Who has to comply
Public-sector since 2018; consumer services from 28 June 2025.
Cyprus is a small island market with a large tourism and international-services sector, so many foreign sellers and platforms reach Cypriot consumers, frequently in both Greek and English. Under the EAA-implementing legislation extending Law 6(I)/2018, a non-EU store selling to Cypriot consumers is covered on the country-of-consumption basis. A Greek-language accessibility statement is mandatory; tourist-facing services commonly add English, but Greek cannot be omitted for a service aimed at Cypriot residents.
What the law actually requires
Law 6(I)/2018 + EAA sets the technical bar at WCAG 2.1 Level AA via EN 301 549. On top of it, Νόμος 6(I)/2018 lists these operational duties:
- EN 301 549 / WCAG 2.1 AA
- Greek-language statement
Penalties and how enforcement actually works
Administrative fines under EAA-implementing legislation.
Enforcement runs through the Department of e-Communications within the Deputy Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy, which administered the 2018 public-sector regime and now extends to covered consumer services. Cyprus's model is centralised and complaint-driven, with administrative fines under the EAA-implementing legislation. As one of the EU's smallest administrations, its first enforcement cycle is likely to concentrate on plainly visible failures and the presence of a compliant Greek-language statement rather than exhaustive technical audits.
Reading the Law 6(I)/2018 + EAA at the source
The law is cited as Law 6(I)/2018 + EAA implementation (Νόμος 6(I)/2018). Enforcement: Department of e-Communications, Deputy Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy. Key date: 28 June 2025. We have not yet linked a verified national source for Cyprus; the European Commission's EAA page under Sources describes the EU directive the national law implements.
Sources
- European Accessibility Act (Directive (EU) 2019/882) · European Commission
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