Accessibility Act (BaFG)

The technical yardstick used in practice is EN 301 549 in the version cited in the Official Journal, V3.2.1, which points to WCAG 2.1 level AA; the Act itself (Federal Law Gazette I No. 76/2023) names neither WCAG nor EN 301 549, but instead attaches a rebuttable presumption of conformity in section 5 to harmonised standards whose references have been published in the Official Journal. Whether a particular offering falls under one of the headings of section 2(2) is a question of law. Micro-enterprises (fewer than 10 employees, whose annual turnover or annual balance sheet total does not exceed €2 million) are exempt for services, but not for the sale of goods. Breaches can be penalised with fines of up to €80,000, with the actual amount graded by the severity of the breach and the size of the company; supervision lies with the Sozialministeriumservice.