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EAA in France
The European Accessibility Act (Directive (EU) 2019/882) was transposed into France law as Loi du 9 mars 2023 (n° 2023-171), with enforcement from 28 June 2025.
National transposition
Loi du 9 mars 2023 (n° 2023-171)
Surveillance authority
DGCCRF / ARCOM oversees market surveillance and complaint handling in France.
Maximum penalty
€75,000 + €3,000/day — France sets administrative fines for serious or repeated non-compliance.
Who must comply
- Manufacturers of in-scope products placed on the France market.
- Importers and distributors with a France presence.
- Service providers offering covered services (banking, e-commerce, transport, ebooks, audiovisual, e-comms) to France consumers.
- Micro-enterprises (< 10 employees, < €2 million turnover) are exempt for services only.
Steps to compliance in France
- Confirm in-scope status under the France 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 France-language EAA accessibility statement (Article 13).
- Maintain technical documentation for market surveillance enquiries from DGCCRF / ARCOM.
Related
Audit your France site against EN 301 549.
EAA-format report. EN 301 549 chapter mapping. Ready for market surveillance enquiry.
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