European Union: Directive on the accessibility requirements for products and services entered into force with grace period
Description
Directive on the accessibility requirements for products and services entered into force with grace period
On 27 June 2019, Directive (EU) 2019/882 of the European Parliament and of the Council entered into force with a grace period, setting mandatory accessibility requirements for specified products and services to ensure their usability by persons with…
Scope
Policy Area
Design and testing standards
Policy Instrument
Design requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services, digital payment provider (incl. cryptocurrencies), streaming service provider, platform intermediary: e-commerce, other service provider, technological consumer goods
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2015-02-12
under deliberation
2019-04-09
adopted
2019-06-27
in grace period