The EAA in Italy
Italy has written the European Accessibility Act into national law and is among the EU’s more active enforcers — authorities have opened cases, launched market surveillance, or set out clear penalty powers.
Penalties
What non-compliance can cost in Italy
The maximum reported penalty in Italy is €5,000–€40,000 (Art. 24) — up to 5% of turnover only for large firms (> €500M) under the Stanca Act regime. Penalties are set nationally under Article 30 of the directive, which requires them to be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
Italy operates Europe’s oldest web-accessibility law (the Stanca Act, 2004).
Cure period
90-day cure period — among the most generous in the EU.
Complaints & enforcement
How a complaint reaches a penalty in Italy
Users contact the provider, then file with AgID and update the Dichiarazione di accessibilità within 30 days; severe cases escalate to the Ministry of Disability.
Scope
Who must comply
The obligations are the same EU-wide: any business placing covered products or providing covered services to consumers in Italy 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 Italy are reproduced from the sourced references on the main briefing and verified June 2026. The transposing law is D.Lgs. 82/2022 (extends the Stanca Act, L. 4/2004); 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 — D.Lgs. 82/2022 (extends the Stanca Act, L. 4/2004)