Seviranta← Back to the law overview
Accessibility law in Netherlands
The ACM is actively enforcing: in March 2026, 61% of the 100 largest web shops were found inaccessible, and the worst performers were publicly notified.
- Law
- Dutch EAA Implementation Act (transposition of Directive (EU) 2019/882)
- In force
- Private sector: since 28 June 2025. Public sector since 2018.
- Standard
- WCAG 2.1 AA / EN 301 549
- Enforcement
- Supervised by the ACM (e-commerce) among others. Sanctions escalate from corrective orders and penalty payments to sales bans and administrative fines. As of mid-2026 no completed EAA fine yet — but active market surveillance and public naming.
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.
One Seviranta subscription covers them all — they all rest on WCAG. One scan, one dossier, proof for every market.
Sources: ACM — handhavingsonderzoek webshops (24-03-2026) · NL Digital Government — European Accessibility Act 2025
This is information and tooling, not legal advice.