EU Accessibility Act Deadlines and Compliance Calendar

Member States had to adopt and publish transposition measures by 28 June 2022 and apply those measures from 28 June 2025. That 2025 date is the key market date for products placed on the market and services provided to consumers within scope.

The directive also contains two important transition rules. Service contracts agreed before 28 June 2025 may continue without alteration until they expire, but not for more than five years from that date. Self service terminals lawfully used before 28 June 2025 may continue until the end of their economically useful life, but not for more than 20 years after entry into use if a Member State allows that path.

The directive does not prescribe a universal monthly or quarterly review cadence, but a serious programme still needs one. Scope drift, new channels, third party component changes, and updated accessibility findings all create compliance risk if no one owns review dates.

Set recurring checkpoints for scope review, regression testing, statement updates, technical documentation refreshes, procurement pack review, and Article 14 reassessment when circumstances change. The goal is to avoid a situation where a launch date arrives before the evidence pack is ready.