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