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PT DL 83/2018Portugal

Decreto-Lei n.º 83/2018, de 19 de outubro

Portuguese transposition of the EU Web Accessibility Directive, with a mandatory accessibility statement. The European Accessibility Act is transposed by Decreto-Lei n.º 82/2022.

Key facts

Jurisdiction
Portugal
Issued by
AMA (Agência para a Modernização Administrativa)
Year
2018
Conformance Standard
EN 301 549 (WCAG 2.1 AA aligned)
Applies To
Portuguese public-sector bodies
What it requires
Public-sector websites and mobile apps; private sector under Decreto-Lei 82/2022 (EAA)

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