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EAA in Malta
The European Accessibility Act (Directive (EU) 2019/882) was transposed into Malta law as Accessibility Requirements for Products and Services Order, with enforcement from 28 June 2025.
National transposition
Accessibility Requirements for Products and Services Order
Surveillance authority
MCCAA oversees market surveillance and complaint handling in Malta.
Maximum penalty
€46,500 — Malta sets administrative fines for serious or repeated non-compliance.
Who must comply
- Manufacturers of in-scope products placed on the Malta market.
- Importers and distributors with a Malta presence.
- Service providers offering covered services (banking, e-commerce, transport, ebooks, audiovisual, e-comms) to Malta consumers.
- Micro-enterprises (< 10 employees, < €2 million turnover) are exempt for services only.
Steps to compliance in Malta
- Confirm in-scope status under the Malta 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 Malta-language EAA accessibility statement (Article 13).
- Maintain technical documentation for market surveillance enquiries from MCCAA.
Related
Audit your Malta site against EN 301 549.
EAA-format report. EN 301 549 chapter mapping. Ready for market surveillance enquiry.
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