WZGAustria
Web-Zugänglichkeits-Gesetz (WZG), BGBl. I Nr. 59/2019
Austrian transposition of the EU Web Accessibility Directive for federal public bodies, with an accessibility statement and feedback mechanism. Products and services covered by the European Accessibility Act fall under the Barrierefreiheitsgesetz (BaFG, BGBl. I Nr. 76/2023), applying from 28 June 2025.
Key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Austria
- Issued by
- FFG (monitoring body)
- Year
- 2019
- Conformance Standard
- EN 301 549 (WCAG 2.1 AA aligned)
- Applies To
- Austrian federal public bodies
- What it requires
- Federal public bodies (each Land has its own law); private sector under the Barrierefreiheitsgesetz (BaFG, BGBl. I Nr. 76/2023)
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