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WAD regulator
BZK
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 Netherlands, with the national act that transposed each one and the body responsible for oversight.

Translation
Decree of 3 May 2018 laying down temporary rules on the accessibility of websites and mobile applications of government bodies (Temporary Decree on Digital Accessibility of the Government)
Standard
EN 301 549 / WCAG 2.1 AA
Monitored by
BZK — Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations rijksoverheid.nl ↗
Read the act on wetten.overheid.nl

Transposes the EU Web Accessibility Directive (WAD) into Netherlands law.

Translation
Law of 8 April 2023 amending various acts to implement Directive (EU) 2019/882 (Implementation Act on Accessibility Requirements for Products and Services)
Standard
EN 301 549 + sector-specific requirements
Enforced by
Officials designated by Ministerial decision under the Warenwet
Sector supervisors
Officials designated by Ministerial decision under the Warenwet, ACM, CvdM, ILT, AFM
Read the act on zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl

Transposes the EU European Accessibility Act (EAA) into Netherlands law.

Supervisory bodies

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WAD monitoringTechnical support WAD

BZK — Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations

www.rijksoverheid.nl/ministeries/ministerie-van-binnenlandse-zaken-en-koninkrijksrelaties

Phone
+31 70 426 64 26
Postal address
Turfmarkt 147, 2511 DP Den Haag
Languages accepted
NL, EN
Note
WAD monitoring and methodology authority per the Tijdelijk besluit digitale toegankelijkheid overheid Art. 4 and Art. 5. Runs Digitoegankelijk.nl, publishes monitoring reports and reports to the European Commission every three years.
Market surveillance EAA

Officials designated by Ministerial decision under the Warenwet

P1, P2.a, P2.b, P2.c, P2.d, P3, P4, P5

Languages accepted
NL, EN
Note
Officials designated under Warenwet art. 35c by Ministerial decision conduct EAA product market surveillance (P1, P2.a–d, P3, P4, P5). In practice NVWA handles general consumer products and Agentschap Telecom/RDI handles electronic communications terminal equipment and radio equipment.
Market surveillance EAA

ACM — Authority for Consumers and Markets

S1, S6, S7

www.acm.nl

Phone
+31 70 722 20 00
Postal address
Muzenstraat 41, 2511 WB Den Haag
Languages accepted
NL, EN
Note
Consumer and markets authority. EAA mandate for S1 electronic communications services (Telecommunicatiewet Hoofdstuk 7A), S6 e-commerce services (Wet handhaving consumentenbescherming) and S7 112 emergency communications. Per the EAA cross-reference table also handles EAA market surveillance for product categories within ACM's remit.
Market surveillance EAA

CvdM — Dutch Media Authority

S2, S5

www.cvdm.nl

Email
info@cvdm.nl
Phone
+31 35 773 77 00
Postal address
Hoge Naarderweg 78, 1217 AH Hilversum
Languages accepted
NL, EN
Note
Dutch media authority. EAA mandate for S2 access to AV media services and S5 e-books per Whc art. 8a.2 and the Wgbh/cz Bijlage onderdeel g.
Market surveillance EAA

ILT — Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate

S3.air, S3.rail.dom, S3.rail.intl, S3.bus, S3.water, S3.urban

www.ilent.nl

Phone
+31 88 489 00 00
Postal address
Graadt van Roggenweg 500, 3531 AH Utrecht
Languages accepted
NL, EN
Note
Transport and environment inspectorate. EAA mandate for all transport sectors (S3.air, S3.rail.dom, S3.rail.intl, S3.bus, S3.water, S3.urban) per Whc art. 8a.3 and Wgbh/cz Bijlage onderdeel h, jointly with the Minister van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat.
Market surveillance EAA

AFM — Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets

S4

www.afm.nl

Email
info@afm.nl
Phone
+31 20 797 20 00
Postal address
Vijzelgracht 50, 1017 HS Amsterdam
Languages accepted
NL, EN
Note
Financial markets supervisor. EAA mandate for S4 consumer banking services per Wet op het financieel toezicht art. 4:22.0a. Sanctions under the Wft-boetestelsel (administrative fines under the Financial Supervision Act).

IenW — Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management

www.rijksoverheid.nl/ministeries/ministerie-van-infrastructuur-en-waterstaat

Phone
+31 70 456 00 00
Postal address
Rijnstraat 8, 2515 XP Den Haag
Languages accepted
NL, EN
Note
Transport policy ministry. Holds the formal Warenwet-style designation power for transport-sector EAA market surveillance, exercised operationally via ILT.

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