EAA in Belgium

National transposition

Federal Act of 24 July 2023

Surveillance authority

FPS Economy oversees market surveillance and complaint handling in Belgium.

Maximum penalty

€50,000 — Belgium sets administrative fines for serious or repeated non-compliance.

Who must comply

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

Steps to compliance in Belgium

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

Related

• EAA — full explainer
• EN 301 549 — harmonised technical standard
• WCAG 2.1 AA