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Accessibility law in Hungary: are you provably compliant?

Hungary applies a turnover-linked ceiling: an administrative fine of up to 5% of annual net turnover for operators that fail to cooperate with the remediation procedure or let the deadline lapse, for web shops of any real size a more serious financial risk than fixed ceilings elsewhere.

  • Law: Act XVII of 2022 ('Aktv.') + implementing Government Decree 605/2022 (XII. 28.). EAA transposition
  • In force: Act of July 2022, around three weeks past the EU transposition deadline, among the first Member States; applicable since 28 June 2025.
  • Standard: WCAG 2.1 AA / EN 301 549

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Enforcement: what's happening now

The consumer protection authority (organised under the NKFH since 2025) is competent for e-commerce services and has explicitly included web-shop-focused inspection points in its national control programme for 2026; in 2025 it carried out over 13,600 general consumer inspections, evidence of an active enforcement culture, though those are not EAA fines. The procedure is escalating: consultation and a remediation deadline first; only if the operator fails to cooperate or lets the deadline lapse does the turnover-related fine follow. As of mid-2026 there are no publicly confirmed fines under the Aktv.

Since 28 June 2025 digital accessibility (Act XVII of 2022, WCAG 2.1 AA) in Hungary falls under the consumer protection authority, with inspection and enforcement expected from 2026. Új szabályok júniusól: átalakulhat a legtöbb weboldal (Portfolio.hu)

Cross-border trade

Selling to here from abroad?

The European Accessibility Act is market-based: if you sell products or services to consumers in this country, it applies to you, even if your business is established outside the EU.

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Why this matters

Accessibility isn't a checkbox for a regulator, it decides whether roughly 1 in 6 people (WHO) can use your site at all. For them, an inaccessible store isn't a minor annoyance but a closed door. Fix the error in your own code and you remove that barrier and make your site cleaner for search engines, the same fix, double the gain.

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Sources: Nemzeti Jogszabálytár / net.jogtar.hu, 2022. évi XVII. törvény (primaire wettekst Aktv.) · net.jogtar.hu, 605/2022. (XII. 28.) Korm. rendelet (uitvoeringsbesluit: toezichthouders, boetedetails) · Jogászvilág (Wolters Kluwer). Nyártól számos új, akadálymentességgel kapcsolatos követelmény (scope, procedure, boete tot 5% netto-omzet)

This is information and tooling, not legal advice.

Facts last verified: June 2026

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