Does the European Accessibility Act apply to companies outside the EU?

Yes, when they offer a covered service to consumers in the Union. The Act follows the customer: a Canadian or American online shop selling to buyers in France is in scope for its French customers.

Which services are covered?

E-commerce, consumer banking, e-books and their software, electronic communications, access to audiovisual media services, and websites, apps, e-tickets and information for air, bus, rail and waterborne passenger transport.

Are small companies exempt?

Microenterprises providing services, with fewer than 10 staff and an annual turnover or balance sheet of no more than 2 million euros, are exempt from the service requirements. Everyone else is in.

Does the law require a third party to sign?

No. The Directive asks you to publish the information; it does not say who writes it. What authorities and enterprise buyers trust is an independent test with a named company established in the Union. That is what Europe Services SE signs.

Each member state sets its own. Germany's Barrierefreiheitsstärkungsgesetz allows fines up to 100,000 euros, and several states let consumer associations bring claims.

EU Accessibility Statement (EAA Annex V), Signed in the EU

Annex V content
Element	What it means in practice
General description of the service	What it is, in accessible formats
Descriptions needed to understand it	How the service is used, step by step
How it meets the requirements	The standard used, EN 301 549 and WCAG 2.2 AA, and the result
Known limitations	Open barriers and when they will be fixed
Contact	Where to report a barrier, and the market surveillance authority

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Annual fee, paid in advance. Cancel before each renewal.

Where does the obligation come from?

CanadaAODA · ACA European UnionEAA · Annex V All threeCanada, EU, UK

CanadaAODA report file, policy, multi-year plan, WCAG record signed by Goldman Services INC, ACA documents if federally regulated890 CAD

No VAT for customers outside the EU. Inside the EU with a valid VAT number: reverse charge. Second year onwards: 712 CAD for Canada, 552 € for EU, 1,032 € for EU Plus, 1,592 € for Global, 20 % less than the first year.

Whose site are we signing for?

These details go on the signed record. Signed by Goldman Services INC, Ontario.

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This is exactly what you receive.

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AODA web conformance record
Northbay Retail Ltd. · northbay.example
Record active · CA-7K2F-91QD

WEB ACCESSIBILITY CONFORMANCE RECORD
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005
O. Reg. 191/11, section 14 (Information and Communications Standards)

Record code: CA-7K2F-91QD          Issued: 2026-09-01   Retest: 2026-10-01
Organization: Northbay Retail Ltd. (SPECIMEN)
Employees in Ontario: 50 or more
Scope: northbay.example - home, search, product pages, account, checkout

1. STANDARD APPLIED
   WCAG 2.0 Level AA, as required by s. 14(4). Also tested against WCAG 2.2 AA.
   Excluded by the regulation: live captions, pre-recorded audio description.

2. METHOD
   Automatic crawl of 214 URLs. Manual test of 5 journeys with keyboard only,
   NVDA 2025 on Firefox, VoiceOver on iOS 18, zoom at 200 % and 400 %.

3. RESULT
   Partially conformant. 3 open barriers, listed in annex A with WCAG
   criterion, location and date found. 0 barriers on the checkout.

4. FEEDBACK PROCESS
   Hosted at a public address. Messages logged and forwarded within
   2 business days. Records kept 5 years.

5. SIGNATURE
   Goldman Services INC, 175 West Beaver Creek Rd, Unit 10,
   Richmond Hill, ON L4B 3M1 - signed electronically

This record documents a test. It is not a government certification.
The AODA compliance report is certified by an officer of the organization.

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Plan in detail

Canada · AODA and Accessible Canada Act

890 CAD / yearfirst year, paid in advance

712 CAD / yearfrom the second year, instead of 890 CAD · 178 CAD less every year, 20 %

Signed within five business days of your scope answers.from your scope answers

What you pay, year by year

Year	Price	You save	Paid to date
Year 1 · first	890 CAD	—	890 CAD
Year 2	712 CAD	178 CAD	1,602 CAD
Year 3	712 CAD	178 CAD	2,314 CAD
Year 4	712 CAD	178 CAD	3,026 CAD
Year 5	712 CAD	178 CAD	3,738 CAD
Five years together, instead of 4,450 CAD at the first-year price			3,738 CAD 712 CAD saved

Prices exclude VAT. Customers outside the EU pay no VAT; EU businesses with a VAT number confirmed by VIES are reverse charged; otherwise Czech VAT at 21 % applies. The renewal is charged automatically on the same date each year and you can stop it at any time before it, from your account.

Who it is for

Businesses and non-profits with employees in Ontario, and federally regulated organizations anywhere in Canada. A company registered in Delaware or Quebec with 25 people working in Toronto files exactly like a Toronto company.

What the law asks

AODA 2005 · O. Reg. 191/11: The compliance report is due 31 December 2026 at 20+ employees in Ontario. At 50+ the policy and the multi-year plan must be public and web content must meet WCAG 2.0 AA.
Accessible Canada Act, SC 2019: Federally regulated organizations with 10+ employees publish an accessibility plan every three years and a progress report by 1 June in the years between.

What you receive

Compliance report answersEvery question of the 2026 report answered from your real situation, with the document that proves each yes listed next to the answer.
Accessibility policyWritten for your organization, ready to publish at 50+ employees, available in accessible formats on request.
Multi-year accessibility planRequired at 50 or more employees in Ontario, reviewed at least every five years.
Web conformance recordWCAG 2.0 AA as section 14 requires, tested by hand and by crawler, signed by Goldman Services INC in Richmond Hill, Ontario, with a public code and a live badge.
Developer reportEach barrier with its WCAG criterion, where it is, how to reproduce it and how to test the fix.
ACA documentsAccessibility plan, progress report, feedback process description and the text of the notice to the Accessibility Commissioner, if you are federally regulated.
Hosted feedback processA public page where people report a barrier. Every message logged, forwarded within two business days, kept five years.
Monthly retestThe site is retested every month; the badge changes the day something breaks and we write to you.

What is not included

We do not file the report: it is certified by an officer of your organization, in the Accessibility Compliance Reporting portal.
We do not fix your code. The developer report tells your team what to change; remediation is a separate quote.
We do not give legal advice and we are not a law firm.
No government certification exists under the AODA. Anyone who sells one is selling a word.

Limits of the plan

One website or app, up to 5 manual journeys, English (French on request). More domains, apps or languages: quoted in one business day.

Who signs

Goldman Services INC · 175 West Beaver Creek Rd, Unit 10, Richmond Hill, ON L4B 3M1 · a Canadian obligation signed by a Canadian company.

Plan in detail

European Union · accessibility statement

690 € / yearfirst year, paid in advance

552 € / yearfrom the second year, instead of 690 € · 138 € less every year, 20 %

Signed within five business days of your scope answers.from your scope answers

What you pay, year by year

Year	Price	You save	Paid to date
Year 1 · first	690 €	—	690 €
Year 2	552 €	138 €	1,242 €
Year 3	552 €	138 €	1,794 €
Year 4	552 €	138 €	2,346 €
Year 5	552 €	138 €	2,898 €
Five years together, instead of 3,450 € at the first-year price			2,898 € 552 € saved

Prices exclude VAT. Customers outside the EU pay no VAT; EU businesses with a VAT number confirmed by VIES are reverse charged; otherwise Czech VAT at 21 % applies. The renewal is charged automatically on the same date each year and you can stop it at any time before it, from your account.

Who it is for

Companies anywhere in the world that offer a covered service to consumers in the European Union: e-commerce, consumer banking, e-books, electronic communications, passenger transport booking, access to audiovisual media. Microenterprises providing services (under 10 staff and up to 2 M€) are exempt.

What the law asks

Directive (EU) 2019/882, the European Accessibility Act: In force since 28 June 2025. Article 13 and Annex V require you to publish how the service meets the accessibility requirements.
EN 301 549 · WCAG 2.2 AA: The harmonised standard used across the Union to judge whether a website or app is accessible.

What you receive

Annex V accessibility statementThe general description of the service, the explanations needed to use it, the standard applied, the result, the known limitations and where to report a barrier. Signed by Europe Services SE in Prague.
Manual and automatic testKeyboard only, screen reader on desktop and mobile, zoom at 200 % and 400 %, on the journeys you choose.
Developer reportEach barrier with its criterion, location and how to verify the fix.
Two languagesThe statement in two EU languages of your choice.
Hosted feedback channelThe contact point the Directive asks for, with messages logged and forwarded within two business days.
Public code and live badgeAnyone, including a market surveillance authority, can check the statement without asking you.
Monthly retestWith reissue of the statement after we verify your fixes.

What is not included

We do not fix your website.
We do not give legal advice or represent you before a market surveillance authority.
The Directive does not require a third party to sign. What authorities and buyers trust is an independent test with a company established in the Union behind it.

Limits of the plan

1 domain or app, 2 languages, up to 5 manual journeys. Several sites, 6 languages or products: see EU Plus.

Who signs

Europe Services SE · Na Čečeličce 425/4, 150 00 Praha 5, Czech Republic · IČO 03571785 · established in the Union.

Plan in detail

EU Plus · several sites, languages and products

1,290 € / yearfirst year, paid in advance

1,032 € / yearfrom the second year, instead of 1,290 € · 258 € less every year, 20 %

Signed within five business days of your scope answers, for the first domain; the others follow within the same week.from your scope answers

What you pay, year by year

Year	Price	You save	Paid to date
Year 1 · first	1,290 €	—	1,290 €
Year 2	1,032 €	258 €	2,322 €
Year 3	1,032 €	258 €	3,354 €
Year 4	1,032 €	258 €	4,386 €
Year 5	1,032 €	258 €	5,418 €
Five years together, instead of 6,450 € at the first-year price			5,418 € 1,032 € saved

Prices exclude VAT. Customers outside the EU pay no VAT; EU businesses with a VAT number confirmed by VIES are reverse charged; otherwise Czech VAT at 21 % applies. The renewal is charged automatically on the same date each year and you can stop it at any time before it, from your account.

Who it is for

Groups with more than one website or brand in the Union, companies selling in several languages, and manufacturers whose products fall under the European Accessibility Act (for example e-readers, self-service terminals, consumer banking hardware).

What the law asks

Directive (EU) 2019/882 · Annex V: The statement for each service.
Directive (EU) 2019/882 · Annex IV: The technical documentation that shows how a product meets the accessibility requirements, to be kept and shown to authorities on request.

What you receive

Everything in the EU planFor up to three domains or apps.
Six languagesThe statement in six EU languages, so each market reads it in its own.
Annex IV technical fileDescription of the product, the requirements applied, the solutions adopted and the tests done, in the form authorities ask for.
One test, several documentsThe scope is tested once; each site gets its own statement and its own public code.
Hosted feedback channel per domainSeparate pages and logs, so each brand keeps its own record.
Monthly retest of every domainWith reissue after verified fixes.

What is not included

We do not fix your website or your product.
We do not carry out product conformity assessment of anything other than accessibility.
We do not give legal advice.

Limits of the plan

3 domains or apps, 6 languages, up to 5 manual journeys per domain, one Annex IV file. Beyond that: quoted in one business day.

Who signs

Europe Services SE · Prague, Czech Republic · established in the Union.

Plan in detail

Global · Canada, European Union and United Kingdom

1,990 € / yearfirst year, paid in advance

1,592 € / yearfrom the second year, instead of 1,990 € · 398 € less every year, 20 %

Signed within five business days of your scope answers.from your scope answers

What you pay, year by year

Year	Price	You save	Paid to date
Year 1 · first	1,990 €	—	1,990 €
Year 2	1,592 €	398 €	3,582 €
Year 3	1,592 €	398 €	5,174 €
Year 4	1,592 €	398 €	6,766 €
Year 5	1,592 €	398 €	8,358 €
Five years together, instead of 9,950 € at the first-year price			8,358 € 1,592 € saved

Prices exclude VAT. Customers outside the EU pay no VAT; EU businesses with a VAT number confirmed by VIES are reverse charged; otherwise Czech VAT at 21 % applies. The renewal is charged automatically on the same date each year and you can stop it at any time before it, from your account.

Who it is for

Organizations that employ people in Ontario, sell to consumers in the Union and answer procurement questionnaires in Britain. One test, one invoice, one renewal date, three names at the bottom of three documents.

What the law asks

Canada: AODA 2005 · O. Reg. 191/11 and, where it applies, the Accessible Canada Act.
European Union: Directive (EU) 2019/882, Annex V, EN 301 549 and WCAG 2.2 AA.
United Kingdom: Equality Act 2010, the duty to make reasonable adjustments, and the WCAG 2.2 AA report that tender forms ask for.

What you receive

Three signed documentsCanadian record signed by Goldman Services INC, EU statement signed by Europe Services SE, UK conformance report signed by REP27 LTD. Each carries the company established in its own jurisdiction.
The whole Canadian fileReport answers, policy, multi-year plan and ACA documents where they apply.
One testThe site is tested once against the strictest of the three standards, and each document states what applies to it.
Three public codes and badgesEach document is verifiable on its own.
Hosted feedback channelOne channel, records kept five years, usable as evidence in Canada and in the Union.
Monthly retestAll three documents reissued together after verified fixes.

What is not included

We do not file the Ontario report, publish your ACA plan or answer tenders for you.
We do not fix your code.
We do not give legal advice in any of the three jurisdictions.

Limits of the plan

1 domain or app, 2 languages, up to 5 manual journeys, three jurisdictions. More domains or languages: EU Plus can be added.

Who signs

Goldman Services INC (Ontario) · Europe Services SE (Prague) · REP27 LTD (England, company 17385889). Invoice always from Europe Services SE.

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