European Accessibility Act enforcement began June 28, 2025 — penalties up to €100k (Germany), 4-5% revenue (France/Italy)

Claim: European Accessibility Act enforcement began June 28, 2025. Maximum penalties typically:

• Germany (BFSG): up to €100,000 per violation
• France: up to 4-5% of revenue under national transposition
• Italy: similar 4-5% revenue penalties

Scope (per Kinsta + Bird & Bird): any business selling to EU consumers with ≥10 employees AND ≥€2M turnover. Microenterprises temporarily exempt.

Sources: https://accessibility.works/european-accessibility-act/; https://allaccessible.org/blog/european-accessibility-act-eaa-compliance-guide; https://kinsta.com/blog/european-accessibility-act/

Confidence: Verified.

For Canadian Candid clients: any client selling into the EU is in scope above the 10-employee / €2M threshold. The EAA is the strongest current regulatory accessibility forcing function — stronger than ADA Title III in private-sector enforcement because the penalties scale with revenue.

Related: Quebec Law 25: data portability effective Sept 22, 2024; penalties up to C$25M / 4% of worldwide turnover for the parallel data-portability regulatory pattern; Canadian Bill C-15 (tabled Nov 4, 2025) — proposes data-mobility framework for federal PIPEDA for Canadian equivalents in progress.