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Accessibility law in Poland: are you provably compliant?

The Polish fine is a turnover-linked formula: up to ten times the national average monthly wage (indicatively around PLN 80,000-90,000), with an absolute ceiling of 10% of annual turnover, a substantial risk for larger web shops.

  • Law: Act of 26 April 2024 on accessibility requirements for certain products and services ('Polski Akt o Dostępności', PAD). EAA transposition
  • In force: Act of 26 April 2024, almost two years past the EU transposition deadline, following a reasoned opinion from the European Commission; applicable since 28 June 2025.
  • Standard: WCAG 2.1 AA / EN 301 549

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Enforcement: what's happening now

A multi-body supervision model with the PFRON president as the central hub; for web shops/e-commerce the Minister of Digital Affairs is the designated authority. The approach is escalating: first a 120-day remediation period for services, only then a fine or a service ban. As of mid-2026 no EAA fine has been imposed in Poland, supervision has been in its information and build-up phase since the first joint market surveillance meeting of 24 June 2025.

Poland's full Accessibility Act (PAD) took effect on 28 June 2025; online stores must respond within 7 days to a reported accessibility barrier, with enforcement inspections expected to intensify from 2026. Dostępność cyfrowa - nowe obowiązki dla sklepów internetowych (Prawo.pl)

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: ISAP / Sejm. Ustawa z dnia 26 kwietnia 2024 r. (Dz.U. 2024 poz. 731, primaire wettekst) · Biznes.gov.pl. Kto ma obowiązek zapewniać dostępność produktów i usług (scope, boeteformule, toezicht) · Gov.pl. Polski Akt o Dostępności: usługi handlu elektronicznego (e-commerce-toezicht door minister van Digitalisering)

This is information and tooling, not legal advice.

Facts last verified: June 2026

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