Prepare your website for Dutch accessibility law
The Netherlands runs a dual track: Besluit digitale toegankelijkheid for public-sector services (from 2018) and the EAA-derived framework for private-sector consumer services (from 2025). Both reference NEN-EN 301 549 — the Dutch adoption of the harmonized European standard, aligned to WCAG 2.1.
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The Netherlands has separate rules for public and private digital services
Dutch agencies often serve both sides. Public-sector clients fall under the Besluit digitale toegankelijkheid, which transposed Directive 2016/2102 in 2018 and has been enforced through audits, the public “register” of accessibility statements, and Logius oversight for years. Private-sector clients now also fall under the EAA-derived framework, with consumer-facing services obligated since 2025.
Who is covered
Public sector (national, provincial, municipal) — under Besluit digitale toegankelijkheid since 2018, monitored by Logius. Private sector — EAA-derived obligations apply to consumer-facing e-commerce, banking, transport, AV-on-demand, and electronic communications since June 2025. Micro-enterprises (<10 staff, <2M € turnover) are exempt from the service requirements.
What changed in 2025
From June 28, 2025, EAA-derived obligations apply to new and substantially updated private-sector services. Existing services have until June 28, 2030. Public-sector obligations have been live since 2018. Consumer complaints can now reach private-sector regulators in addition to Logius.
Enforcement authorities
Logius monitors public-sector compliance and maintains the public register of accessibility statements (toegankelijkheidsverklaringen). For private services, Autoriteit Consument & Markt (ACM) and sector regulators handle enforcement. The Authority for the Digital Infrastructure (AT) supervises telecommunications-related obligations.
Penalties
Public-sector breaches are addressed through Logius escalation paths and political accountability. Private-sector EAA breaches under Dutch transposition can incur fines through ACM and sector regulators, with caps and structures evolving as enforcement framework matures. Reputational risk via the public toegankelijkheidsverklaring registry is significant for public bodies.
Three steps from baseline to ongoing monitoring
The same workflow Dutch agencies use to prepare client sites for Besluit digitale toegankelijkheid and EAA-derived obligations.
Free Scan
Up to 5 pages scanned automatically. Prioritized snapshot of WCAG 2.1 AA failures, evidence blocks, and a personalized recommendation. Emailed within 24 hours.
Start a Free ScanAccessibility Audit
Up to 15 key pages reviewed. Findings mapped to WCAG 2.1 AA and NEN-EN 301 549 with selectors, screenshots, journey impact, and remediation roadmap. White-label ready.
Request an AuditMonthly Monitoring
Rescan up to 3 client sites monthly with regression detection, verified-fix tracking, and branded reports your agency can forward without rewriting.
Set Up MonitoringSee what an audit report actually looks like
A real, populated demo report — with severity-prioritized findings, evidence blocks, screenshots, journey impact, remediation guidance, and a roadmap your client's dev team can actually work from.
What this is, and what it is not
AccessiProof provides evidence-backed website accessibility audits, prioritized findings, and remediation guidance aligned to the Besluit digitale toegankelijkheid and EAA- derived Dutch obligations. Reports are not legal advice, not certification, and not a formal toegankelijkheidsverklaring registration. Compliance decisions remain the responsibility of the covered organisation, its Dutch legal counsel, and Logius / ACM. Where authoritative determinations are required, involve qualified Dutch accessibility and legal professionals.
Related EU accessibility frameworks
Every EU law in this space sits on the same technical spine. Use these pages to map your clients' obligations across Europe.
European Accessibility Act
The EU directive that underpins every national accessibility law below.
Read pageEU frameworkEN 301 549
The harmonised technical standard regulators cite as the conformance test.
Read pageEU frameworkWCAG 2.2
W3C success criteria at the heart of every EU accessibility rulebook.
Read pageNational lawGermany — BFSG
Barrierefreiheitsstärkungsgesetz: Germany's EAA transposition, in force since 28 June 2025.
Read pageNational lawFrance — RGAA & Article 47
Dual track: RGAA 4.1 for public bodies and Ordonnance 2023-859 for private e-commerce.
Read pageNational lawSpain — Ley 11/2023
RD 1112/2018 for public sector plus Ley 11/2023 and RD 193/2023 for private e-commerce.
Read pageNational lawRomania — Legea 232/2022
Romania's EAA transposition, enforced by ANPC since 28 June 2025.
Read pageNational lawItaly — D.Lgs. 82/2022
Italian EAA transposition layered on the Stanca Law (Legge 4/2004), supervised by AgID and AGCOM.
Read pageNational lawIreland — S.I. 636/2023
Irish EAA transposition, enforced by CCPC and sectoral regulators since June 2025.
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