Cyprus · Κύπρος
- WAD regulator
- ΤΥΠ
- EAA application date
- 28 June 2025
- Technical standard
- EN 301 549 / WCAG 2.1 AA
- Status
- Partially confirmed
Last reviewed: 28 May 2026 · Sources: EU WAD monitoring reports + national gazettes.
Applicable regulation
These are the EU directives that apply in Cyprus, with the national act that transposed each one and the body responsible for oversight.
Translation
Accessibility of Websites and Mobile Applications of Public Sector Bodies Law of 2019
Standard
EN 301 549 / WCAG 2.1 AA
Monitored by
ΤΥΠ — Department of Information Technology Services gov.cy ↗
Complaints
Commissioner for Administration (Ombudsman) ombudsman.gov.cy ↗
Response time
30 days
Transposes the EU Web Accessibility Directive (WAD) into Cyprus law.
Translation
Law on Accessibility Requirements for Products and Services of 2024
Standard
EN 301 549 + sector-specific requirements
Enforced by
ΥΚΠ — Deputy Ministry of Social Welfare dmsw.gov.cy ↗
Sector supervisors
ΥΚΠ
Transposes the EU European Accessibility Act (EAA) into Cyprus law.
Supervisory bodies
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ΤΥΠ — Department of Information Technology Services
www.gov.cy/dmrid/en/department-of-information-technology-services-dits/
- info@dits.dmrid.gov.cy
- Phone
- +357 22 601 110
- Postal address
- Λεωφ. Στροβόλου 1, 1411 Λευκωσία
- Languages accepted
- EL, EN
- Statutory response time
- 30 days
- Note
- WAD monitoring and methodology authority per Ν. 50(I)/2019 άρθρο 10. Part of the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy.
Commissioner for Administration (Ombudsman)
- ombudsman@ombudsman.gov.cy
- Phone
- +357 22 405 555
- Postal address
- Διαγόρου 2, 1097 Λευκωσία
- Languages accepted
- EL, EN
- Statutory response time
- 30 days
- Note
- Commissioner for Administration and Human Rights (Cypriot Ombudsman). WAD complaints body per Ν. 50(I)/2019.
ΥΚΠ — Deputy Ministry of Social Welfare
P1, P2.a, P2.b, P2.c, P2.d, P3, P4, P5, S1, S2, S3.air, S3.bus, S3.rail.dom, S3.rail.intl, S3.water, S3.urban, S4, S5, S6, S7
- info@dmsw.gov.cy
- Phone
- +357 22 406 600
- Postal address
- Λεωφ. Προδρόμου 63, 2063 Στρόβολος, Λευκωσία
- Languages accepted
- EL, EN
- Statutory response time
- 30 days
- Note
- Deputy Minister for Social Welfare — central competent authority for EAA per Ν. 57(I)/2024 άρθρο 3. Council of Ministers designates sectoral surveillance departments by order under the Deputy Minister's coordination.
No bodies match this filter.
Primary sources
- Ο περί της Προσβασιμότητας των Ιστότοπων και των Εφαρμογών για Φορητές Συσκευές των Οργανισμών του Δημόσιου Τομέα Νόμος του 2019
- Ο περί των Απαιτήσεων Προσβασιμότητας Προϊόντων και Υπηρεσιών Νόμος του 2024
- Deputy Ministry of Social Welfare
- Department of Information Technology Services
- Commissioner for Administration (Ombudsman)