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EAA for e-commerce sites in Poland — compliance checklist

Operating a e-commerce business in Poland after 28 June 2025 means complying with the country's national EAA transposition (Ustawa o zapewnianiu spełniania wymagań dostępności) layered on top of EN 301 549 — and addressing e-commerce-specific failure modes including product image carousels without keyboard control or proper labels and dynamic filter facets that do not announce updates to screen readers.

Devansh Bhatia · IAAP CPACC · 5 years accessibility engineer3 min readPublished · Updated

EAA in Poland

Transposition: Ustawa o zapewnianiu spełniania wymagań dostępności. Surveillance: PFRON. Max penalty: PLN 50,000.

E-commerce accessibility — what is in scope

E-commerce is the single highest-litigation accessibility vertical in the United States: industry analysts attribute the majority of ADA Title III web filings to online retail. The standard breaks happen at search filters, product gallery zoom, cart drawers, modal checkouts, and CAPTCHA — flows that combine custom widgets, dynamic state, and time-pressed transactions.

Common failures in e-commerce sites

• Product image carousels without keyboard control or proper labels

• Dynamic filter facets that do not announce updates to screen readers

• Cart drawer modals that trap focus or fail to restore it on close

• Checkout time-out warnings without WCAG 2.2.1 extend/dismiss

• CAPTCHA without accessible alternative (violates WCAG 1.1.1 + 2.5.6)

EAA compliance checklist

1. Confirm in-scope status. 2. Map to EN 301 549. 3. Audit and remediate. 4. Publish a localised accessibility statement (Article 13). 5. Maintain technical documentation for market surveillance.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Cited answers. Sourced. Updated as standards and case law change.

  • Does the EAA apply to non-EU e-commerce sites selling into Poland?

    Yes. The EAA applies to any product or service placed on the EU market or offered to EU consumers, regardless of vendor headquarters.

  • What is the maximum penalty in Poland?

    PLN 50,000

  • Why are e-commerce sites sued most often under the ADA?

    Online retail combines high traffic, transactional flows, common custom widgets (carousels, filter facets, modals), and visible failures — making it the easiest target for plaintiff firms running automated demand-letter operations. The Seyfarth Shaw tracker and UsableNet annual reports consistently place retail at the top of filings.

  • Does WCAG 2.2 apply to Shopify and other hosted platforms?

    Yes — and platform-level accessibility does not insulate you. Shopify, BigCommerce, and Magento provide partially accessible base themes, but each merchant is responsible for the final rendered site. Custom themes, custom apps, and merchant-added content typically introduce failures the base platform did not.

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