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Accessibility law in Spain: are you provably compliant?

Spain has already issued a web-accessibility fine: Vueling was fined €90,000, upheld by the Audiencia Nacional. Ceilings reach €1,000,000 for very serious violations.

  • Law: Law 11/2023 (EAA transposition) + Royal Legislative Decree 1/2013
  • In force: EAA obligations since 28 June 2025.
  • Standard: UNE-EN 301 549 (WCAG 2.1 AA)

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Enforcement: what's happening now

One of the few EU countries with an actually enforced web-accessibility fine (Vueling). That makes the Spanish risk concrete, not theoretical.

Spain transposed the European Accessibility Act through Law 11/2023; since 28 June 2025 the accessibility obligation (WCAG 2.1 AA / UNE-EN 301 549) also applies to private providers of digital products and services, including e-commerce. Fines can reach up to EUR 1,000,000 for very serious infringements. Micro-enterprises are exempt, except in key sectors such as e-commerce. Portal de Administracion Electronica (PAe) / Ley 11/2023 (transposicion Directiva UE 2019/882)

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: Audiencia Nacional, bevestiging €90.000-boete Vueling · Ley 11/2023 (BOE)

This is information and tooling, not legal advice.

Facts last verified: June 2026

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