European Accessibility Act · Directive (EU) 2019/882
Does the European Accessibility Act apply to you?
The EAA applies across the EU from 28 June 2025 to a closed list of products and services. Pick what you place on the market, add your headcount and turnover, and see whether you are in scope, out of scope, or covered by the microenterprise-service exemption.
The rule, in one line
Under Directive (EU) 2019/882 (European Accessibility Act), from 28 June 2025 a defined list of products (computers and operating systems, payment and self-service terminals, smartphones and other telecom terminal equipment, digital-TV equipment, e-readers) and services (electronic communications, access to audiovisual media, certain transport elements, consumer banking, e-books, e-commerce) must meet EU accessibility requirements. Microenterprises — fewer than 10 persons and turnover or balance-sheet total not exceeding €2 million — that PROVIDE SERVICES are exempt. Requirements that would fundamentally alter an offering or impose a disproportionate burden may be disapplied.
Official sources: Directive (EU) 2019/882 · European Commission — EAA · EUR-Lex summary
EAA applicability verdict
IN SCOPE
Your offering is on the EAA covered list and the microenterprise-service exemption does not apply. You must meet the EU accessibility requirements for it.
The EAA applies across the EU from 2025-06-28.
Possible exception: disproportionate burden
Even when in scope, a specific accessibility requirement may be disapplied if meeting it would fundamentally alter the basic nature of the offering or impose a disproportionate burden — but that must be assessed and documented by you under the Directive's criteria; it is not automatic.
Per-offering memo
EAA applicability memo (PDF) · €29
A print-ready pack for one product or service: your applicability verdict, the covered category it maps to, the microenterprise test result, the application date, and the source citations — for your compliance file.
This is guidance, not legal advice. The export restates the EAA scope for your inputs; it does not assess the detailed Annex I requirements.
What this tool is — and isn't
This checker maps the offering you describe onto the EAA's covered categories (Directive (EU) 2019/882) and the microenterprise-service exemption. It is an estimate and orientation, not legal advice, and it does not assess the detailed accessibility requirements in Annex I or whether a disproportionate-burden claim is justified. Verify against the linked official sources.
How the determination works
1. Is it a covered product or service?
The EAA applies to a closed list of products and services. If what you place on the market is not on that list, the EAA accessibility requirements do not apply.
2. The microenterprise-service exemption
A microenterprise — fewer than 10 persons and turnover or balance-sheet total not exceeding €2 million — that PROVIDES a covered service is exempt. Microenterprises dealing in covered products are not exempt, though they have lighter documentation duties.
3. Disproportionate burden + date
Even in scope, a requirement may be disapplied where it would fundamentally alter the offering or impose a disproportionate burden, subject to documentation. The EAA applies across the EU from 28 June 2025.
Frequently asked questions
- When does the EAA apply?
- From 28 June 2025, newly placed products and newly provided services covered by Directive (EU) 2019/882 must meet the EU accessibility requirements.
- Which products and services are covered?
- Products: computers and operating systems, payment and self-service terminals, telecom terminal equipment (e.g. smartphones), digital-TV equipment, e-readers. Services: electronic communications, access to audiovisual media, certain transport elements, consumer banking, e-books, e-commerce.
- Are small businesses exempt?
- Microenterprises — fewer than 10 persons and turnover or balance-sheet total not exceeding €2 million — that provide a covered SERVICE are exempt. Microenterprises dealing in covered products are not exempt (they do have lighter documentation duties).
- Is e-commerce really covered?
- Yes. E-commerce services are on the EAA's list of covered services, so an online shop above the microenterprise threshold is in scope from 28 June 2025.
- What is the disproportionate-burden exception?
- A specific requirement may be disapplied if meeting it would fundamentally alter the offering or impose a disproportionate burden. That is not automatic — it must be assessed and documented against the Directive's criteria.
- Is this legal advice?
- No. This tool maps your offering onto the EAA's covered categories and the microenterprise-service exemption. It is orientation, not legal advice, and does not assess the detailed Annex I requirements. Verify against the linked official sources.