Slovakia accessibility law: Act 95/2019 + EAA explained

Who has to comply

Public-sector since 2019; consumer services from 28 June 2025.

Slovakia is a small, open economy closely integrated with the Czech and Central-European markets, so foreign sellers targeting the region routinely reach Slovak consumers. Under the EAA implementation, a non-EU store selling to Slovak consumers is covered on the country-of-consumption basis. A Slovak-language accessibility statement is expected, and sellers who localise only for Czechia should not assume that satisfies the distinct Slovak requirement.

What the law actually requires

The technical baseline is WCAG 2.1 Level AA via EN 301 549. EN 301 549 references WCAG 2.1 Level AA in full and adds a few requirements specific to mobile apps and documents. Beyond the technical bar, Slovakia requires the following operational items, which auditors check first because they are simple to verify:

• EN 301 549 / WCAG 2.1 AA

• Slovak-language accessibility statement

Penalties and how enforcement actually works

Administrative penalties per the EAA implementing act.

Enforcement is led centrally by the Ministry of Investments, Regional Development and Informatization (MIRRI), which monitors the public-sector regime, coordinated with the consumer-protection regulator for private-sector services. Slovakia's model is centralised and largely complaint-driven, with administrative penalties under the EAA implementing act. As a smaller administration building out its private-sector enforcement, the first cycle is likely to focus on clear, checkable failures — the presence and adequacy of the Slovak statement and feedback channel — before technical deep-dives.

Practical first steps for a Slovakia site

If you are starting now and want to land before enforcement, run an automated audit, fix the high-impact issues (contrast, labels, keyboard, focus), publish an accessibility statement, and set up a feedback inbox. That sequence covers 80% of what auditors look for in a first sweep.

• Run a baseline scan to know your current score

• Fix critical and serious issues in priority order — these are the ones cited in complaints

• Publish a public accessibility statement on a stable URL (Slovakia regulators expect this discoverable)

• Add a feedback channel and answer within the country-specified window

• Re-scan after every major release; track regressions