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EAA in Latvia
The European Accessibility Act (Directive (EU) 2019/882) was transposed into Latvia law as Law on Accessibility Requirements, with enforcement from 28 June 2025.
National transposition
Law on Accessibility Requirements
Surveillance authority
Consumer Rights Protection Centre oversees market surveillance and complaint handling in Latvia.
Maximum penalty
€14,000 — Latvia sets administrative fines for serious or repeated non-compliance.
Who must comply
- Manufacturers of in-scope products placed on the Latvia market.
- Importers and distributors with a Latvia presence.
- Service providers offering covered services (banking, e-commerce, transport, ebooks, audiovisual, e-comms) to Latvia consumers.
- Micro-enterprises (< 10 employees, < €2 million turnover) are exempt for services only.
Steps to compliance in Latvia
- Confirm in-scope status under the Latvia 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 Latvia-language EAA accessibility statement (Article 13).
- Maintain technical documentation for market surveillance enquiries from Consumer Rights Protection Centre.
Related
Audit your Latvia site against EN 301 549.
EAA-format report. EN 301 549 chapter mapping. Ready for market surveillance enquiry.
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