European Union: European Commission submitted proposal for a Directive on the accessibility requirements for products and services

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European Commission submitted proposal for a Directive on the accessibility requirements for products and services

On 12 February 2015, the European Commission submitted a proposal for a Directive on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States as regards the accessibility requirements for products and services, a…

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

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2015-02-12
under deliberation

On 12 February 2015, the European Commission submitted a proposal for a Directive on the approximat…

2019-04-09
adopted

On 9 April 2019, the Council adopted the Directive setting mandatory accessibility requirements for…

2019-06-27
in grace period

On 27 June 2019, Directive (EU) 2019/882 of the European Parliament and of the Council entered into…

2025-06-28
in force

On 28 June 2025, Directive (EU) 2019/882 of the European Parliament and of the Council entered into…