lag
SESweden accessibility compliance: DOS Act, EAA transposition, DIGG enforcement, WCAG 2.1 AA, deadlines, free AI scan.
Poland — Ustawa 4/2019 + Ustawa EAA
PLPoland accessibility compliance: Ustawa 2019, EAA transposition, WCAG 2.1 AA via EN 301 549, deadlines, free AI scan.
Ireland — EAA Regulations 2023
IEIreland accessibility compliance: EU EAA Implementation Regulations, NDA enforcement, WCAG 2.1 AA, deadlines, free AI scan.
Austria — BaFG
ATAustria accessibility compliance: Barrierefreiheitsgesetz, EAA, WCAG 2.1 AA, deadlines, fines, free AI scan.
Denmark — Tilgængelighedsloven
DKDanish accessibility compliance: web tilgængelighedsloven, EAA transposition, deadlines, fines, and a free AI scan.
Finland — Digipalvelulaki
FIFinland accessibility compliance: laki digitaalisten palveluiden tarjoamisesta, EAA, fines, deadlines, free AI scan.
Portugal — DL 83/2018 + EAA
PTPortugal accessibility compliance: DL 83/2018, EAA transposition, AMA enforcement, free AI scan.
Czechia — Zákon 99/2019 + EAA
CZCzech Republic accessibility compliance: zákon 99/2019, EAA, free AI scan.
Greece — Law 4727/2020 + EAA
GRGreek accessibility compliance: Law 4727/2020, EAA transposition, free AI scan.
Hungary — Act LXXV/2018 + EAA
HUHungarian accessibility compliance: 2018 act, EAA transposition, free AI scan against any URL.
Slovakia — Act 95/2019 + EAA
SKSlovak accessibility compliance: Act on access to information and EAA, free AI scan.
Croatia — Zakon 17/2019 + EAA
HRCroatian accessibility compliance: 2019 act, EAA, free AI scan.
Slovenia — ZDSMA + EAA
SISlovenian accessibility compliance: ZDSMA 2018, EAA, free AI scan.
Bulgaria — EGA + EAA
BGBulgarian accessibility compliance: 2018 e-government act, EAA, free AI scan.
Romania — GD 1112/2018 + EAA
RORomanian accessibility compliance: 2018 GD, EAA, free AI scan.
Lithuania — PSIR Act + EAA
LTLithuanian accessibility compliance under the EAA, free AI scan.
Latvia — CR 445/2020 + EAA
LVLatvian accessibility compliance: Cabinet Regulation 445/2020 + EAA, free AI scan.
Estonia — PIA + EAA
EEEstonian accessibility compliance: Public Information Act + EAA, free AI scan.
Luxembourg — Loi 28/05/2019 + EAA
LULuxembourg accessibility compliance under the EAA, free AI scan.
Cyprus — Law 6(I)/2018 + EAA
CYCypriot accessibility compliance: 2018 law + EAA, free AI scan.
Malta — LN 138/2018 + EAA
MTMaltese accessibility compliance: Public Service Act 2018 + EAA, free AI scan.
United Kingdom — Equality Act + PSBAR
GBUK accessibility compliance: Equality Act 2010, PSBAR 2018, post-Brexit EAA exposure for cross-border sellers.
The EAA is the umbrella; national laws are how you actually get fined. If your service ships to consumers in more than one EU country, you are bound by the strictest applicable law on every relevant criterion. In practice that means designing to WCAG 2.1 Level AA via EN 301 549 and publishing an accessibility statement that meets the local template.
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