EAA Compliance Checker

Check if your website meets the European Accessibility Act requirements. The EAA deadline was June 28, 2025 — is your site compliant?

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European Accessibility Act (EAA): Compliance Overview

Sources: EU Directive 2019/882, National transposition laws

Jun 2025
Enforcement deadline
27 EU
Member states
EN 301 549
Technical standard
Services Covered
• E-commerce websites & apps
• Banking & financial services
• Telecom services
• Transport & ticketing
• E-books & digital publishing
• Audio-visual media
Fines by Country
Spain
€1,000,000
Hungary
€1,260,000
Netherlands
€900,000
France
€250,000
Italy
5% turnover
Germany
€100,000
Microenterprise Exemption
<10 employees AND <€2M turnover. Services only.
Extraterritorial Reach
Applies where the service is offered, not where company is HQ’d
Sources: EU Directive 2019/882, National transposition laws© 2026 Web Accessibility Checker

What is the European Accessibility Act?

The EAA (Directive 2019/882) requires all digital products and services in the EU to be accessible. Since June 28, 2025, all new websites and apps must comply.

Who must comply?

  • E-commerce websites selling to EU consumers
  • Banking and financial service providers
  • Telecom and audiovisual services
  • Transport service providers
  • E-book and e-reader platforms

What are the penalties?

Each EU member state sets its own penalties. Fines can range from thousands to millions of euros depending on the country and severity of non-compliance.

How does this checker work?

We map your WCAG 2.1 scan results to EAA requirements (EN 301 549 standard). Our automated check covers the technical requirements. Some EAA requirements (like publishing an accessibility statement) need manual verification.

Read our full EAA guide