EAA fines by country
The European Accessibility Act has applied since 28 June 2025. There is no single EU fine — each country wrote its own. Here is what each one says, taken from its own law, with a link to the source wherever we have one.
The short version
| Country | Maximum fine | Law |
|---|---|---|
| Ireland | €60,000 or 18 months | S.I. 636/2023, regulation 32 |
| Germany | €100,000 | BFSG, §37 |
| France | €7,500 per breach | Code de la consommation, art. R.451-4 |
| Spain | €1,000,000 | Ley 11/2023, via RDL 1/2013 art. 83 |
| Netherlands | €900,000 or 1% of turnover | Sector rules; no single EAA fine |
| Italy | €40,000 | D.Lgs. 82/2022, art. 24 |
| Austria | €80,000 | Barrierefreiheitsgesetz (BaFG), §36 |
| Sweden | SEK 10 million | Lag (2023:254) |
| Czech Republic | CZK 10 million | Zákon 424/2023 Sb., §25 |
| Portugal | €44,891.81 | Decreto-Lei 82/2022 |
| Poland | 10× average monthly salary | Act of 26 April 2024 (Dz.U. 2024 poz. 731) |
Country by country
Ireland
Maximum: €60,000 or 18 months. Law: S.I. 636/2023, regulation 32. Who enforces it: Market surveillance authorities; courts.
Up to €5,000 or six months on summary conviction; up to €60,000 or eighteen months on indictment. An individual consumer can also apply to the Circuit Court for a compliance order.
Source: irishstatutebook.ie
Germany
Maximum: €100,000. Law: BFSG, §37. Who enforces it: MLBF (Magdeburg), active since September 2025.
Offering or providing a service that is not accessible sits in the €100,000 band. The €10,000 band covers documentation and information failures.
Source: bfsg-gesetz.de
France
Maximum: €7,500 per breach. Law: Code de la consommation, art. R.451-4. Who enforces it: DGCCRF, with sector regulators.
Fines apply per breach found, so they add up. In June 2026 a court in Caen also ordered Carrefour to fix its site and app within six months, at €500 for every day late.
Source: economie.gouv.fr
Spain
Maximum: €1,000,000. Law: Ley 11/2023, via RDL 1/2013 art. 83. Who enforces it: Autonomous communities.
Banded at roughly €30,000, €90,000 and up to €1,000,000 for the most serious breaches.
Netherlands
Maximum: €900,000 or 1% of turnover. Law: Sector rules; no single EAA fine. Who enforces it: Five regulators by sector (ACM for online shops).
For an online shop the ACM can fine up to €900,000 per violation, or 1% of annual turnover if that is higher.
Italy
Maximum: €40,000. Law: D.Lgs. 82/2022, art. 24. Who enforces it: AgID (services).
€5,000 to €40,000 for the main breach. Claims of “5% of turnover” come from a different Italian law, not the EAA rules.
Source: edizionieuropee.it
Austria
Maximum: €80,000. Law: Barrierefreiheitsgesetz (BaFG), §36. Who enforces it: Sozialministeriumservice.
€50,000 for smaller companies; lower bands for lesser breaches.
Source: jusline.at
Sweden
Maximum: SEK 10 million. Law: Lag (2023:254). Who enforces it: Supervisory authorities named in the law.
An administrative fine from SEK 10,000 up to SEK 10 million (very roughly €900,000).
Source: lagen.nu
Czech Republic
Maximum: CZK 10 million. Law: Zákon 424/2023 Sb., §25. Who enforces it: ČOI for most cases.
Very roughly €400,000.
Source: praceamzda.cz
Portugal
Maximum: €44,891.81. Law: Decreto-Lei 82/2022. Who enforces it: ASAE.
For a company, a very serious breach is fined between €24,000 and €44,891.81.
Source: garrigues.com
Poland
Maximum: 10× average monthly salary. Law: Act of 26 April 2024 (Dz.U. 2024 poz. 731). Who enforces it: PFRON and sector regulators.
Up to ten times the average monthly salary, and never more than 10% of the previous year's turnover. Headlines saying “10% of turnover” describe the cap, not the usual fine.
Source: rzmlaw.com
What these numbers do and don’t mean
These are the statutory maximums. So far, the pattern everywhere is the same: a complaint or a check, then an order to fix it, then money if nothing changes. A business that can show it was already finding and fixing problems is in a very different position from one that did nothing.
For the full picture — who the law applies to and what it requires — read our plain-English guide to the EAA.
Common questions
Is there one EU-wide fine for the European Accessibility Act?
No. The directive leaves penalties to each member state, so every country set its own amounts, its own regulator and its own procedure.
Which country has the highest EAA fine?
On paper, Spain, at up to €1,000,000 for the most serious breaches. Sweden and the Netherlands also allow fines close to €1 million. These are maximums, not typical amounts.
Do small businesses get fined?
A micro-enterprise — fewer than 10 employees and annual turnover or balance sheet no higher than €2 million — is exempt from the service obligations. Both conditions must be true.
Has anyone actually been fined yet?
The clearest case so far is French: in June 2026 a court in Caen ordered Carrefour to make its website and app accessible within six months, with €500 for every day it runs late.
This page is general information, not legal advice. Figures are the statutory maximums in each member state's law as we found them in October 2026, and are not predictions of what any regulator would impose. Currency conversions are rough.