The EAA in Austria
Austria has written the European Accessibility Act into national law; its enforcing authority is named and operational, currently in a guidance and monitoring phase.
Penalties
What non-compliance can cost in Austria
The maximum reported penalty in Austria is Up to €80,000 — €50,000 for micro-enterprises and SMEs; lesser violation categories carry lower caps (§36 BaFG). Penalties are set nationally under Article 30 of the directive, which requires them to be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
The €200,000 upper figure seen in some industry matrices is not supported by the Austrian law; the statutory cap is €80,000.
Cure period
The authority issues a corrective-measures notice before imposing fines.
Complaints & enforcement
How a complaint reaches a penalty in Austria
Consumers and disability organizations report barriers to the Sozialministeriumservice, which must respond in writing within eight weeks.
Scope
Who must comply
The obligations are the same EU-wide: any business placing covered products or providing covered services to consumers in Austria is in scope, including companies based outside the EU. Micro-enterprises are exempt for services only. See the full scope and exemptions on the overview.
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Sources
Figures for Austria are reproduced from the sourced references on the main briefing and verified June 2026. The transposing law is Barrierefreiheitsgesetz (BaFG), BGBl. I Nr. 76/2023; see the EU’s official national transposition measures for Directive (EU) 2019/882. Enforcement is evolving fast and sources conflict — this page is an educational summary, not legal advice.
Official source — Barrierefreiheitsgesetz (BaFG), BGBl. I Nr. 76/2023