The laws and standards Skanno checks — with official links
The European Accessibility Act (Directive EU 2019/882, implemented in Italy by D.lgs 82/2022) extends accessibility obligations beyond the Public Administration. From 28 June 2025 they also apply to many private businesses: e-commerce, banking, transport, e-books, telecoms and consumer digital services.
Non-compliance can lead to sanctions and exclusion from the market. A WCAG 2.1 AA audit is the first concrete step.
Italian framework law on the accessibility of IT tools.
Relevant to Skanno: All accessibility tests (WCAG).
↗ Official textItalian Digital Administration Code.
Relevant to Skanno: Requirements for public administration.
↗ Official textRatification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
↗ Official textAccessibility of public-sector websites and mobile apps.
↗ Official textItalian implementation of EU Directive 2016/2102.
Relevant to Skanno: Accessibility statement, AgID monitoring.
↗ Official textAccessibility of products and services (e-commerce, banking, transport, etc.).
Relevant to Skanno: Extends obligations to the private sector (see box above).
↗ Official textItalian implementation of the European Accessibility Act.
Relevant to Skanno: Obligations applicable from 28 June 2025.
↗ Official textWeb Content Accessibility Guidelines — technical standard referenced by EU law.
Relevant to Skanno: Contrast 4.5:1, alt text, visible focus, 24px target size, etc.
↗ Official textFirst comprehensive regulation on artificial intelligence in the EU market.
Relevant to Skanno: AI transparency (Art. 50), prohibited practices (Art. 5), dark patterns. Fully applicable from 2 August 2026.
↗ Official textProtection of the personal data of EU citizens.
Relevant to Skanno: Cookie banner, privacy policy, granular consent, user rights.
↗ Official textConfidentiality of electronic communications, cookies and tracking.
Relevant to Skanno: Prior cookie consent, reject equivalent to accept, no cookie wall.
↗ Official textDigital Markets Act — obligations for digital gatekeepers.
Relevant to Skanno: Transparency on ad targeting.
↗ Official textDigital Services Act — online platforms, hosting, marketplaces.
Relevant to Skanno: Ad transparency, notice & action, ban on dark patterns.
↗ Official textSecurity of networks and information systems for essential and important entities.
Relevant to Skanno: Security, incident management, supply-chain risk.
↗ Official textEuropean cybersecurity certification framework (ENISA role).
Relevant to Skanno: Security standards.
↗ Official textConsumer privacy in California.
Relevant to Skanno: "Do Not Sell My Personal Information" link, opt-out.
↗ Official textBrazil's General Data Protection Law.
Relevant to Skanno: Dedicated banners and notices.
↗ Official textPrivacy laws of individual US states.
Relevant to Skanno: Opt-out and transparency, similar to CCPA.
↗ Official textPersonal Information Protection Law.
Relevant to Skanno: Separate consent for cross-border data transfer.
↗ Official textTransparency & Consent Framework for programmatic advertising.
Relevant to Skanno: euconsent-v2 cookie, consent strings.
↗ Official textStandard for tracing the origin and edits of media content.
Relevant to Skanno: AI-provenance watermark/metadata.
↗ Official textIntegration between CMP and Google products. Mandatory for EEA traffic.
Relevant to Skanno: Consent-mode test, API calls.
↗ Official textRequirements for AdSense monetisation.
Relevant to Skanno: Privacy/About/Contact, ads.txt, mobile UX.
↗ Official textChrome extension architecture.
Relevant to Skanno: Relevant to the Skanno extension.
↗ Official textFile (like robots.txt) with structured information for LLMs.
Relevant to Skanno: Test llms_txt.
↗ Official textManaging AI crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, Google-Extended, CCBot…).
Relevant to Skanno: Test ai_bots_robots.
↗ Official textAuthorisation of email-sending servers.
Relevant to Skanno: Test dns_spf_record.
↗ Official textCryptographic signing of emails.
Relevant to Skanno: Test dns_dkim_record.
↗ Official textAuthentication and anti-spoofing policy.
Relevant to Skanno: Test dns_dmarc_record.
↗ Official textDNS security extensions.
Relevant to Skanno: Test dns_dnssec_enabled.
↗ Official textVerifies hosting powered by renewable energy.
Relevant to Skanno: Test sustainability_green_hosting.
↗ Official textEstimates a page's CO2 footprint.
Relevant to Skanno: Test sustainability_page_weight.
↗ Official textMain security risks of web applications.
Relevant to Skanno: Many security tests.
↗ Official textAnalysis of HTTP security headers.
Relevant to Skanno: Test security_headers.
↗ Official textDetection of dangerous sites (phishing, malware).
Relevant to Skanno: Test sec_safe_browsing.
↗ Official textCVEs for WordPress core and plugins.
Relevant to Skanno: Test wp_vulnerable_plugins.
↗ Official text| Date | Event | Impact |
|---|---|---|
| 28 June 2025 | European Accessibility Act (EAA) fully applicable | Accessibility tests become mandatory for many private sites |
| 2 August 2026 | EU AI Act — main provisions | AI Act tests become a compliance reference |
| 2 August 2027 | Full obligations for high-risk AI systems | FRIA, audit trail, human oversight, AI-content watermark |
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