EAA Fines in Portugal
The European Accessibility Act (Directive 2019/882) has been in force since 28 June 2025. Portugal has transposed it into national law with the fine and enforcement structure summarised below.
Fine range
Legal persons: €12,000–€24,000 (serious violations); €24,000–€44,891.81 (very serious, per RGCO Art. 17 ceiling). Natural persons: €2,000 up to RGCO maximum. Additional sanctions: publication of infraction, exclusion from public contracts, return of subsidies.
Source: Decreto-Lei n.º 82/2022, de 6 de dezembro (Diário da República 1.ª série, n.º 234), Art. 29 (coimas e sanções acessórias) — correct transposing act (not Lei 123/2021)
Enforcement authority
ANACOM (telecoms); ASAE (Autoridade de Segurança Alimentar e Económica — e-commerce/general products); ERC (Entidade Reguladora para a Comunicação Social — media); AMT (Autoridade da Mobilidade e dos Transportes — transport). Sector-specific enforcement.
Type of enforcement
Administrative (contraordenações)
What to do this quarter
Concrete next steps for Portugal 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
Decreto-Lei n.º 82/2022, de 6 de dezembro (Diário da República 1.ª série, n.º 234), Art. 29 (coimas e sanções acessórias) — correct transposing act (not Lei 123/2021)
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 forPortugal's neighbours.
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