--- title: "EU Accessibility Act Deadlines and Compliance Calendar - 2022, 2025, Transition, and Review Dates" canonical_url: "https://www.sorena.io/artifacts/eu/accessibility-act/deadlines-and-compliance-calendar" source_url: "https://www.sorena.io/artifacts/eu/accessibility-act/deadlines-and-compliance-calendar" author: "Sorena AI" description: "Track the EU Accessibility Act dates that matter: transposition by 28 June 2022, application from 28 June 2025." published_at: "2026-02-21" updated_at: "2026-02-23" keywords: - "EU Accessibility Act deadlines" - "EAA calendar" - "28 June 2025 accessibility" - "28 June 2022 transposition" - "self service terminal transition" - "service contract transition EAA" - "accessibility review calendar" - "Article 14 review" - "accessibility evidence retention" - "EU Accessibility Act" - "deadlines" - "compliance calendar" - "transition" - "self-service terminals" - "service contracts" --- **[SORENA](https://www.sorena.io/)** - AI-Powered GRC Platform [Home](https://www.sorena.io/) | [Solutions](https://www.sorena.io/solutions) | [Artifacts](https://www.sorena.io/artifacts) | [About Us](https://www.sorena.io/about-us) | [Contact](https://www.sorena.io/contact) | [Portal](https://app.sorena.io) --- # EU Accessibility Act Deadlines and Compliance Calendar - 2022, 2025, Transition, and Review Dates Track the EU Accessibility Act dates that matter: transposition by 28 June 2022, application from 28 June 2025. *Artifact Guide* *EU* ## EU Accessibility Act Deadlines and Compliance Calendar The EU Accessibility Act dates that matter for launch planning, transition decisions, evidence retention, and recurring compliance review. Teams usually remember 28 June 2025. They often miss the transition logic and the dates needed to govern evidence after launch. A useful EU Accessibility Act calendar has both statutory dates and operating dates. The statutory dates tell you when the directive had to be transposed and when it applied. The operating dates tell you when to refresh scope, review exceptions, re-run tests, and update statements or technical documentation. This page puts those dates into one planning view. ## Statutory dates and transition windows 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. - 28 June 2022: transposition deadline for Member States. - 28 June 2025: application date for covered products and services. - Up to 28 June 2030: outer limit for pre existing service contracts if they continue without alteration. - Up to 20 years from entry into use: possible outer limit for legacy self service terminals used in services, depending on Member State implementation. *Recommended next step* *Placement: after the timeline or milestone section* ## Turn EU Accessibility Act Deadlines and Compliance Calendar into an operational assessment Assessment Autopilot can take EU Accessibility Act Deadlines and Compliance Calendar from planning deadlines, owners, and milestones from this page to a reusable workflow inside Sorena. Teams working on EU Accessibility Act can keep owners, evidence, and next steps aligned without copying this guide into separate documents. - [Open Assessment Autopilot for EU Accessibility Act Deadlines and Compliance Calendar](/solutions/assessment.md): Start from EU Accessibility Act Deadlines and Compliance Calendar and turn the guidance into owned tasks, evidence requests, and review checkpoints. - [Talk through EU Accessibility Act](/contact.md): Review your current process, evidence gaps, and next steps for EU Accessibility Act Deadlines and Compliance Calendar. ## Recurring dates teams should own internally 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. - Review scope and role assignment at least on every major release or product launch. - Re-run testing on conversion critical and legally material journeys before each production release. - Review published statements and procurement responses on a defined cadence, such as quarterly or at each major version. - Reassess Article 14 decisions when costs, design options, usage patterns, or assistive technology support changes. - Retain Article 14 assessment outputs and product documentation for the required five year window. ## Primary sources - [European Accessibility Act (Directive (EU) 2019/882) - official text](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2019/882/oj?ref=sorena.io) - Primary legal text for scope, Annex I requirements, Article 14 exceptions, Annex IV technical documentation, and market surveillance measures. - [European Commission - European Accessibility Act policy page](https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/policies/justice-and-fundamental-rights/disability/european-accessibility-act-eaa_en?ref=sorena.io) - Official implementation overview and policy context for the Act and its entry into application on 28 June 2025. - [AccessibleEU - Guidance on accessibility legislation in Europe](https://accessible-eu-centre.ec.europa.eu/guidelines-and-support-materials?ref=sorena.io) - Implementation guidance summarising covered products and services, practical obligations, and standard references for teams building compliance programmes. - [ETSI - EN 301 549 overview](https://www.etsi.org/human-factors-accessibility/en-301-549-v3-the-harmonized-european-standard-for-ict-accessibility?ref=sorena.io) - Official ETSI overview of EN 301 549, the European accessibility standard used to operationalise ICT requirements across web, software, hardware, documents, and communications. - [Commission Notice - Blue Guide on EU product rules (2022)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX%3A52022XC0629%2804%29&ref=sorena.io) - Primary EU guidance on manufacturer, importer, distributor, declaration of conformity, CE marking, and market surveillance concepts. - [European Commission - Daily News on EAA application in June 2025](https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/mex_25_1650?ref=sorena.io) - Official Commission notice confirming the entry into application on 28 June 2025. ## Related Topic Guides - [EN 301 549 and WCAG Mapping for the EU Accessibility Act - Practical Engineering Use](/artifacts/eu/accessibility-act/en-301-549-and-wcag-mapping.md): Map EU Accessibility Act requirements to EN 301 549 and WCAG in a practical way. - [EU Accessibility Act Accessibility Conformance Statement Template - Structure, Fields, and Evidence](/artifacts/eu/accessibility-act/accessibility-conformance-statement-template.md): Use this EU Accessibility Act accessibility conformance statement template to document product or service scope, standards used, test method. - [EU Accessibility Act Applicability Test - Scope, Roles, Dates, Exceptions, and Outputs](/artifacts/eu/accessibility-act/applicability-test.md): Use this EU Accessibility Act applicability test to decide whether your product or service is in scope, which operator role applies, what dates matter. - [EU Accessibility Act Compliance Checklist - Scope, Annex I, EN 301 549, and Evidence](/artifacts/eu/accessibility-act/checklist.md): Audit ready EU Accessibility Act compliance checklist for products and services. - [EU Accessibility Act Compliance Playbook - Operating Model, Controls, and Evidence](/artifacts/eu/accessibility-act/compliance.md): Build an EU Accessibility Act compliance programme with this practical playbook. - [EU Accessibility Act Exemptions and Disproportionate Burden - Article 14 Done Properly](/artifacts/eu/accessibility-act/exemptions-and-disproportionate-burden.md): Understand EU Accessibility Act exceptions correctly. - [EU Accessibility Act FAQ - Scope, Dates, Evidence, EN 301 549, and Exceptions](/artifacts/eu/accessibility-act/faq.md): Answer the practical questions teams ask about the EU Accessibility Act, including scope, dates, products and services covered, evidence, EN 301 549. - [EU Accessibility Act for E-Commerce Websites - Scope, Checkout, Product Pages, and Evidence](/artifacts/eu/accessibility-act/accessibility-act-for-ecommerce-websites.md): Detailed EU Accessibility Act guide for e-commerce websites and apps. - [EU Accessibility Act Penalties and Enforcement - Market Surveillance and Corrective Action Risk](/artifacts/eu/accessibility-act/penalties-and-fines.md): Understand EU Accessibility Act enforcement risk. Covers market surveillance powers, corrective action, restriction or withdrawal of non compliant products. - [EU Accessibility Act Procurement Language and Acceptance Criteria - Clauses Buyers Can Enforce](/artifacts/eu/accessibility-act/procurement-language-and-acceptance-criteria.md): Draft procurement ready accessibility language under the EU Accessibility Act. - [EU Accessibility Act Products and Services in Scope - Categories, Definitions, and Role Impact](/artifacts/eu/accessibility-act/products-and-services-in-scope.md): Detailed scope guide to the products and services covered by the EU Accessibility Act, including consumer hardware, self service terminals, communications. - [EU Accessibility Act Requirements - Annex I Outcomes, Role Duties, and Evidence Expectations](/artifacts/eu/accessibility-act/requirements.md): Detailed EU Accessibility Act requirements guide covering Annex I outcomes, product and service duties, EN 301 549 implementation. - [EU Accessibility Act Testing and Conformance Evidence - What to Test and What to Keep](/artifacts/eu/accessibility-act/testing-and-conformance-evidence.md): Build a defensible EU Accessibility Act evidence pack with the right testing methods, release records, Annex IV documents, accessibility statements. - [EU Accessibility Act Transition Plan - From Scope Review to 28 June 2025 Readiness](/artifacts/eu/accessibility-act/deadlines-and-transition-plan.md): Build a practical EU Accessibility Act transition plan with scoping, remediation, testing, procurement updates. - [EU Accessibility Act vs ADA and Section 508 - Scope, Evidence, and Delivery Differences](/artifacts/eu/accessibility-act/accessibility-act-vs-ada-and-section-508.md): Compare the EU Accessibility Act with the ADA and Section 508 in practical terms. --- [Privacy Policy](https://www.sorena.io/privacy) | [Terms of Use](https://www.sorena.io/terms-of-use) | [DMCA](https://www.sorena.io/dmca) | [About Us](https://www.sorena.io/about-us) (c) 2026 Sorena AB (559573-7338). 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