Who has to comply
Public-sector since 2020; consumer services from 28 June 2025.
Greece is a mid-sized market with a large tourist-facing services sector, so many foreign sellers and platforms reach Greek consumers, often in both Greek and English. Under the EAA implementation of Law 4727/2020, a non-EU seller selling to Greek consumers is covered on the country-of-consumption basis. A Greek-language accessibility statement is expected; tourist-oriented sites commonly publish bilingual statements, but Greek cannot simply be dropped in favour of English for a service aimed at Greek residents.
What the law actually requires
Law 4727/2020 + EAA sets the technical bar at WCAG 2.1 Level AA via EN 301 549. On top of it, Νόμος 4727/2020 lists these operational duties:
- EN 301 549 / WCAG 2.1 AA
- Greek-language accessibility statement
Penalties and how enforcement actually works
Administrative penalties per the EAA implementing law.
Enforcement is centralised in the Ministry of Digital Governance, which oversees the public-sector regime under Law 4727/2020 and now extends supervision to covered consumer services. The Greek model is centrally administered and largely complaint-driven, with administrative penalties set by the EAA implementing law. Compared with the mature sampling programmes of northern Europe, Greek enforcement is at an earlier stage, so the first cycle is likely to prioritise visible failures — a missing Greek statement or obvious homepage barriers — over deep technical auditing.
Reading the Law 4727/2020 + EAA at the source
The law is cited as Law 4727/2020 + EAA implementation (Νόμος 4727/2020). Enforcement: Ministry of Digital Governance. Key date: 28 June 2025. We have not yet linked a verified national source for Greece; 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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