Austria
VerifiedLaw: Barrierefreiheitsgesetz (BaFG), BGBl. I Nr. 76/2023
Authority: Sozialministeriumservice (s.36 BaFG)
Placing non-compliant products on the market, or offering or providing a non-compliant service (s.36(1))
Verified- Maximum
- EUR 80,000; EUR 50,000 for micro, small and medium enterprises
- Type
- administrative fine
- Provision
- s.36(1) BaFG
- Text
Eine Verwaltungsübertretung begeht und ist vom Sozialministeriumservice mit einer Geldstrafe bis zu 80 000 € zu bestrafen
Our translation: An administrative offence is committed by, and the Sozialministeriumservice shall punish with a fine of up to EUR 80,000- Note
- Read via the RIS open data server because the main RIS site showed a security check.
Conformity assessment, information, identification, instructions and corrective measure breaches (s.36(2))
Verified- Maximum
- EUR 40,000; EUR 25,000 for micro, small and medium enterprises
- Type
- administrative fine
- Provision
- s.36(2) BaFG
- Text
mit einer Geldstrafe bis zu 40 000 € zu bestrafen
Our translation: to be punished with a fine of up to EUR 40,000
Record keeping, notification and cooperation breaches (s.36(3))
Verified- Maximum
- EUR 16,000; EUR 10,000 for micro, small and medium enterprises
- Type
- administrative fine
- Provision
- s.36(3) BaFG
- Text
mit einer Geldstrafe bis zu 16 000 € zu bestrafen
Our translation: to be punished with a fine of up to EUR 16,000
Belgium
Partly verifiedLaw: Loi du 5 novembre 2023 modifiant plusieurs livres du Code de droit economique (Moniteur belge 28 November 2023, numac 2023046827), inserting arts XV.99/1 and XV.101/1 CDE
Authority: Not verified in full. FPS Economy agents under arts XV.2 and XV.60/4 CDE are named in the law text read; other sector bodies not checked
Service providers: breach of arts VIII.59 to VIII.62 CDE. Sanction level 2, or level 3 in bad faith
Partly verified- Maximum
- FPS Economy states up to EUR 200,000 or 6% of annual turnover for the gravest breaches. The statutory level amounts in art. XV.70 CDE were not read
- Type
- criminal fine
- Provision
- art. XV.101/1 CDE, level amounts in art. XV.70 CDE
- Text
Sont punis d'une sanction de niveau 3, ceux qui, de mauvaise foi, commettent une infraction aux articles VIII.59 à VIII.62.
Our translation: Those who in bad faith commit an offence against articles VIII.59 to VIII.62 are punished with a level 3 sanction.- Note
- Law text read only on etaamb, a private mirror of the Moniteur. ejustice returned a JavaScript challenge page and an empty page in the browser. The figure is the regulator summary, not the Code. The summary says administrative sanctions while art. XV.70 levels are penal, and whether surcharges (decimes additionnels) explain EUR 200,000 was not checked. Art. XV.62/7 allows administrative fines for these offences.
Products: breach of royal decrees made under art. VIII.57 CDE. Sanction level 2, or level 3 in bad faith
Partly verified- Maximum
- No figure given
- Type
- criminal fine
- Provision
- art. XV.99/1 CDE
- Text
Sont punis d'une sanction de niveau 2, ceux qui commettent une infraction aux arrêtés pris en exécution de l'article VIII.57.
Our translation: Those who commit an offence against decrees made under article VIII.57 are punished with a level 2 sanction.- Note
- Level amounts not read at an official source. Financial services changes under the law of 2 August 2002 not reviewed.
Bulgaria
Partly verifiedLaw: Zakon za iziskvaniyata za dostapnost na produkti i uslugi, State Gazette no. 31 of 11 April 2025
Authority: State Agency for Metrological and Technical Surveillance (products, art. 90). Services: bodies listed in art. 54, including the Communications Regulation Commission, Council for Electronic Media and transport bodies
Services: breach of a Chapter Three duty with no other penalty (art. 89)
Partly verified- Maximum
- Property sanction BGN 20,000, repeat BGN 40,000; fine on natural persons BGN 10,000, repeat BGN 20,000
- Type
- administrative fine
- Provision
- art. 89
- Text
се налага глоба от 1500 до 10 000 лв. или имуществена санкция от 3000 до 20 000 лв.
Our translation: a fine of BGN 1,500 to 10,000 or a property sanction of BGN 3,000 to 20,000 is imposed- Note
- Text read is in leva as published in 2025. Bulgaria moved to the euro on 1 January 2026; no consolidated euro version of this act was read, so check the current wording before publishing. Copy hosted by the Consumer Protection Commission, not the State Gazette. Art. 86 (breach of art. 3 by a service provider) is lower: property sanction BGN 5,000, repeat BGN 10,000.
Products: manufacturer or importer placing a non-compliant product on the market (art. 73)
Partly verified- Maximum
- Property sanction BGN 25,000, repeat BGN 50,000; fine on natural persons BGN 5,000, repeat BGN 10,000
- Type
- administrative fine
- Provision
- art. 73
- Text
имуществена санкция от 5000 до 25 000 лв.
Our translation: a property sanction of BGN 5,000 to 25,000- Note
- Text read is in leva as published in 2025. Bulgaria moved to the euro on 1 January 2026; no consolidated euro version of this act was read, so check the current wording before publishing. Copy hosted by the Consumer Protection Commission, not the State Gazette.
Croatia
VerifiedLaw: Zakon o zahtjevima za pristupacnost proizvoda i usluga, NN 89/2025
Authority: Products: HAKOM electronic communications inspectors for radio equipment, State Inspectorate market inspectors otherwise (art. 22). Services: sector bodies in art. 25, including HAKOM, Agency for Electronic Media, Croatian Civil Aviation Agency, Croatian National Bank and HANFA
Service providers that are legal persons (art. 36); manufacturers and authorised representatives that are legal persons (arts 32, 33)
Verified- Maximum
- EUR 132,720 (misdemeanour fine); responsible person or sole trader EUR 6,630
- Provision
- arts 32, 33, 36
- Text
Novčanom kaznom od 6630,00 do 132.720,00 eura kaznit će se za prekršaj pružatelj usluge koji je pravna osoba
Our translation: A service provider that is a legal person shall be punished for a misdemeanour with a fine of EUR 6,630 to 132,720- Note
- Misdemeanour (prekrsaj) fine. As published in the gazette; later amendments not searched.
Importers that are legal persons (art. 34)
Verified- Maximum
- EUR 66,360 (misdemeanour fine)
- Provision
- art. 34
- Text
Novčanom kaznom od 3310,00 do 66.360,00 eura kaznit će se za prekršaj uvoznik koji je pravna osoba
Our translation: An importer that is a legal person shall be punished for a misdemeanour with a fine of EUR 3,310 to 66,360
Distributors that are legal persons (art. 35)
Verified- Maximum
- EUR 13,270 (misdemeanour fine)
- Provision
- art. 35
- Text
Novčanom kaznom od 1990,00 do 13.270,00 eura kaznit će se za prekršaj distributer koji je pravna osoba
Our translation: A distributor that is a legal person shall be punished for a misdemeanour with a fine of EUR 1,990 to 13,270
Cyprus
Partly verifiedLaw: O peri tis Prosvasimotitas Proionton kai Ypiresion Nomos tou 2024, 57(I)/2024
Authority: Deputy Minister of Social Welfare as competent authority, plus accessibility surveillance authorities designated under art. 3(3)
Administrative route: infringements listed in art. 35, including making available a non-compliant product or service
Partly verified- Maximum
- EUR 10,000; later infringement EUR 20,000; continuing infringement EUR 500 per day
- Type
- administrative fine
- Provision
- arts 35, 36
- Text
διοικητικό πρόστιμο το οποίο δεν υπερβαίνει τις δέκα χιλιάδες ευρώ (€10.000)
Our translation: an administrative fine not exceeding ten thousand euro (EUR 10,000)- Note
- Read on CyLaw, run by the Cyprus Bar Association, not the official gazette. No official copy was opened.
Criminal route: art. 38 offences, including making available a non-compliant product or service
Partly verified- Maximum
- EUR 20,000 on first conviction, EUR 30,000 on later conviction; imprisonment up to 2 or 3 years also possible
- Type
- criminal fine
- Provision
- art. 38
- Text
σε χρηματική ποινή που δεν υπερβαίνει τις είκοσι χιλιάδες ευρώ (€20.000)
Our translation: to a fine not exceeding twenty thousand euro (EUR 20,000)- Note
- Read on CyLaw, run by the Cyprus Bar Association, not the official gazette. No official copy was opened.
Czechia
VerifiedLaw: Zakon c. 424/2023 Sb. o pozadavcich na pristupnost nekterych vyrobku a sluzeb
Authority: Czech Trade Inspection (products and most services); Czech Telecommunication Office, Council for Radio and Television Broadcasting, regional authorities, Rail Authority, Civil Aviation Authority, State Navigation Administration and municipal bodies for their sectors (s.19)
Service provider: service not meeting requirements, no corrective measure, ignoring a s.24 measure (s.25(7)(a), (b), (l)); product top tier offences
Verified- Maximum
- CZK 10,000,000; lower tiers CZK 5,000,000, 2,000,000 and 1,000,000 by offence
- Provision
- s.25(8)
- Text
10 000 000 Kč, jde-li o přestupek podle odstavce 2 písm. a) nebo g)
Our translation: CZK 10,000,000, if it is an offence under paragraph 2(a) or (g)- Note
- Administrative offence (prestupek). Read in the browser on e-Sbirka, version 1 July 2025; the quoted line also covers s.25(7)(a), (b) and (l). Authority list (s.19) was read on a private publisher copy.
Denmark
VerifiedLaw: Lov nr 801 af 07/06/2022 om tilgaengelighedskrav for produkter og tjenester
Authority: Sikkerhedsstyrelsen (products and services in s.1(2) nos 2, 4 to 6), Energistyrelsen (electronic communications), Trafikstyrelsen and Sofartsstyrelsen (passenger transport) (s.45)
Breach of product and service duties, including ss.34 to 37 for service providers; companies liable under the Criminal Code
Verified- Maximum
- No amount or maximum stated in the act: "boede" (fine) set under general criminal law
- Type
- criminal fine
- Provision
- s.57
- Text
Medmindre højere straf er forskyldt efter anden lovgivning, straffes med bøde den, der
Our translation: Unless a higher penalty is due under other legislation, a fine is imposed on anyone who- Note
- Read in the browser. The site lists a later change (Lov nr 637 of 11/06/2024, s.4), which was not opened.
Estonia
Not verifiedLaw: Toote ja teenuse ligipaasetavuse seadus (title per a community list; official text not opened)
Authority: Not verified
- Maximum
- No figure given
- Note
- Riigi Teataja blocked automated access, so the text was not read. Riigikogu downloads also returned 403. A community list points to s.20 of the act with amounts unknown.
Finland
Partly verifiedLaw: Laki digitaalisten palvelujen tarjoamisesta 306/2019 as amended by 104/2023 and 606/2024 (services); Laki eraiden tuotteiden esteettomyysvaatimuksista 102/2023 (products)
Authority: Liikenne- ja viestintavirasto (Traficom) for digital services under chapters 3 and 3 a (s.12)
Digital services: order to comply, supported by a conditional fine (uhkasakko)
Partly verified- Maximum
- No amount or maximum stated in s.14; amount set case by case under the Uhkasakkolaki
- Type
- coercive penalty
- Provision
- s.14 Act 306/2019
- Text
Valvontaviranomainen voi asettaa uhkasakon
Our translation: The supervisory authority may impose a conditional fine- Note
- Only s.6 of the Uhkasakkolaki was read in full, so absence of any cap in that act is not confirmed. Sector law for other services, such as electronic communications, not checked. Read in the browser.
Products: measures under the Market Surveillance Act, and CE marking offence
Partly verified- Maximum
- No amount stated: conditional fine under Act 1137/2016; "sakko" (criminal fine) under Act 187/2010
- Provision
- s.18 Act 102/2023
- Text
Markkinavalvontalain mukaisista toimenpiteistä säädetään mainitun lain 3 luvussa.
Our translation: Measures under the Market Surveillance Act are laid down in chapter 3 of that act.- Note
- Finlex open data was read but may not be the latest consolidation (the Act 306/2019 copy there was an old version). Check on the Finlex page.
France
VerifiedLaw: Code de la consommation art. L.412-13 (duty) and art. R.451-4 (penalty)
Authority: Not verified. The penalty articles read do not name the authority
Companies (legal persons): breach of the product and service duties listed in R.451-4, including services under D.412-57 (R.451-4 I 10)
Verified- Maximum
- EUR 7,500 per offence; EUR 15,000 on repeat
- Type
- criminal fine
- Provision
- art. R.451-4 I and II
- Text
Est puni de l'amende prévue pour les contraventions de la 5e classe le fait
Our translation: The following is punished with the fine provided for 5th class contraventions- Note
- The EUR 7,500 and EUR 15,000 are our arithmetic from the articles; no text states them as figures. Read from the official DILA LEGI open data (global archive of 13 July 2025) because Legifrance showed a Cloudflare check. Daily update archives of January to October 2026 show no change to R.451-4 or 131-41; those of July to December 2025 were not checked. Fine is per contravention, and cumulation rules were not reviewed. Separate from court orders, astreintes and art. 47 of the 2005 law.
Natural persons: same offences
Verified- Maximum
- EUR 1,500 per offence; EUR 3,000 on repeat
- Type
- criminal fine
- Provision
- art. R.451-4; Code penal 131-13 5°, 132-11
- Text
1 500 euros au plus pour les contraventions de la 5e classe, montant qui peut être porté à 3 000 euros
Our translation: at most EUR 1,500 for 5th class contraventions, an amount which may be raised to EUR 3,000- Note
- Read from the official DILA LEGI open data, including the August 2026 update of art. 131-13.
Germany
VerifiedLaw: Barrierefreiheitsstaerkungsgesetz (BFSG), s.37
Authority: Marktueberwachungsbehoerde der Laender (MLBF), Magdeburg, per Saxony-Anhalt ministry release 082/2026
Placing or supplying non-compliant products, offering or providing a non-compliant service, CE marking breaches (s.37(1) nos 1, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Verified- Maximum
- EUR 100,000
- Type
- administrative fine
- Provision
- s.37(2)
- Text
mit einer Geldbuße bis zu hunderttausend Euro
Our translation: with a fine of up to one hundred thousand euro- Note
- Audiovisual access services have separate rules, not reviewed here.
All other s.37(1) offences, such as information, identification, instructions, documents
Verified- Maximum
- EUR 10,000
- Type
- administrative fine
- Provision
- s.37(2)
- Text
in den übrigen Fällen mit einer Geldbuße bis zu zehntausend Euro
Our translation: in the other cases with a fine of up to ten thousand euro
Greece
Partly verifiedLaw: Law 4994/2022 (A 215/18.11.2022), arts 26 and 27
Authority: EETT for electronic communications and NCRTV (ESR) for media service providers (art. 26(4), (5)); Accessibility market surveillance authority per arts 19 and 27; others not verified
Products: fine amounts to be set by presidential decree
Partly verified- Maximum
- No figure given
- Type
- administrative fine
- Provision
- arts 26(1), 27(2)
- Text
διοικητικές κυρώσεις, με βάση την αρχή της αναλογικότητας
Our translation: administrative sanctions, on the basis of the principle of proportionality- Note
- Art. 26 itself sets no amount. Art. 27(2) leaves the amount of fines for products to a presidential decree; a search found none. A legal blog figure of EUR 100,000 has no support in the text of art. 26 as read.
Media service providers: NCRTV applies sanctions by cross-reference
Partly verified- Maximum
- EUR 500,000 under art. 36(3) Law 4779/2021; Law 2328/1995 art. 4 not read
- Type
- administrative fine
- Provision
- art. 26(5)
- Text
το Εθνικό Συμβούλιο Ραδιοτηλεόρασης
Our translation: the National Council for Radio and Television- Note
- Art. 36(3) by its own words addresses video sharing platforms. Law 2328/1995 is an image scan that we did not read. Later amendments to these acts not checked.
Electronic communications services: EETT competent
Partly verified- Maximum
- No figure given
- Type
- administrative fine
- Provision
- art. 26(4)
- Text
αρμόδια αρχή είναι η Εθνική Επιτροπή Τηλεπικοινωνιών και Ταχυδρομείων
Our translation: the competent authority is the National Telecommunications and Post Commission- Note
- Art. 137 Law 4727/2020 allows fines up to EUR 3,000,000 for breaches of that law, but art. 26(4) refers only to art. 113 and does not cite art. 137, so we do not state it as the EAA maximum.
Other services (banking, e-commerce, e-books, transport)
Not verified- Maximum
- No figure given
- Note
- No amount in art. 26, and art. 27(2) covers products only. No separate sanction provision located.
Hungary
VerifiedLaw: Act XVII of 2022 and Government Decree 605/2022 (XII. 28.)
Authority: NMHH (telecoms, media and some products), consumer protection authority, transport authorities, Budapest Capital Government Office for 112 (Decree s.1)
Non-SME operators with net annual turnover above HUF 100 million
Verified- Maximum
- 5% of annual net turnover, capped at HUF 500 million
- Type
- administrative fine
- Provision
- Decree s.9(1)(a); Act s.8(4)
- Text
éves nettó árbevételének 5%-áig, de legfeljebb 500 millió forintig
Our translation: up to 5% of its annual net turnover, but at most 500 million forint- Note
- Fine follows a warning and a failure to cooperate or remedy (Act s.8(3), (4)).
Other operators with net turnover
Verified- Maximum
- HUF 500,000; 5% of annual net turnover where widespread harm to physical safety or health, or significant financial harm, with no HUF cap stated
- Type
- administrative fine
- Provision
- Decree s.9(1)(b)
- Text
a gazdasági szereplő éves nettó árbevételének 5%-áig
Our translation: up to 5% of the annual net turnover of the economic operator
Operators with no net turnover
Verified- Maximum
- HUF 500,000
- Type
- administrative fine
- Provision
- Decree s.9(4)
- Text
Nettó árbevétel hiányában a közigazgatási bírság összege 15 ezer forinttól 500 ezer forintig terjedhet.
Our translation: Where there is no net turnover, the administrative fine may range from 15 thousand to 500 thousand forint.
Ireland
VerifiedLaw: European Union (Accessibility Requirements of Products and Services) Regulations 2023, S.I. No. 636 of 2023
Authority: Market surveillance and compliance authorities named in the Regulations, including CCPC and ComReg
Offence on summary conviction
Verified- Maximum
- Class A fine, EUR 5,000, and/or 6 months imprisonment
- Type
- criminal fine
- Provision
- reg. 32(6)(a)
- Text
on summary conviction to a class A fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both
- Note
- English original, no translation needed.
Offence on indictment
Verified- Maximum
- EUR 60,000 and/or 18 months imprisonment
- Type
- criminal fine
- Provision
- reg. 32(6)(b)
- Text
on conviction on indictment to a fine not exceeding €60,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 18 months or to both
- Note
- English original, no translation needed.
Italy
VerifiedLaw: Decreto legislativo 27 maggio 2022, n. 82, art. 24
Authority: AgID for services and large private entities; product authorities not verified
Economic operators breaching the listed articles
Verified- Maximum
- EUR 40,000
- Type
- administrative fine
- Provision
- art. 24(1)
- Text
punito con la sanzione amministrativa pecuniaria da 5.000 euro a 40.000 euro
Our translation: punished with an administrative pecuniary sanction from EUR 5,000 to EUR 40,000
Not obeying the supervisory authority, or not cooperating
Verified- Maximum
- EUR 30,000
- Type
- administrative fine
- Provision
- art. 24(2), (3)
- Text
punito con la sanzione amministrativa pecuniaria da 2.500 euro a 30.000 euro
Our translation: punished with an administrative pecuniary sanction from EUR 2,500 to EUR 30,000
Private entities offering services through websites or apps with average turnover above EUR 500 million (Law 4/2004 art. 3(1-bis))
Verified- Maximum
- Up to 5% of turnover, after an AgID order is ignored
- Type
- administrative fine
- Provision
- art. 24(1) last sentence; Law 4/2004 art. 9(1-bis)
- Text
l'AgID applica la sanzione amministrativa pecuniaria fino al 5 per cento del fatturato
Our translation: AgID applies an administrative pecuniary sanction of up to 5 per cent of turnover
Latvia
Partly verifiedLaw: Precu un pakalpojumu piekluestamibas likums, adopted 16 March 2023
Authority: Services: Public Utilities Commission, National Electronic Mass Media Council, Civil Aviation Agency and others in art. 22. Products: not verified
Services: order to remedy under art. 23(3), enforced by a compulsory payment (piespiedu nauda) under general administrative law
Partly verified- Maximum
- No figure given
- Type
- coercive penalty
- Provision
- art. 23(3); Administrative Procedure Law s.370
- Text
kompetentā iestāde ir tiesīga pieņemt lēmumu
Our translation: the competent authority is entitled to take a decision- Note
- The act itself sets no fine. The link to compulsory payment is our inference from art. 23(4) and general law plus a community list. The only s.370 text we could open is the old wording in lats, so the current amount was not read. likumi.lv was unreachable and refused in the browser. A 2026 draft may move financial services oversight.
- Maximum
- No figure given
- Note
- Penalty for products not located in the vestnesis copy; likumi.lv unreachable.
Lithuania
Not verifiedLaw: Gaminiu ir paslaugu prieinamumo reikalavimu istatymas XIV-1633 (title per a community list; text not opened)
Authority: Not verified
- Maximum
- No figure given
- Note
- e-seimas, e-tar, lrv.lt and vvtat.lrv.lt blocked automated access, so the text was not read. A press piece mentions EUR 500 to 2,500, unconfirmed and not used.
Luxembourg
VerifiedLaw: Loi du 8 mars 2023 relative aux exigences en matiere d accessibilite applicables aux produits et services
Authority: OSAPS (art. 32)
Refusing information, obstructing surveillance, or not following OSAPS decisions
Verified- Maximum
- EUR 15,000
- Type
- administrative fine
- Provision
- art. 32(1), (2)
- Text
L’OSAPS peut infliger une amende de 250 euros à 15 000 euros
Our translation: OSAPS may impose a fine of EUR 250 to EUR 15,000
Economic operator breaching the listed accessibility duties
Verified- Maximum
- EUR 500,000; repeat offence EUR 1,000,000
- Type
- criminal fine
- Provision
- art. 33(1), (2)
- Text
à une amende de 500 euros à 1 000 000 euros à titre de récidive
Our translation: to a fine of EUR 500 to EUR 1,000,000 as a repeat offence- Note
- First offence range is EUR 251 to 500,000.
Malta
Partly verifiedLaw: Accessibility Measures (European Accessibility Act) Regulations, S.L. 627.03
Authority: Commission for the Rights of Persons with Disability as market surveillance authority
Infringements of the Regulations, via Cap. 413
Partly verified- Maximum
- No figure given
- Type
- administrative fine
- Provision
- reg. 27; Cap. 413 arts 32, 32C
- Text
of these regulations, to be enforced by the market surveillance authority,
- Note
- Cap. 413 art. 32 allows an administrative fine but sets no amount, and art. 32C leaves it to regulations. We checked S.L. 413.01 to .03 and tried .04 to .07 without finding such regulations. No amount read.
Netherlands
Partly verifiedLaw: Implementatiewet toegankelijkheidsvoorschriften producten en diensten, Stb. 2024, 87
Authority: Minister via Warenwet (products); ACM (e-commerce, electronic communications); AFM (financial e-commerce, banking); Commissariaat voor de Media; Minister of Infrastructure, ILT (transport)
Products (Warenwet)
Verified- Maximum
- EUR 110,000 (fifth category)
- Type
- administrative fine
- Provision
- Warenwet art. 35e(2)
- Text
ten hoogste het bedrag dat is vastgesteld voor de vijfde categorie
Our translation: at most the amount set for the fifth category- Note
- Last onder bestuursdwang also available (art. 35d).
E-books and access to audiovisual media services, Commissariaat voor de Media
Verified- Maximum
- EUR 110,000 (fifth category); last onder dwangsom also available
- Type
- administrative fine
- Provision
- Whc art. 8a.2(3)
- Text
bedraagt ten hoogste het bedrag van de vijfde categorie geldboete
Our translation: amounts to at most the fifth category fine
Passenger transport, Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management, ILT
Verified- Maximum
- EUR 110,000 (fifth category); last onder dwangsom also available
- Type
- administrative fine
- Provision
- Whc art. 8a.3(3)
- Text
bedraagt ten hoogste het bedrag van de vijfde categorie geldboete
Our translation: amounts to at most the fifth category fine
E-commerce services, ACM
Partly verified- Maximum
- EUR 900,000 or, if higher, 1% of turnover
- Type
- administrative fine
- Provision
- Whc arts 8.15, 2.2, 2.9, 2.15(1), Annex part a
- Text
bedraagt ten hoogste € 900.000 of, indien dat meer is, 1% van de omzet van de overtreder
Our translation: amounts to at most EUR 900,000 or, if higher, 1% of the offender turnover- Note
- This is a legal reading of the statute. ACM publishes no figure, and we did not find ACM stating it. Confirm with ACM or a Dutch lawyer before stating it as settled. Doubled on repeat within five years (art. 2.15(4)). A last onder dwangsom is also available. "Inbreuk" requires harm or possible harm to collective consumer interests.
E-commerce services that are a financial service or activity, AFM
Partly verified- Maximum
- EUR 900,000 or, if higher, 1% of turnover
- Type
- administrative fine
- Provision
- Whc arts 3.1(1), 3.2(5), 2.15
- Text
is artikel 2.15 van toepassing
Our translation: article 2.15 applies- Note
- Same legal reading as the ACM route. AFM publishes no figure that we found.
Electronic communications services, ACM
Partly verified- Maximum
- EUR 900,000 or, if higher, 1% of turnover
- Type
- administrative fine
- Provision
- Telecommunicatiewet arts 7a.2, 15.1(3), 15.4(2)
- Text
een bestuurlijke boete opleggen van ten hoogste € 900.000, of, indien dat meer is, 1% van de omzet van de onderneming
Our translation: impose an administrative fine of at most EUR 900,000 or, if higher, 1% of the undertaking turnover- Note
- Legal reading: art. 15.1(3) gives ACM residual supervision over "other provisions", which appears to include chapter 7a. No ACM statement found. Art. 15.4(5) doubles on repeat.
Consumer banking services, AFM or DNB under the Wft
Partly verified- Maximum
- EUR 1,000,000 (category 2)
- Type
- administrative fine
- Provision
- Wft arts 4:22.0a, 1:80, 1:81(2); Besluit bestuurlijke boetes financiele sector art. 10 table
- Text
4:22.0a, eerste en vijfde lid
Our translation: art. 4:22.0a, first and fifth paragraphs- Note
- The decree lists "first and fifth paragraphs" while the Wft annex to art. 1:80 lists "first and second paragraphs", so the mapping is not clean. Art. 1:81 has higher amounts in special cases we did not map.
Poland
VerifiedLaw: Ustawa z dnia 26 kwietnia 2024 r. o zapewnianiu spelniania wymagan dostepnosci niektorych produktow i uslug przez podmioty gospodarcze, Dz.U. 2024 poz. 731
Authority: President of PFRON, or the competent market surveillance authority in art. 38(3), for example President of UKE and the minister for digital affairs for e-commerce
Producers, service providers, importers and distributors for the offences listed
Verified- Maximum
- 10 times the average monthly national wage for the prior year, but not above 10% of prior year turnover. No fixed amount in the act
- Type
- administrative fine
- Provision
- art. 73(1), (2), (3)
- Text
w wysokości do dziesięciokrotności przeciętnego wynagrodzenia miesięcznego w gospodarce narodowej za rok poprzedzający
Our translation: of up to ten times the average monthly wage in the national economy for the previous year- Note
- Both limits apply. The wage figure itself was not looked up and no currency conversion is made.
Portugal
VerifiedLaw: Decreto-Lei n.o 82/2022, de 6 de dezembro
Authority: ANACOM, ERC, AMT, ANAC, IMT, Banco de Portugal, CMVM, ASAE, municipalities, IGAC (art. 28)
Companies: very serious offences, including making non-compliant products or services available (art. 29(1)(a), (4)(a))
Verified- Maximum
- EUR 44,891.81
- Type
- administrative fine
- Provision
- art. 29(2)(b)(ii); DL 433/82 art. 17(2)
- Text
Tratando-se de pessoa coletiva, de € 24 000 até ao limiar máximo previsto no Decreto-Lei
Our translation: For a legal person, from EUR 24,000 up to the maximum threshold set in the Decree-Law- Note
- Attempt or negligence halves the limits (art. 29(6)). Art. 29(9) requires publication of the decision at the offender expense. DL 433/82 read on the Lisbon Public Prosecutor site, because Diario da Republica needs JavaScript.
Companies: serious offences
Verified- Maximum
- EUR 24,000
- Type
- administrative fine
- Provision
- art. 29(2)(a)(ii)
- Text
Tratando-se de pessoa coletiva, de € 12 000 a € 24 000
Our translation: For a legal person, from EUR 12,000 to EUR 24,000
Natural persons: very serious offences
Verified- Maximum
- EUR 3,740.98
- Type
- administrative fine
- Provision
- art. 29(2)(b)(i); DL 433/82 art. 17(1)
- Text
Tratando-se de pessoa singular, de € 2000 até ao limiar máximo previsto no Decreto-Lei
Our translation: For a natural person, from EUR 2,000 up to the maximum threshold set in the Decree-Law- Note
- Attempt or negligence halves the limits (art. 29(6)). Art. 29(9) requires publication of the decision at the offender expense. DL 433/82 read on the Lisbon Public Prosecutor site, because Diario da Republica needs JavaScript.
Romania
Not verifiedLaw: Legea nr. 232/2022 (title per search result; text not opened)
Authority: Not verified
- Maximum
- No figure given
- Note
- legislatie.just.ro and cdep.ro did not connect and the browser refused the navigation. Search snippets and a community list mention RON amounts up to 15,000, not treated as read.
Slovakia
Partly verifiedLaw: Zakon c. 351/2022 Z. z. (services); products through Zakon c. 56/2018 Z. z.
Authority: Slovak Trade Inspection for services under the act and for products (ss.8, 9); sector bodies by special laws
Services in Act 351/2022: failure to meet accessibility requirements or publish information (s.10(1)(a), (b))
Verified- Maximum
- From EUR 200 to 3% of prior period turnover, at most EUR 6,000
- Type
- administrative fine
- Provision
- s.10(2)(a)
- Text
Orgán dohľadu môže uložiť pokutu od 200 eur do 3 % obratu za predchádzajúce účtovné obdobie
Our translation: The supervisory body may impose a fine from EUR 200 to 3% of turnover for the previous accounting period- Note
- The fine must be waived for (a) and (c) if corrective measures are taken or s.7(1) is shown (s.10(3)).
Services: procedures, notification, corrective measures (s.10(1)(c) to (e)); information and cooperation (s.10(1)(f))
Verified- Maximum
- From EUR 200 to 3% of turnover, at most EUR 20,000; for (f) at most EUR 30,000
- Type
- administrative fine
- Provision
- s.10(2)(b), (c)
- Text
výšky 30 000 eur, za správny delikt podľa odseku 1 písm. f).
Our translation: EUR 30,000, for an administrative offence under paragraph 1(f).
Products: placing on the market without conformity, including not meeting essential requirements
Partly verified- Maximum
- EUR 200,000; doubled on repeat within one year
- Type
- administrative fine
- Provision
- Act 56/2018 s.28(2), (10)
- Text
Orgán dohľadu nad určenými výrobkami uloží pokutu od 200 eur do 200 000 eur
Our translation: The product supervisory body shall impose a fine from EUR 200 to EUR 200,000- Note
- General conformity act, linked by s.9 of Act 351/2022. Version 28 June 2025; the product technical regulation was not opened, and a later version not checked.
Electronic communications services
Partly verified- Maximum
- No figure given
- Type
- administrative fine
- Provision
- Act 452/2021 ss.83a, 124
- Note
- S.83a sets the duties, but we did not find s.83a in the lists of s.124 in the 28 June 2025 version, so no maximum is stated. Audiovisual route (Act 264/2022) not read.
Slovenia
Partly verifiedLaw: Zakon o dostopnosti do proizvodov in storitev za invalide (ZDPSI), Uradni list RS 14/23, amended by ZDPSI-A (2026)
Authority: Supervisory bodies in arts 26 and 30, including AKOS for e-books (ZDPSI-A)
Products: manufacturer, importer, authorised representative that is a legal person
Verified- Maximum
- EUR 40,000 (misdemeanour fine)
- Provision
- art. 34(1)
- Text
Z globo od 3.000 do 40.000 eurov se za prekršek kaznuje pravna oseba
Our translation: A legal person is punished for the offence with a fine of EUR 3,000 to 40,000- Note
- ZDPSI-A (2026) read; it does not change this fine.
E-commerce, consumer banking, electronic communications, access to audiovisual media: medium or large companies
Verified- Maximum
- EUR 10,000 (misdemeanour fine); other legal persons EUR 5,000
- Provision
- arts 35, 36, 39, 40
- Text
z globo od 1.000 do 10.000 eurov pa pravna oseba
Our translation: and with a fine of EUR 1,000 to 10,000 a legal person- Note
- ZDPSI-A (2026) read; it does not change this fine.
E-books: medium or large companies
Verified- Maximum
- EUR 4,000 (misdemeanour fine); other legal persons EUR 2,000
- Provision
- art. 37(1)
- Text
z globo od 800 do 4.000 eurov pa pravna oseba
Our translation: and with a fine of EUR 800 to 4,000 a legal person- Note
- ZDPSI-A (2026) read; it does not change this fine.
Air, bus and rail passenger transport
Not verified- Maximum
- No figure given
- Note
- Art. 38 refers to separate decrees (Uradni list RS 106/10, 15/13, 67/11), which were not opened.
Spain
Partly verifiedLaw: Ley 11/2023, de 8 de mayo, title III, art. 30
Authority: Authorities designated by the autonomous communities and Ceuta and Melilla (art. 27(3))
Fallback where sector law has no provision
Verified- Maximum
- EUR 1,000,000; minor up to EUR 30,000; serious up to EUR 90,000
- Type
- administrative fine
- Provision
- Ley 11/2023 art. 30(1); RDLeg 1/2013 art. 83
- Text
se aplicará de manera supletoria el título III
Our translation: title III shall apply on a supplementary basis
Sector law, which applies first (art. 30(1))
Not verified- Maximum
- No figure given
- Note
- Art. 30 points to each sector regime. The sector acts were not opened.
Sweden
VerifiedLaw: Lag (2023:254) om vissa produkters och tjansters tillganglighet
Authority: Market surveillance and supervisory authorities set by government ordinance; PTS per its own pages, ordinance not read
Penalty fee for breach of the listed duties
Verified- Maximum
- SEK 10,000,000
- Type
- administrative fine
- Provision
- s.39
- Text
Sanktionsavgiften ska bestämmas till lägst 10 000 kronor och högst 10 000 000 kronor.
Our translation: The penalty fee shall be set at no less than SEK 10,000 and no more than SEK 10,000,000.- Note
- Not in minor cases (s.37). Text consolidated through SFS 2026:1026.
Orders under ss.32 to 34
Verified- Maximum
- No amount stated: conditional fine (vite)
- Type
- coercive penalty
- Provision
- s.35
- Text
får förenas med vite
Our translation: may be combined with a conditional fine- Note
- No penalty fee where the same breach is the basis for a claim to enforce the vite (s.38).