We are a microenterprise. Does any of this apply to us?

The Accessibility Act's service obligations do not, if you have fewer than 10 staff and up to €2M turnover. AI Act Art. 50 does — there is no size exemption there. If you run a chatbot, the disclosure duty applies to you regardless of headcount.

Do we need two separate audits?

No. The obligations overlap on the same pages and, in the case of Art. 50(5), on the same elements. One pass over your site can evidence both, which is how our reports are structured.

What if we do not use AI at all?

Then Art. 50 imposes nothing on you. The duties attach to AI systems you actually run. Our check tells you plainly when it finds none, rather than inventing a gap.

Is a line in our privacy policy enough for the chatbot?

No. Art. 50(1) requires the person to be informed in the interaction itself. A policy page is not where someone opening a chat window is looking.

Two deadlines, one proof

BFSG and the AI Act: two deadlines, one piece of evidence

The European Accessibility Act has applied since June 2025. AI Act transparency applies from 2 August 2026. Both land on the same pages of your shop — and Art. 50(5) ties them together: an AI notice a screen reader cannot announce breaches both at once.

The two dates

In force since 28 June 2025

European Accessibility Act

Directive 2019/882. Applies to e-commerce services sold to consumers in the EU. Microenterprises — fewer than 10 staff and up to €2M turnover — are exempt for services, though products placed on the market stay in scope.

Applies from 2 August 2026

AI Act, Art. 50

Regulation (EU) 2024/1689. Transparency duties for AI a person interacts with, and for photorealistic AI imagery. There is no size exemption: the only concession for smaller businesses is that the fine cap is the lower of €15M or 3% of turnover, not the higher.

Why they are one problem, not two

Art. 50(5) requires transparency information to be provided at the first interaction and to conform to the applicable accessibility requirements. In the EU, that points straight back at the Accessibility Act. A chat widget that discloses its AI nature in text no screen reader can announce fails both regulations on the same element. Fixing it once fixes both — which is why we check for it in one pass.

Where you are

Both regulations apply across all 27 member states. National implementing statutes and penalty ceilings differ; select a country above to see the ones we track.

Check both, free

Two checks, no account. The accessibility scan looks at WCAG 2.1 AA conformance; the AI Act check looks at disclosure — including whether any disclosure you have is readable by assistive technology.

Accessibility scan

⚡ Free scan: 1 page · top 5 issues

Checks: alt text · labels · lang · structure

The scan shows your accessibility score, which pages fail specific checks, and where gaps affect search visibility. After the scan, you can email the full report to yourself — it includes page-level findings and what to fix first.

AI Act check

Questions we get asked

We are a microenterprise. Does any of this apply to us?: The Accessibility Act's service obligations do not, if you have fewer than 10 staff and up to €2M turnover. AI Act Art. 50 does — there is no size exemption there. If you run a chatbot, the disclosure duty applies to you regardless of headcount.
Do we need two separate audits?: No. The obligations overlap on the same pages and, in the case of Art. 50(5), on the same elements. One pass over your site can evidence both, which is how our reports are structured.
What if we do not use AI at all?: Then Art. 50 imposes nothing on you. The duties attach to AI systems you actually run. Our check tells you plainly when it finds none, rather than inventing a gap.
Is a line in our privacy policy enough for the chatbot?: No. Art. 50(1) requires the person to be informed in the interaction itself. A policy page is not where someone opening a chat window is looking.

This page summarises published law as of 2026-10-05. It is not legal advice and carries no liability. Penalty figures are statutory maximums; what is actually imposed depends on enforcement discretion in each country. See our own AI transparency page (2026-08-02)

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