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An explanation of accessibility, and the reporting deadline per country.
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How quickly do you have to report yourself?
If your service falls under the European Accessibility Act and does not meet the requirements, you report that immediately to the market surveillance authority of every country where you provide it. Describe what is wrong and what you have already put right. The rules do not apply to every provider in the same way, and the deadline differs per country: most countries do not state a figure at all.
All 6 markets shown
Deadlines: as at 3 September 2026
| Market | Deadline | Route for reporting yourself |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | immediately, with no number set in the law | a named addressee, yes; a prescribed reporting form, no |
| France | immediately, with no number set in the law | yes |
| Germany | immediately, with no number set in the law | only a general contact form |
| Netherlands | 1 week (critical and serious)1 month (Moderate and Minor)according to the ACM, unless the problem has already been fixed within that period | yes |
| Sweden | 14 daysfrom a market surveillance authority's guideline, not from the law | yes |
| Rest of the EU | Differs per countryLithuania: 5 working days | not establishedsource not yet verified |
Belgium
- Deadline
- immediately, with no number set in the law
- Route for reporting yourself
- a named addressee, yes; a prescribed reporting form, no
France
- Deadline
- immediately, with no number set in the law
- Route for reporting yourself
- yes
Germany
- Deadline
- immediately, with no number set in the law
- Route for reporting yourself
- only a general contact form
Netherlands
- Deadline
- 1 week (critical and serious)1 month (Moderate and Minor)according to the ACM, unless the problem has already been fixed within that period
- Route for reporting yourself
- yes
Sweden
- Deadline
- 14 daysfrom a market surveillance authority's guideline, not from the law
- Route for reporting yourself
- yes
Rest of the EU
- Deadline
- Differs per countryLithuania: 5 working days
- Route for reporting yourself
- not establishedsource not yet verified
What this means for you
You have to meet the deadline of every country you deliver to, because there is no single desk that handles the other countries for you. In practice you therefore work to the shortest of those deadlines: in the Netherlands that is 1 week according to the ACM, in Lithuania 5 working days.
In the sources we have read, the Netherlands is the only country where the supervisory authority distinguishes by severity. 22 of the 27 member states only repeat the wording from the directive and name no figure. No figure does not mean no obligation.
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