Who has to comply
Public-sector since 2018; consumer services from 28 June 2025.
Slovenia is a small but prosperous market with high internet penetration and close economic ties to Austria and Italy, so sellers localising for those neighbours often reach Slovenian consumers too. Under the EAA transposition of ZDSMA, a foreign store selling to Slovenian consumers is covered on the country-of-consumption basis. A Slovenian-language accessibility statement is expected, and cross-border sellers should treat it as a distinct requirement from anything prepared for adjacent markets.
What the law actually requires
ZDSMA + EAA sets the technical bar at WCAG 2.1 Level AA via EN 301 549. On top of it, Zakon o dostopnosti spletišč in mobilnih aplikacij (ZDSMA) lists these operational duties:
- EN 301 549 / WCAG 2.1 AA
- Slovenian-language statement
Penalties and how enforcement actually works
Administrative fines for non-compliance.
Enforcement sits with the Ministry of Public Administration, which has run the ZDSMA public-sector regime under WCAG 2.1 AA and now extends supervision to covered consumer services. Slovenia's model is centralised and largely complaint-driven, with administrative fines for non-compliance. Given the small scale of the administration, the practical enforcement focus in the first cycle is likely to be visible failures — a missing Slovenian statement or clear homepage barriers — with technical auditing developing over time.
Reading the ZDSMA + EAA at the source
The law is cited as ZDSMA + EAA implementation (Zakon o dostopnosti spletišč in mobilnih aplikacij (ZDSMA)). Enforcement: Ministry of Public Administration. Key date: 28 June 2025. We have not yet linked a verified national source for Slovenia; 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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