EAA Fines in Portugal

Up to ~€45k

Administrative (contraordenações)

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.

Spain

Up to ~€1M

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France

Up to ~€250M

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