Activities of Marian HARKIN related to 2012/0340(COD)
Plenary speeches (2)
Accessibility of websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies (A8-0269/2016 - Dita Charanzová)
Accessibility of public sector bodies' websites (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the accessibility of public sector bodies' websites
Amendments (6)
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) The conformity with web-accessibility requirements should be continuously monitored from the initial construction of the public sector bodies' website to all subsequent updates of its content. A harmonised monitoring methodology would cover a way of verifying, on a uniform basis in all Members States, the degree of compliance of the website with the requirements for web-accessibility, the collection of representative samples and the periodicity of the monitoring. The methodology used to monitor the compliance of the websites concerned should be issued not later than one year after the adoption of this Directive. Member States should report annually on the outcome of the monitoring and more generally on the list of actions taken in application of this Directive.
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6a Enforcement body and its tasks 1. Each Member State shall establish or nominate one authority responsible for the enforcement of this Directive and competent to monitor the compliance of websites with the general accessibility requirements set in Article 3. These competent authorities shall involve organisations representing persons with disabilities. 2. Each Member State shall define the tasks, powers, organisation and cooperation arrangements of the competent authorities, in accordance with Article 7, including the possibility for persons to lodge a complaint in order to challenge any breach of obligation imposed to Member States by this Directive. 3. Member States shall keep the Commission informed about their implementing measures related to paragraph 2, and such information will be publicly available.
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 b (new)
Article 6 b (new)
Article 6b Implementing and enforcement measures For the purposes of this Directive, the competent authorities of the Member States shall be entitled to take, inter alia, the measures listed below, where appropriate: (i) follow up on a complaint for inaccessibility of a website in a reasonable timeframe; (ii) act as a resource centre for public bodies and authorities; (iii) train civil servants and staff of public bodies and authorities in regard to accessibility of websites and of web-based services; (iv) give recommendations to implement this Directive.
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall monitor the compliance of the websites concerned with the requirements for web-accessibility on a continuous basis, using the methodology provided for in paragraph 4. For that purpose each Member State should designate a competent authority. This competent authority shall also be responsible for the enforcement of this Directive and shall have the resources necessary to carry out its task. These competent authorities shall involve organisations representing persons with disabilities. Each Member State shall define the tasks, powers, organisation and cooperation arrangements of the competent authority. Member States should inform the Commission about the designated competent authorities by 30 June 2014. Member States shall keep the Commission informed as to the compliance of relevant websites and such information will be publicly available.
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission may establish a working group consisting of representatives of the Commission and representatives appointed by the Member States to meet annually in order to discuss the results of the monitoring and exchange best practices regarding the implementation of this Directive. The working group shall involve relevant stakeholders, including persons with disabilities and/or their representative organisations.
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission establishes, by way of implementing acts, the methodology for the monitoring of the conformity of the websites concerned with the requirements for web-accessibility as set out in Article 3. That methodology shall be transparent, transferable, comparable and it shall be established in close consultation with relevant organisations representing persons with disabilities. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 9(3). The methodology will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.