How the European Accessibility Act was transposed, by member state
The EAA is a directive, so it does not apply directly. Each member state had to write it into national law, and it is that national law a business is actually judged against. This page lists the transposing instrument per country, taken from the official record.
Why the national instrument is the one that matters
Obligations, enforcement bodies and penalties are set by the national law, not by the directive. Two shops with identical websites can face different procedures in different member states. If you sell into several countries, the relevant text is the one in each market you sell to.
Transposing instruments
27 of 27 member states, each read from the official EU record rather than from secondary summaries. Where a state transposed through several instruments, the note says so.
| Member state | Transposing instrument |
|---|---|
| Austria | Barrierefreiheitsgesetz (BaFG) — Bundesgesetz, mit dem ein Barrierefreiheitsgesetz erlassen sowie das Sozialministeriumservicegesetz geändert wird |
| Belgium | Transposed piecemeal; includes the Wet van 8 mei 2024 betreffende de toegankelijkheidsvoorschriften voor vervoersdiensten and partial-transposition amendments to the electronic communications and audiovisual media acts |
| Bulgaria | Закон за изискванията за достъпност на продукти и услуги (Law on Accessibility Requirements for Products and Services) |
| Croatia | Zakon o zahtjevima za pristupačnost proizvoda i usluga (Act on Accessibility Requirements for Products and Services) |
| Cyprus | Ο περί της Προσβασιμότητας Προϊόντων και Υπηρεσιών Νόμος του 2024 (Accessibility of Products and Services Law 2024) |
| Czechia | Zákon č. 424/2023 Sb., o požadavcích na přístupnost některých výrobků a služeb |
| Denmark | Lov om tilgængelighedskrav for produkter og tjenester |
| Estonia | Toodete ja teenuste ligipääsetavuse seadus (Products and Services Accessibility Act) |
| Finland | Laki eräiden tuotteiden esteettömyysvaatimuksista (102/2023) / Lag om tillgänglighetskrav för vissa produkter |
| France | Loi n° 2005-102, articles 47-1 and 48, as amended, with implementing decrees |
| Germany | Barrierefreiheitsstärkungsgesetz (BFSG) — Gesetz zur Umsetzung der Richtlinie (EU) 2019/882 vom 16. Juli 2021 |
| Greece | Ενσωμάτωση της Οδηγίας (ΕΕ) 2019/882 σχετικά με τις απαιτήσεις προσβασιμότητας προϊόντων και υπηρεσιών |
| Hungary | 2022. évi XVII. törvény a termékekre és a szolgáltatásokra vonatkozó akadálymentességi követelményeknek való megfelelés általános szabályairól |
| Ireland | European Union (Accessibility Requirements of Products and Services) Regulations 2023 |
| Italy | Decreto Legislativo 27 maggio 2022, n. 82 — Attuazione della direttiva (UE) 2019/882 |
| Latvia | Preču un pakalpojumu piekļūstamības likums (Products and Services Accessibility Law) |
| Lithuania | Lietuvos Respublikos gaminių ir paslaugų prieinamumo reikalavimų įstatymas Nr. XIV-1633 |
| Luxembourg | Loi du 8 mars 2023 relative aux exigences en matière d'accessibilité applicables aux produits et services |
| Malta | Accessibility Measures (European Accessibility Act) Regulations, 2022 (under Cap. 627) |
| Netherlands | Wijziging van diverse wetten ter implementatie van Richtlijn (EU) 2019/882 (Implementatiewet toegankelijkheidsvoorschriften producten en diensten) |
| Poland | Ustawa z dnia 26 kwietnia 2024 r. o zapewnianiu spełniania wymagań dostępności niektórych produktów i usług przez podmioty gospodarcze |
| Portugal | Decreto-Lei n.º 82/2022, de 6 de dezembro — Transpõe a Diretiva (UE) 2019/882 |
| Romania | Legea nr. 232/2022 privind cerințele de accesibilitate aplicabile produselor și serviciilor |
| Slovakia | Zákon č. 351/2022 Z. z. o prístupnosti výrobkov a služieb pre osoby so zdravotným postihnutím |
| Slovenia | Zakon o dostopnosti do proizvodov in storitev za invalide (ZDPSI) |
| Spain | Ley 11/2023, de 8 de mayo, de trasposición de Directivas de la Unión Europea en materia de accesibilidad de determinados productos y servicios |
| Sweden | Lag om vissa produkters och tjänsters tillgänglighet |
Notes on individual states
- Belgium Belgium has no single transposing act. EUR-Lex lists 21 measures across federal and regional instruments, several of them explicitly labelled partial transposition (gedeeltelijke omzetting).
- Finland Finland split the transposition: the products act above plus government decrees covering services (179/2023, 181/2023). The Åland Islands apply it through separate provincial legislation.
- France France transposed by amending its existing disability equality law rather than by passing a single new act.
- Germany EUR-Lex lists 59 measures for Germany, including Länder-level instruments.
- Latvia Supplemented by Cabinet Regulation No. 128 of 27 February 2024 setting the detailed accessibility requirements.
- Luxembourg Amended by the Loi du 29 août 2023.
- Netherlands Detailed requirements sit in a series of 2024 Besluiten covering products, audiovisual media access, e-books, transport, financial services and electronic communications.
- Slovenia Amended by ZDPSI-A; detailed rules are set in accompanying Pravilniki, including one on assessing disproportionate burden.
- Sweden Supplemented by Förordning (2023:676) and sector regulations from PTS, the Media Authority and the Agency for Accessible Media.
What is deliberately missing
All 27 member states above were read from the official record on 2026-09-03. Where a state transposed through several instruments rather than one act, that is stated in the notes rather than hidden behind a single title.
No penalty amounts appear anywhere on this page. Figures circulating in secondary sources contradict each other. Penalties are set per member state and can only be stated after reading the national text. We would rather leave the column out than print a number a reader might rely on.
We also do not name the enforcement authority per country. That one is not an omission we can simply fill in: the directive puts the duty to publish on each member state rather than on the Commission, so no single EU register of them exists. The enforcement page explains how that works.
The authoritative list is maintained by the EU: national transposition measures for 32019L0882 on EUR-Lex.
Sources
- Directive (EU) 2019/882 (European Accessibility Act) — full text on EUR-Lex
- National transposition measures — EUR-Lex The record every row above is taken from.
Who enforces this, and what the directive actually says about penalties.
What the accessibility requirements mean in practice, criterion by criterion.
This page is informational and is not legal advice. National transpositions differ and are amended; check the current text for the market you sell into.