Does website accessibility law apply to my business in Norway?

Equality and Anti-Discrimination Act § 18 and Regulation on universal design of ICT solutions (FOR-2013-06-21-732) applies to: Public and private businesses, for their main ICT solutions aimed at the public, unless the burden is disproportionate.

What accessibility standard must a website meet in Norway?

WCAG-based success criteria set in the regulation.

How is website accessibility enforced in Norway?

The Norwegian Digitalisation Agency (Digdir, Tilsynet for universell utforming av IKT): checks, orders to correct.

What are the penalties for an inaccessible website in Norway?

Coercive daily fines (tvangsmulkt) if an order is not followed.

Website accessibility law

Website accessibility law in Norway

Norway's Equality and Anti-Discrimination Act and its regulation on universal design of ICT apply to public and private businesses' main websites and apps aimed at the public.

Moderate exposure for private websites. Norway already requires private businesses' main websites to be universally designed, and a regulator checks.

Quick answers

Does website accessibility law apply to my business in Norway?: Equality and Anti-Discrimination Act § 18 and Regulation on universal design of ICT solutions (FOR-2013-06-21-732) applies to: Public and private businesses, for their main ICT solutions aimed at the public, unless the burden is disproportionate.
What accessibility standard must a website meet in Norway?: WCAG-based success criteria set in the regulation.
How is website accessibility enforced in Norway?: The Norwegian Digitalisation Agency (Digdir, Tilsynet for universell utforming av IKT): checks, orders to correct.
What are the penalties for an inaccessible website in Norway?: Coercive daily fines (tvangsmulkt) if an order is not followed.

The laws

Equality and Anti-Discrimination Act § 18 and Regulation on universal design of ICT solutions

FOR-2013-06-21-732

Who is covered: Public and private businesses, for their main ICT solutions aimed at the public, unless the burden is disproportionate.
Standard: WCAG-based success criteria set in the regulation.
Enforcement: The Norwegian Digitalisation Agency (Digdir, Tilsynet for universell utforming av IKT): checks, orders to correct.
What it can cost: Coercive daily fines (tvangsmulkt) if an order is not followed.
Key dates: In force; check the current regulation for the WCAG version.
Impact on your website: A Norwegian business's main website must meet the regulation's success criteria.

What it means for your website

Norway is in the EEA, not the EU; check the status of the European Accessibility Act there.
Disproportionate burden takes size, cost and the effect of removing barriers into account.

How Jralo helps in Norway

Daily checks against WCAG 2.2 A and AA with axe-core. Automated testing finds many, not all, problems.
A dated, independently timestamped record of what was checked and fixed, so you can show what you did and when.
Website Mechanic fixes problems in your code and opens a pull request for you to review.

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Good to know

Check Lovdata for whether the regulation now references WCAG 2.1.

Sources

General information, checked 9 October 2026. Not legal advice. Laws, guidance and enforcement change; speak to a qualified lawyer about your situation.