The principal European Accessibility Act application date was June 28, 2025. For covered products and services, the question is no longer whether the date is approaching; it is how scope, transitional provisions, national enforcement and technical accessibility work apply.
Covered products and services may include e-commerce services, consumer banking services, e-books and related software, electronic communications services, certain transport-related digital services and other products or services named by Directive (EU) 2019/882 and national implementing laws.
Transitional provisions
The Directive includes transitional arrangements. Certain service providers may continue using products lawfully used before June 28, 2025 to provide similar services during the transition described by the Directive. Service contracts agreed before June 28, 2025 may also have limited continuation rules. Do not summarize this as a simple universal 2030 deadline.
Microenterprises
The Directive includes an exemption for certain microenterprises providing services. That is not the same as saying every small business is automatically outside scope. Verify the definition, service context and national implementation.
Websites and apps
The EAA is not merely a website checklist. For digital teams, website and app work often includes product discovery, authentication, forms, checkout, customer support interfaces, documents, account flows and dynamic content. WCAG-informed testing helps identify barriers, but WCAG alone should not be described as the full legal framework.
Related: E-commerce accessibility in the EU after June 28, 2025.