RGAA
The RGAA (Référentiel général d'amélioration de l'accessibilité) is the French framework defining how to verify the accessibility of websites and applications.
It does not create its own accessibility rules: it translates the international WCAG criteria into an operational testing method. Each criterion maps to specific tests, which makes conformance a matter of observation rather than judgement.
The current version, 4.1.2, published in September 2021, contains 106 criteria with an average of 2.5 tests each. Version 4.1 removed the distinction between levels A and AA: all retained requirements are mandatory.
Legal basis
The obligation stems from Article 47 of the French Act of 11 February 2005. It applies to public bodies and to private companies above defined size and turnover thresholds.
Organisations must publish an accessibility statement, a multi-year accessibility plan, and a conformance level on their home page.
