EAA Fines in Austria

Up to ~€50M

Administrative

The European Accessibility Act (Directive 2019/882) has been in force since 28 June 2025. Austria has transposed it into national law with the fine and enforcement structure summarised below.

Fine range

Up to €80,000 (large enterprises ≥250 employees); up to €50,000 (SMEs <250 employees, ≤€50M turnover); micro-enterprises (<10 employees, ≤€2M turnover) largely exempt from service obligations (§6 BaFG)

Source: Barrierefreiheitsgesetz (BaFG), BGBl. I Nr. 76/2023, §36 (Verwaltungsstrafbestimmungen)

Enforcement authority

Sozialministeriumservice (Federal market surveillance authority for digital accessibility)

Type of enforcement

Administrative

Deep-dive guide

We've published a longer guide to Austria enforcement, with concrete examples and a quarter-by-quarter action plan.

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What to do this quarter

Concrete next steps for Austria businesses, in the order that minimises legal exposure fastest.

Run a baseline WCAG 2.1 AA scan. You can't fix what you can't see, and most enforcement actions target the same handful of failures (contrast, alt text, form labels, keyboard navigation).
Publish an accessibility statement. This is a separate EAA obligation under EN 301 549 — every consumer- facing site needs one, and several countries (notably France) attach a separate fine for missing it. Free generator →
Identify your highest-risk surfaces first. If you sell anything online, your checkout matters more than your blog. Prioritise the user journeys that produce revenue.
Document remediation. The fine ranges above describe maximum statutory penalties. In practice, regulators across the EU look at good-faith effort and a clear remediation plan when deciding what to actually impose.

Official source

Barrierefreiheitsgesetz (BaFG), BGBl. I Nr. 76/2023, §36 (Verwaltungsstrafbestimmungen)

Country-specific fine data is consolidated from each member state's national transposition of EU Directive 2019/882. Always confirm against the official text before relying on these numbers for legal decisions.

Neighbouring jurisdictions

If you sell across borders, here's the same data forAustria's neighbours.

Germany

Up to ~€100k

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Czechia

Up to ~€415k

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Slovenia

Up to ~€40k

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Italy

Up to ~€30k

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Hungary

Up to ~€1.26M

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