Accessibility Testing in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Done by Hand

Audits for Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur against the standard that actually binds you in France.

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What Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur actually requires

Roughly 5,285,000 people live in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, one of France's 18 regions. France runs the RGAA nationally alongside the European Accessibility Act, and neither one changes from one region to the next. A shop in Lille answers to what a shop in Marseille answers to.

The regional council is a different matter, because public bodies have carried the duty far longer than business has, and a missing or false accessibility declaration is its own violation in French law.

So here is what we do about it. We work your Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur site against all 55 WCAG 2.2 A and AA rules by hand, then a professional blind screen-reader user runs your real journeys while we record where they stop. WCAG 2.2 covers everything EN 301 549 asks for and more, so one audit answers the national rule and anything your region adds on top. Every finding arrives with its screenshot and the fix that closes it.

The rules in force in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

France: RGAA & EAA Enforcement

Standard: RGAA (WCAG-based) / EN 301 549
Where it stands: RGAA in force, EAA since Jun 2025
Who it binds: Public and private sectors
Reaches sellers based abroad: Yes, wherever you are established
What non-compliance costs: €50,000 public non-conformity, daily penalties on the private side

Cap on the daily penalty alone: €300k
Public non-conformity fine: €50k
Turnover for statement duty: €250M
French WCAG methodology: RGAA

The France RGAA dates, 3 of them

2005Article 47 accessibility duty created
2019 to 2020Declarations, plans, and sanctions framework in force
Jun 28, 2025EAA track applies to private consumer services

Read the full France RGAA page

European Accessibility Act (EAA)

Standard: Annex I, EN 301 549 (includes WCAG 2.1 AA)
Where it stands: Applies since Jun 28, 2025
Who it binds: The private sector
Reaches sellers based abroad: Yes, wherever you are established
What non-compliance costs: National fines, orders to fix, market restrictions

Main application date: Jun 2025
EU member states: 27
Web standard in EN 301 549: 2.1 AA
Employee cap for the exemption: <10

The EAA dates, 3 of them

Jun 28, 2025The main application date: covered products placed on the market and covered services provided to consumers are in scope from this date. Exceptions and transition rules can change the picture for specific cases
Jun 28, 2030The end of two transition arrangements. Products lawfully in use to provide a similar service before June 28, 2025 can continue until this date, and pre-existing service contracts can run until they expire, but no later than June 28, 2030
20 years maxSelf-service terminals have a separate allowance: a member state can let terminals lawfully in use before June 28, 2025 serve out their economic life, up to a maximum of 20 years after entry into use

Read the full EAA page

What we test, and how, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

Start with the honest part. The audit is the same in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur as it is anywhere, because WCAG does not change at a border. What changes is which law is watching and what it costs to fail, and the section above settles that.

The work itself runs in three passes. A machine finds the failures a machine can prove. A human works every one of the 55 A and AA rules by hand. Then a professional blind screen-reader user opens your real journeys and tries to finish them, the way your customers would. Every finding arrives with its screenshot and the fix that closes it, drawn from our free library of 432 guides.

None of the reference sits behind a form, either. Every number below counts pages you can go and read right now, free, whether you ever buy an audit or not.

A and AA rules we check: 55
Techniques and failures: 432
ACT test rules: 90
ARIA roles documented: 94
Terms in the glossary: 131
Checklists to work from: 9

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Paid audits at fixed prices on the pricing page, $499 for 10 pages in 5 business days, $1,499 for 25 in 10
The exact deliverable, free to read, as the sample report

The honest limit

And an audit is evidence, not a legal opinion. We tell you what fails, who it stops, and what closes it. Whether that satisfies a regulator or a court in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur is a question for your lawyer, and we would rather say so than pretend otherwise.

What owners in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur want to know first

Is accessibility testing in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur different from anywhere else?

No. WCAG is the same standard everywhere, so the testing is identical wherever you are. What changes is which law is watching and what failing it costs, and that is what the law section on this page settles.

Who sets the rules for a website in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur?

France RGAA and EAA are the ones that reach Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur first, and each has its own page here covering what it asks for, who it lands on, and how it gets enforced. Sell into more than one market and more than one of them can reach you at the same time.

Does Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur expect a published accessibility statement?

At least one of the laws that reaches Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur names an accessibility statement, so plan on publishing one. Our free generator writes it from what the audit found, so the page says what actually works today rather than what you hope works.

How much is an audit, and when does the report land?

A Rapid Audit is $499 for 10 pages, with the report in 5 business days. A Standard Audit is $1,499 for 25 pages in 10 business days. Once your team has fixed things, the re-audit is half price within 3 months.

Is a real screen-reader user involved, or just software?

Yes, on every audit. A professional blind screen-reader user opens your real journeys and tries to finish them, and we write down where they stop. That is the pass no scanner can run.

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The reading behind the law that reaches you in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, and the guides that turn it into work your team can do.

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