Who has to comply
Public-sector since 2018; consumer services from 28 June 2025.
Hungary is a mid-sized Central-European market where cross-border e-commerce, especially from neighbouring EU sellers, is significant. Under the EAA implementing act, a foreign store reaching Hungarian consumers is covered on the country-of-consumption basis. The specific catch is language: the accessibility statement must be available in Hungarian even when the service itself is multilingual, so cross-border sellers who publish only an English statement are non-compliant on that point alone.
What the law actually requires
Act LXXV/2018 + EAA sets the technical bar at WCAG 2.1 Level AA via EN 301 549. On top of it, 2018. évi LXXV. törvény lists these operational duties:
- EN 301 549 / WCAG 2.1 AA
- Hungarian-language accessibility statement
- Annual self-assessment
Penalties and how enforcement actually works
Administrative fines per the EAA implementing law; corrective orders by DKÜ.
Hungary's Digital Government Agency (DKÜ) oversees the public-sector regime, while consumer-facing enforcement is shared with the consumer-protection authorities. The approach is complaint- and inspection-driven with administrative fines and corrective orders issued through DKÜ. Annual self-assessment is expected of covered operators, and because enforcement is jointly run with consumer-protection bodies, a foreign seller's accessibility gap can be pursued as part of a broader consumer-rights inspection rather than in isolation.
Reading the Act LXXV/2018 + EAA at the source
The law is cited as 2018. évi LXXV. törvény + EAA implementing act (2018. évi LXXV. törvény). Enforcement: Digital Government Agency (DKÜ). Key date: 28 June 2025. We have not yet linked a verified national source for Hungary; 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
Links checked 12 October 2026. Not legal advice. Methodology · About Certvo
Frequently asked questions
Are Hungarian translations required?
Yes — the accessibility statement must be available in Hungarian even if the service itself is multilingual.