European Accessibility Act fines and penalties by country
The European Accessibility Act (EAA) has been in force since 28 June 2025. There is no single EU-wide fine: each member state sets its own penalties and sanctions in national law, so the amount you face depends entirely on where you trade. Below is the current picture for all 27 EU countries, with a deep-dive page for each.
EAA enforcement timeline
416 days since enforcement began
Ranked by statutory ceiling · EUR
Top 12 member states by maximum fine
~€250M
~€50M
~€2M
~€2M
~€1.26M
~€1M
~€1M
~€917k
~€900k
~€415k
~€200k
~€150k
≥ €1M
€100K – €1M
< €100K
+ 3 member states with no published ceiling
Source: national transpositions of EU Directive 2019/882, compiled from official gazettes. See each country page for statute references.
Maximum fines, ranked
Sorted by approximate ceiling. Click any country for the full breakdown — enforcement body, official source, and what to do.
Common questions about EAA penalties
What are the penalties under the European Accessibility Act?
There is no single EU-wide penalty. The EAA is a directive, so each of the 27 member states set its own fines, sanctions and enforcement procedure when transposing it into national law. Maximum amounts range from a few thousand euros to over a million, and Ireland is the only member state whose transposition includes criminal sanctions with possible imprisonment. The applicable figure is the one in the country where you offer the service, not where your company is registered.
How much is the maximum EAA fine?
The highest statutory ceilings in the EU run into seven figures, while several member states cap penalties in the low tens of thousands of euros. The table on this page ranks all 27 countries by their approximate maximum. Treat these as statutory maxima rather than expected outcomes: in practice most first-offence penalties land far below the ceiling, and enforcement usually starts with a request to remediate.
Who enforces the European Accessibility Act?
Each member state designates its own market-surveillance authority, listed per country on this page. Enforcement is typically complaint-driven rather than proactive — the German market-surveillance body has confirmed in writing that it does not systematically scan the market for non-compliant websites. Some countries add routes beyond the regulator: Germany allows competitor warnings under the Abmahnung system, and France charges a separate annual penalty for a missing accessibility statement.
Do EAA fines apply to every website?
No. The EAA covers specific consumer-facing services — e-commerce, consumer banking, transport ticketing, telecoms, e-books and similar — not every website. Microenterprises providing services (fewer than 10 staff and under €2 million turnover) are exempt from the service obligations, which excludes a substantial share of small businesses.
For how a penalty is actually assessed — the enforcement sequence, exemptions and what to do first — see how EAA fines are assessed. For cases that have actually happened, see the EAA enforcement tracker.
How to read these numbers
The EAA covers specific consumer-facing services — online shops, banking, transport ticketing, telecom, e-books, and similar — not every website. If you operate one of these (most ecommerce, booking, and subscription sites do), the fine ranges below apply to you.
Fine ranges are the headline statutory maxima. In practice, most first-offence penalties land far lower than the ceiling, and several countries layer additional risk on top of the regulator fine — France charges €25,000/year extra for missing accessibility statements, Germany allows competitor lawsuits under the Abmahnung system, and Ireland is the only member state with criminal sanctions including possible imprisonment.
The figures here are derived from the official transposition of EU Directive 2019/882. Bulgaria has been referred to the EU Court of Justice for failure to implement EAA. Malta and Cyprus have enacted transposing laws but have not published specific fine amounts in publicly available sources.
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