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EAA in Austria

The European Accessibility Act (Directive (EU) 2019/882) was transposed into Austria law as Barrierefreiheitsgesetz (BaFG), with enforcement from 28 June 2025.

National transposition

Barrierefreiheitsgesetz (BaFG)

Surveillance authority

BMSGPK oversees market surveillance and complaint handling in Austria.

Maximum penalty

€80,000 — Austria sets administrative fines for serious or repeated non-compliance.

Who must comply

Manufacturers of in-scope products placed on the Austria market.
Importers and distributors with a Austria presence.
Service providers offering covered services (banking, e-commerce, transport, ebooks, audiovisual, e-comms) to Austria consumers.
Micro-enterprises (< 10 employees, < €2 million turnover) are exempt for services only.

Steps to compliance in Austria

Confirm in-scope status under the Austria transposition.
Map your product against EN 301 549 v3.2.1 (WCAG 2.1 AA for web + chapters 5/11/12/13).
Audit and remediate; pair manual review with automated rule scanning.
Publish a Austria-language EAA accessibility statement (Article 13).
Maintain technical documentation for market surveillance enquiries from BMSGPK.

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