Burdensome Italian laws on accessibility applicable to any website have come into force and require immediate action. There are two sets of legislation which require both technical changes as well as the implementation of new wordings and features on any website. This presentation was drafted by Enila Elezi and Arianna Angiletta of the law firm DLA Piper.

1. Regulatory
updates on
accessibility
Two main regulations:
Legislative Decree
82/2022 (decree
implementing the
Accessibility Act)
Law 4/2004 (so-
called Legge Stanca)
Scope
Objective scope:
Subjective scope:
Websites (regardless of the service provided)
Mobile App (regardless of the service provided)
have an average annual turnover of more than € 500 million considering the last three years
offer their services to an undetermined number of users
Large companies that:
Compliance requirements
By September 23 of each year, complete the Declaration of Accessibility
Implement technical requirements as required by the Accessibility Guidelines for Private
Companies
Private companies must comply by November 5, 2022
Administrative fines of up to 5% of the company turnover

2. Scope
Products
Services
computers and operating systems
payment terminals and a number of self-service terminals
smartphones and electronic communications service equipment
televisions
electronic book readers
telephone services
services for accessing audiovisual content services
some elements of transportation services (e.g., web page for purchasing tickets)
electronic books
e-commerce
responses to calls to emergency number 112
Administrative fines from € 5.000 to € 40.000 or from € 2.500 to € 30.000
June 28, 2025: No non-compliant products and/or services, i.e., those that do not
meet the accessibility requirements of the standard, may be placed on the
European market (delayed compliance for products/services already in use as of
June 28, 2030)
Regulatory
updates on
accessibility
Two main regulations:
Legislative Decree
82/2022 (decree
implementing the
Accessibility Act)
Law 4/2004 (so-
called Legge Stanca)

3. Products
Services
be designed to optimize their use by people with disabilities;
comply with accessibility requirements on information (including on packaging) and
instructions, user interface, and functionality design.
Products must:
be provided to optimize their use by people with disabilities;
comply with accessibility requirements on information about both the operation of the service
and the products used to provide it;
ensure that related websites and applications are also accessible
Services must:
Obligations on economic operators
prepare technical documentation
perform conformity assessment procedure
draw up EU declaration of conformity
affix CE marking
design and delivery of services in accordance with accessibility requirements
Obligations of the product manufacturer:
Product importer/distributor obligations:
product conformity verification requirements
Service provider obligations:
Regulatory
updates on
accessibility
How to be compliant