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

Translation
Royal Decree 1112/2018 of 7 September on the accessibility of websites and mobile apps of public sector bodies
Standard
EN 301 549 / WCAG 2.1 AA
Monitored by
MTDFP — Ministry for Digital Transformation and Civil Service digital.gob.es ↗
Complaints
URA — Accessibility Responsible Unit (URA)
Read the act on boe.es

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

Translation
Law 11/2023 of 8 May on the transposition of EU Directives on the accessibility of certain products and services — Title I
Standard
EN 301 549 + sector-specific requirements
Enforced by
Autonomous Communities — designated market surveillance authorities
Sector supervisors
Autonomous Communities — designated market surveillance authorities, CNMC, AESA, AESF, DGMM, BdE
Coordinator
Technical Unit of the General State Administration
Read the act on boe.es

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

Supervisory bodies

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WAD monitoringCoordination WAD

MTDFP — Ministry for Digital Transformation and Civil Service

digital.gob.es

Phone
+34 91 273 47 00
Postal address
Paseo de la Castellana 3, 28046 Madrid
Languages accepted
ES, EN
Note
Central WAD monitoring and coordination authority per RD 1112/2018 Art. 18–19. Reports to the European Commission. Successor to the Ministerio de Política Territorial y Función Pública for accessibility competences.
Enforcement / complaintsTechnical support WAD

URA — Accessibility Responsible Unit (URA)

Languages accepted
ES
Note
First-instance WAD complaints body and methodology coordinator per RD 1112/2018 Art. 13 and 16. Each public body designates its own URA. Users file accessibility complaints with the URA of the body operating the website/app.
Market surveillance EAA

Autonomous Communities — designated market surveillance authorities

P1, P2.a, P2.b, P2.c, P2.d, P3, P4, P5, S1, S2, S3.bus, S3.urban, S5, S6, S7

Languages accepted
ES
Note
Each autonomous community designates the competent authority for EAA market surveillance on its territory per Ley 11/2023 art. 27.3. Concrete authority varies — typical pattern is the regional consumer protection agency (e.g. Agencia Catalana del Consumo, Consumo Andalucía, Kontsumobide in País Vasco).
Market surveillance EAA

CNMC — National Markets and Competition Commission

S1, S2

www.cnmc.es

Phone
+34 91 432 96 00
Postal address
C/ Alcalá 47, 28014 Madrid
Languages accepted
ES, EN
Note
Sectoral regulator for electronic communications and audiovisual markets. Holds sectoral competence over S1 (electronic communications) and S2 (access to AV media) when CCAA designations defer to state-level authorities.
Market surveillance EAA

AESA — State Aviation Safety Agency

S3.air

www.seguridadaerea.gob.es

Email
aesa@seguridadaerea.es
Phone
+34 91 396 80 00
Postal address
Av. General Perón 40, 28020 Madrid
Languages accepted
ES, EN
Note
Sectoral civil aviation regulator. Holds sectoral competence over S3.air digital elements at the state level alongside CCAA designations.
Market surveillance EAA

AESF — State Railway Safety Agency

S3.rail.dom, S3.rail.intl

www.seguridadferroviaria.es

Phone
+34 91 363 80 00
Postal address
Plaza de los Sagrados Corazones 7, 28036 Madrid
Languages accepted
ES, EN
Note
Sectoral rail safety regulator. Holds sectoral competence over S3.rail.dom and S3.rail.intl digital elements at the state level alongside CCAA designations.
Market surveillance EAA

DGMM — Directorate-General of the Merchant Marine

S3.water

www.transportes.gob.es/marina-mercante/organizacion-y-funciones/direccion-general-de-la-marina-mercante

Postal address
C/ Ruiz de Alarcón 1, 28014 Madrid
Languages accepted
ES, EN
Note
Sectoral maritime transport regulator within the Ministry of Transport. Holds sectoral competence over S3.water digital elements at the state level alongside CCAA designations.
Market surveillance EAA

BdE — Bank of Spain

S4

www.bde.es

Email
info@bde.es
Phone
+34 91 338 5000
Postal address
C/ Alcalá 48, 28014 Madrid
Languages accepted
ES, EN
Note
Central bank and prudential supervisor. Holds sectoral competence over S4 consumer banking services at the state level alongside CCAA designations.
Coordination EAA

Technical Unit of the General State Administration

Languages accepted
ES, EN
Note
Central fallback market surveillance authority per Ley 11/2023 art. 28.2.g — competent when no autonomous community has designated its own authority or when matters span the whole national territory. Operates within the Ministerio para la Transformación Digital y de la Función Pública.

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