Référentiel Général d'Amélioration de l'Accessibilité

What it is

RGAA 4.1.2 — France's general accessibility improvement framework. Operationalizes WCAG 2.1 AA through 106 testable success criteria and a defined audit methodology. Required by Decree no. 2019-768 for public-sector websites, mobile apps, and intranets, and large private firms doing business in France.

Why it matters

France has actively fined non-compliant orgs — penalties of up to €25,000 per non-compliant service, renewable annually. Every public-facing French website is required to publish an accessibility statement citing its RGAA conformance level.

Who it applies to

French public sector and large private organizations (>€250M revenue or operating digital services to the public in France).

• Site types: Government, Education, Nonprofit, Corporate / B2B, E-commerce, SaaS / Product
• Jurisdictions: European Union

How WQI scores it

Web Quality Index considers this standard satisfied when all of the 6 supporting factors pass.

0 of 6 supporting factors are currently collected. Sites where the remaining 6 haven't been measured will show as partial or unknown on this standard until the data lands.

Related standards

Implements

WCAG 2.1 AA

See also

EAA , WCAG 2.1 AA , WCAG AA

Standards that share factors with this one

Auto-computed from overlapping factor tickets in satisfiedBy, excluding standards already listed under "See also" above. Strong overlap suggests these standards rise and fall together when sites are scored.

• Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act 6 shared factors Accessibility If you're a public-sector body or a private org with 50+ employees in Ontario, your website has to meet WCAG 2.0 AA — and you have to file a compliance report.
• Accessible Canada Act 6 shared factors Accessibility The federal counterpart to AODA. If you're a federally regulated entity — banks, telecoms, airlines, broadcasters — you publish accessibility plans and progress reports, and your digital surfaces are in scope.
• ADA Title III (digital) 6 shared factors Accessibility Courts treat consumer-facing U.S. websites as places of public accommodation. WCAG AA conformance is the de-facto safe-harbor — the DOJ has said so since 2022.
• Barrierefreie-Informationstechnik-Verordnung 2.0 6 shared factors Accessibility Germany's federal accessibility regulation. Mandates WCAG 2.1 AA (via EN 301 549) for federal public-sector websites, intranets, and mobile apps.
• Israeli Standard 5568 6 shared factors Accessibility Israel's adoption of WCAG 2.0 AA, made binding for nearly every commercial website serving Israeli users by Equal Rights of Persons with Disabilities Regulations.

Other references

• regulation RGAA — Obligations légales (DINUM)
• guidance W3C WAI — France policies