French consumer associations and authorities have targeted large retailers over digital accessibility barriers. While each case is unique, the same WCAG failure patterns appear repeatedly in public filings and press coverage.
- Missing or empty alt text on product images — marketplace and catalog pages with hundreds of thumbnails are frequent offenders.
- Insufficient contrast on promotional banners — red sale badges and grey-on-white promo copy often fail WCAG AA.
- Unlabeled form controls in search and checkout — custom React components without accessible names.
- Keyboard traps in modals — cookie banners, size pickers, and delivery widgets that cannot be dismissed with keyboard alone.
- Missing document language —
<html lang>omitted or wrong on multilingual stores.
An automated scan will flag most of these in minutes. ComplyScan sorts them by enforcement tier so your dev team fixes lawsuit-shaped problems first — then you book manual audit for the rest.