Tiered administrative fines under the BaFG up to €80,000; BGStG compensation for material and non-material damage; civil damages uncapped through ordinary courts; procurement disqualification; EU infringement exposure on top.
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Penalties per country
What does a digital accessibility violation actually cost? A country-by-country reference for statutory ranges, settlement bands, and the enforcement bodies that levy them.
European Union
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Federal and regional administrative fines up to €100,000+ for serious EAA violations under the 2024 Implementation Act. WAD breaches trigger corrective-action orders. Civil discrimination damages under the 2007 Act are uncapped; lump-sum awards range €650–€1,300.
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Tiered fines: light €500-€2,500; serious €5,000-€25,000; very serious / repeated €25,000-€100,000+. Civil discrimination damages uncapped; public-procurement disqualification typically dwarfs the fine; EU infringement exposure on top.
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Tiered fines: light €700-€3,000; serious €3,000-€30,000; very serious / repeated €30,000-€100,000+. Civil discrimination damages uncapped; public-procurement disqualification dwarfs the fine; EU infringement exposure on top.
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EAA fines €5K-€50K per violation, €50K-€200K+ for repeated / systemic non-compliance. Ombudsman recommendations under L42(I)/2004; uncapped civil damages under L127(I)/2000; procurement disqualification; EU infringement exposure on top.
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Tiered administrative fines: light CZK 50,000-250,000 (≈€2,000-€10,000); serious CZK 250,000-2,500,000 (≈€10,000-€100,000); very serious / repeated up to CZK 10,000,000 (≈€400,000+). Civil damages uncapped; procurement disqualification stacks on top.
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Tiered EAA fines DKK 10,000-DKK 500,000+ (≈€1,300-€67,000+). Equal Treatment Board compensation orders DKK 5,000-DKK 25,000 (≈€670-€3,350). Procurement disqualification and EU infringement exposure stack on top.
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EAA fines up to €32,000 per offence (legal entities); WAD remedial orders; Equal Treatment Act civil damages uncapped; Chancellor of Justice complaints free of charge; procurement disqualification under PPA. EU infringement exposure on top.
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Conditional fines (uhkasakko) and administrative penalty fees under Acts 306/2019 and 102/2023. Civil compensation under the Non-Discrimination Act is uncapped; Tribunal orders, procurement disqualification, and EU infringement exposure stack on top.
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Article 47 administrative fines up to €25,000 per breach; DDADUE 2023 fines up to €50,000 per non-conforming product or service plus daily penalties; Article 225-2 Code pénal criminal exposure of €225,000 and dissolution for legal entities.
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BFSG §37 caps administrative fines at €100,000 per infringement — one of the EU's highest EAA ceilings. AGG civil damages stack on top; Verbandsklage collective actions and EU infringement exposure round out a five-layer stack.
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Tiered administrative fines: light €500–€3,000; serious €3,000–€20,000; very serious / repeated €20,000–€100,000+. Civil discrimination damages uncapped under L. 4488/2017. Procurement disqualification under L. 4412/2016. EU infringement exposure on top.
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Tiered HUF fines: light HUF 100K-1M (~€250-2,500); serious HUF 1M-10M (~€2,500-25,000); very serious/repeated HUF 10M-50M+ (~€25,000-125,000+). Civil discrimination damages uncapped; procurement disqualification; EU infringement exposure on top.
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EAA fines to €60,000 on indictment under S.I. 636/2023. Equal Status Acts compensation capped at €15,000 per complainant at the WRC; Employment Equality Acts up to two years' remuneration.
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EAA administrative fines up to €40,000 per violation under D.Lgs. 82/2022. WAD-side sanctions under the Stanca Act run €500–€5,000. Civil damages under Legge 67/2006 uncapped; public-procurement disqualification stacks on top.
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Tiered administrative fines: light €70-€700; serious €700-€7,100; very serious / repeated €7,100-€14,000+ on the EAA track. WAD-side breaches handled primarily through corrective-action orders. Civil discrimination damages uncapped; procurement exclusion routinely dominates.
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EAA-track fines for legal entities reach €30,000+ for repeated or systemic violations; WAD-track fines tiered up to €5,000. Civil reasonable-accommodation damages under the Law on Equal Opportunities; procurement disqualification compounds exposure.
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Administrative fines under the 2023 EAA Act (light €500-€5K, serious €5K-€25K, very serious €25K-€100K+); corrective-action orders under the 2019 WAD Act. Civil discrimination damages under the 2006 Equal Treatment Act uncapped. EU-institutional-host overlay.
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Tiered administrative fines: light €500-€2,500; serious €5,000-€25,000; very serious / repeated €25,000-€100,000+. Uncapped civil damages via Chapter 413. Public-procurement disqualification routinely dwarfs the fine; EU infringement exposure on top.
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Layered exposure: ACM administrative fines under the 2024 EAA Implementation Act reaching up to 5% of annual turnover for systemic violations; uncapped civil damages via the courts following CRM opinions; procurement disqualification; EU infringement risk.
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Tiered fines: WAD up to PLN 10,000 (≈€2,300); EAA up to PLN 10,000 per product/service plus 10% of annual turnover for systemic breaches. Civil damages uncapped under the Civil Code; RPO escalation; procurement disqualification on top.
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Tiered fines under Law 35/2024: light €1,000-€10,000; serious €10,000-€44,000; very serious up to €250,000 for legal entities. Civil damages uncapped under Law 38/2004. Procurement disqualification and EU infringement exposure on top.
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Tiered fines under Law 8/2023: light RON 2,500-10,000; serious RON 10,000-50,000; very serious RON 50,000-100,000+ (≈ €10K-€20K+). CNCD discrimination fines RON 1,000-100,000; civil damages uncapped; procurement disqualification on top.
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Tiered fines under Act 71/2023: light €500–€5,000; serious €5,000–€30,000; very serious up to €100,000 or 5% of turnover. Civil damages uncapped under Act 365/2004; procurement disqualification and EU infringement stack on top.
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Tiered administrative fines under ZDPS: legal entities €2,000-€40,000 per breach, €10,000-€120,000 for repeated or systemic non-compliance. ZDSMA fines up to €10,000. ZVarD civil damages uncapped; CRPD-grade scrutiny under Article 33.
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Three-tier framework: light €301–€30,000; serious €30,001–€300,000; very serious €300,001–€1,000,000 — the highest EAA-transposition ceiling in the EU. AC-level penalties, procurement exclusion and civil damages stack on top.
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Conditional fines (vite) under LATDOS; EAA fines under the 2023 Act with sector-regulator-set ceilings. Uncapped diskrimineringsersättning under DL — courts have awarded SEK 30,000–150,000 per claimant. Procurement disqualification stacks on top.
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Europe (non-EU)
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Administrative fines under the 2024 EAA-transposition act run ISK 100K – 10M+ (~€660 – €66,000+). Civil damages under the Equal Treatment Acts are uncapped. Public-procurement disqualification and ESA infringement exposure stack on top.
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Administrative fines under the EAA transposition act up to CHF 100,000 (~EUR 105,000). Civil damages under the Equal Opportunities Act. Complaints filed with the Equal Opportunities Office; EEA infringement risk via the EFTA Surveillance Authority.
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Coercive fines (tvangsmulkt) per UU-tilsynet typically NOK 1,000-30,000/day. Administrative fines under the 2024 act in the NOK 50,000-3,000,000+ range. Section 38 LDL compensation via the Anti-Discrimination Tribunal. EEA-level pressure stacks on top.
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Administrative fines under KoAP Article 9.13: officials ₽2,000-₽3,000; legal entities ₽20,000-₽30,000 per violation. Civil damages under the Civil Code uncapped. Prosecutor's-office injunctions can mandate retrofit at full cost to the operator.
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Tiered administrative fines under ZSDOI and ZZD: RSD 10,000-2,000,000 (≈ €85-€17,000). Civil damages under ZZD uncapped; Commissioner for the Protection of Equality issues recommendations and warnings; public-procurement disqualification on serious-misconduct findings.
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No headline administrative-fine regime. Civil compensation under BehiG Art. 7-8, court-ordered remediation, Verbandsbeschwerde by recognised disability associations, IV/AI funding clawbacks, plus EU EAA exposure for Swiss firms placing products on the EU market.
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Administrative fines under Law 5378 and the Labour Law quota (monthly per-vacant-post). TİHEK discrimination fines up to ≈ TRY 100,000+ (revalued annually). Civil damages uncapped under the Code of Obligations. Public-procurement disqualification and criminal-law exposure stack on top.
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Administrative fines under the Code of Administrative Offences (Article 188-39 and related), typically 50–200 tax-free minimum incomes (≈ UAH 850–3,400). Civil damages uncapped under the Civil Code. Discrimination remedies via the Ombudsman and the general courts.
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PSBAR carries no fixed fine — Cabinet Office enforces by compliance notice and public reporting. Equality Act tribunal damages are uncapped; Vento injury-to-feelings bands top out at £60,700 (2024). Procurement Act 2023 exclusion adds the largest economic exposure.
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North America
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Five-layer stack: ACA administrative monetary penalties up to CAD $250,000 per violation per day; AODA up to CAD $100,000/day for corporations and $50,000/day for individuals; provincial AMPs CAD $5,000-$250,000; CHRT awards up to CAD $40,000; Charter remedies.
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Administrative fines under LGIPD and LFPED scale with the daily Unit of Measure and Update (UMA), MXN 113.14 in 2026. Aggregate exposure runs from low-tier MXN 11,314 to high-tier MXN 2,262,800+ (≈USD 600 to USD 120,000+), with civil damages on top.
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Federal ADA civil penalties up to $96,384 (first) / $192,768 (subsequent). FCC up to $112,536/violation. Unruh $4,000 per access denial. DOJ consent decrees $50K-$5M+. ~4,000+ federal web-accessibility filings per year. Attorneys' fees drive the economics.
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Asia-Pacific
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Administrative fines under the BFECL run CNY 10,000-500,000 (≈ USD 1,400-70,000) on legal entities; civil damages under the Civil Code; CDPF complaint channel; PIPL exposure up to CNY 50M or 5% of annual turnover for privacy-accessibility breaches.
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RPwD Act Sec. 89 fines: INR 10,000 first offence, INR 50,000–500,000 subsequent. Sec. 91 fraudulent benefits: up to INR 100,000 and 2 years' imprisonment. CCPD compensation orders, Article 226 writ relief, and procurement disqualification stack on top.
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No fixed-fine regime: enforcement runs through administrative guidance, public naming of non-compliant employers, and civil damages under Articles 709/715 of the Civil Code. Employment-quota shortfalls trigger a per-head monthly levy through JEED.
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Civil damages and injunctive relief under the 2007 Act; MOJ corrective orders with criminal backstop (up to 3 years' imprisonment or KRW 30 million fine). Active web-accessibility class-action docket against major platforms since 2019.
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Middle East
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Administrative fines under Law 74/2006 typically BHD 100-1,000 (≈USD 265-2,650); higher tiers for repeat or systemic violations. Civil damages uncapped under the Civil Code. Labour-quota non-compliance triggers MoL penalties; iGA can withhold digital-service approvals.
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Administrative fines under the Accessibility Regulations; civil damages without proof of harm up to ILS 50,000 per claimant under the Equal Rights Law (≈ USD 13,500); class-action exposure routinely reaching ILS 1M-10M (≈ USD 270K-2.7M) in certified settlements since 2018.
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Administrative fines under Law 8/2010 (low hundreds to KWD 5,000 / ~USD 16,300). Civil-Code damages uncapped. Public-sector procurement exposure and CRPD treaty-body scrutiny add reputational layers. Sharia tort principles backstop civil claims.
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Administrative penalties under RD 63/2008 and RD 35/2003 (Labour Law). Civil damages under the Civil Transactions Law (RD 29/2013). Complaints route via MoSD, OHRC, and TRA. No EAA/WAD-style fixed accessibility fine schedule.
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Administrative fines under Law 2/2004 reach QAR 50,000; Labour Code quota breaches QAR 5,000 per unfilled post. Civil damages under the Civil Code uncapped. Procurement disqualification and licence revocation sit alongside the fine track.
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Administrative penalties via APD and MHRSD orders; Mowaamah-certification consequences for employment non-compliance; civil damages under Sharia-based tort principles in the general courts; reputational and procurement consequences via Vision 2030 KPI exposure.
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Administrative penalties under FL 29/2006 and emirate-level codes; criminal exposure under Art. 358 of the 2021 Criminal Code; civil damages via the federal Civil Code; procurement disqualification; CRPD reporting pressure on top.
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Africa
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Because the lead instrument is a policy rather than a binding statute, there is no dedicated accessibility-penalty regime. Remedies for disability discrimination rely on general constitutional and employment law; the 2024–26 policy review is the route to a harder-edged enforcement framework.
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Tiered penalties under Law 10/2018: fines EGP 5,000–EGP 200,000 (≈ USD 100–USD 4,100) plus imprisonment up to 1 year for serious violations; doubled on recidivism. Civil damages under the Civil Code; NCPD investigation route.
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Proclamation 568/2008 reverses the burden of proof onto employers in discrimination disputes and provides for remedies through the labour-dispute system. Built-environment compliance is enforced at building-permit approval under Proclamation 624/2009. Regional-state implementation capacity varies widely.
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Act 715 provides for offences and fines, but enforcement has been weak: the expired ten-year grace period produced no automatic trigger, and the National Council on Persons with Disability lacks subpoena power. Stronger penalties are the central aim of the pending amendment bill.
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Enforcement runs through the NCPWD and the courts. The PWD Act provides for offences and fines for discrimination and for failure to comply with accessibility duties; Article 54 rights are directly enforceable in the High Court, which may grant declarations, damages and structural relief.
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The 2018 Act criminalises disability discrimination, providing for fines and/or imprisonment and for damages payable to the victim. The Federal High Court has begun hearing accessibility-discrimination cases; enforcement strength varies sharply between states that have adopted companion laws and those that have not.
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Enforcement is coordinated through the National Council of Persons with Disabilities and line ministries rather than a single penalty-led regulator. Law 01/2007 and sector laws provide protections in employment, education and access; disability representation is built into governance from the cell level upward.
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Enforcement is administered through the lead social-action ministry and the carte d'égalité des chances regime rather than a penalty-led regulator. The law provides protections in health, education, employment and access; specific accessibility-fine case law is limited.
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PEPUDA Equality Court damages are uncapped; EEA fines reach R2.7m or 10% of turnover for repeat employment-equity violations. SAHRC investigations carry subpoena power; CCMA awards up to 24 months' compensation. Civil damages stack on top.
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The 2010 Act prohibits discrimination and provides for offences, fines and remedies, with national and local disability councils for oversight. Enforcement is led from the Prime Minister's Office; Zanzibar enforces its own 2006 statute separately. Specific accessibility-fine case law is limited.
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The 2020 Act prohibits disability discrimination and provides for offences, fines and remedies; reasonable-accommodation duties bind employers. Enforcement runs through the National Council for Disability, the Uganda Human Rights Commission and the courts, with much of the detail carried in delegated regulations.
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Oceania
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No fixed administrative-fine schedule. Federal Court awards uncapped damages — typically AUD $5,000–$50,000 per claimant for digital exclusion, higher for systemic cases. AHRC conciliation resolves most complaints; NDIS Commission imposes civil penalties on providers.
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No fixed administrative-fine schedule. Civil damages through the Human Rights Review Tribunal — awards typically NZD $5,000–$30,000 per complainant, with higher figures for severe or systemic cases. NZSL-access rights enforced through the courts.
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