EAA compliance in Italy
EAA compliance requirements for Italy
National legislation
National law
Decreto Legislativo 27 maggio 2022, n. 82 (transposing Directive 2019/882)
Reference
GU Serie Generale n. 155 del 5 luglio 2022
Enforcement authority
AgID (Agenzia per l'Italia Digitale) for digital accessibility monitoring, and MISE (Ministero delle Imprese e del Made in Italy) for market surveillance of products
Contact: agid.gov.it / mimit.gov.it
Penalties
Administrative fines of up to €40,000 per infringement, with the possibility of higher penalties for repeated non-compliance. AgID can also order the removal of non-compliant digital services and issue binding compliance orders.
Sectors in scope
E-commerce, banking, telecommunications, transport, audiovisual media, e-books, consumer electronics, self-service terminals. Italy has also extended certain accessibility obligations to large private enterprises through the Legge Stanca reforms.
Key deadlines
Enforceable from 28 June 2025 for new products and services. Italy has had public sector accessibility requirements under the Legge Stanca (Legge 4/2004) since 2004, one of the earliest national accessibility laws in Europe.
Italy-specific requirements
Italy was a pioneer in digital accessibility legislation - the Legge Stanca (Law 4/2004) predates most EU member states' accessibility frameworks. In 2020, Italy extended the Legge Stanca to cover large private companies (annual revenue over €500 million), meaning some Italian businesses were already subject to accessibility obligations before the EAA. AgID maintains a registry of accessibility declarations and conducts regular monitoring. Italy's transposition integrates the EAA requirements into this existing mature framework, creating one of the more comprehensive accessibility regimes in the EU.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the Legge Stanca and how does it relate to the EAA?
The Legge Stanca (Law 4/2004) is Italy's longstanding accessibility law, originally covering public sector websites. It was expanded in 2020 to include large private companies. The EAA transposition (D.Lgs. 82/2022) extends accessibility obligations further to all in-scope private sector products and services, complementing the Legge Stanca.
What are the EAA fines in Italy?
Administrative fines of up to €40,000 per infringement. AgID can also order non-compliant services to be taken offline or modified. For large companies already covered by the Legge Stanca, penalties under that law also apply and can include fines of up to 5% of the previous year's revenue.
Were Italian businesses already required to be accessible before the EAA?
Some were. Since 2020, private companies with annual revenue exceeding €500 million have been required to comply with the Legge Stanca. The EAA transposition extends these obligations to a much wider range of businesses regardless of revenue, covering all in-scope products and services placed on the market.
Who enforces digital accessibility in Italy?
AgID (Agenzia per l'Italia Digitale) is the primary body for digital accessibility monitoring and enforcement. MISE (now MIMIT) handles market surveillance for physical products. AgID has an established track record of monitoring and has been conducting accessibility assessments of Italian websites since 2004.
Related resources
Last reviewed: April 2026. Regulatory details are reviewed quarterly for accuracy.