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PURPOSE: to create a harmonised market for the\naccessibility of public sector bodies websites.
\nPROPOSED ACT: Directive of the European Parliament and\nthe Council.
\nBACKGROUND: in 2009, the website-developer market\nconsisted of some 175 000 enterprises in the 27 EU Member States.\nIt employed some 1 million people and the generated turnover was\nEUR 144 billion. The European market for web-accessibility related\nproducts and services is estimated at EUR 2 billion. It could grow\nsignificantly, as less than 10% of websites are\naccessible.
\nThe number of websites providing e-government services\n(about 380 500 in the EU) and public sector websites (over 761 000\nin the EU) is growing rapidly. Most Member States have already\neither enacted legislation, or taken other measures on web\naccessibility. However, significant differences exist between these\nlaws and measures.
\nThe non-harmonised national approaches to\nweb-accessibility create barriers in the Internal\nMarket. Harmonisation of national\nmeasures for the public sector at EU level is being proposed as a\nnecessary condition to put an end to this fragmentation and lack of\nconfidence in the web accessibility market.
\nIMPACT ASSESSMENT: the proposal is accompanied by an\nimpact\nassessment. An Impact Assessment Steering Group, led by the\nDirectorate General for the Information Society and Media, was\nestablished with a wide representation of services and departments\nof the Commission.
\nThe Commission believes that harmonisation will\nlead to better market conditions, more jobs, cheaper\nweb-accessibility and more accessible websites: a triple win\nfor governments, businesses, and citizens.
\nIn addition, the Directive would support Member States\nin achieving their national commitments regarding web\naccessibility, as well as their commitment to the United Nations\nConvention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities\nregarding websites of public sector bodies.
\nLEGAL BASIS: Article 114(1) of the Treaty on the\nFunctioning of the European Union (TFEU).
\nCONTENT: the Directive aims at approximating the laws,\nregulations and administrative provisions of the Member States on\nthe accessibility of public sector bodies' websites, by defining\nharmonised requirements.
\nPurpose and scope: the\nproposal lays down the technical provisions whereby Member States\nshall make accessible the content of certain types of websites of\npublic sector bodies which provide information and services that\nare essential for citizens' participation in economy and\nsociety (e.g. income tax, employment services, social security,\npersonal documents, vehicle registration, police statements,\nuniversity or higher education enrolment).
\nRequirements for web-accessibility: the requirements for\nweb-accessibility are defined along two dimensions: (i) user\norientation; and (ii) market orientation and\ninteroperability.
\nThe Commission shall be empowered to adopt\ndelegated acts to specify further, where appropriate, the\nharmonised requirements necessary to ensure the accessibility of\nthe websites concerned.
\nIn order to ensure that current political commitments\nare promptly achieved, the above provisions are to be implemented\nby 31 December 2015.
\nHarmonised standards and presumption of\nconformity: this Directive is in line\nwith Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of\nthe Council on European Standardisation which sets the legal basis\nfor the Commission to request European standardisation\norganisations to develop harmonised standards to assist\nstakeholders in providing presumption of conformity.
\nIn one of the Directives recitals, it is\nindicated that the Success Criteria and Requirements for Level AA\nconformance specified in the version 2.0 of the Web Content\nAccessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) issued by World Wide Web\nConsortium (W3C), are expected to be taken into account in the\nEuropean standard resulting from Mandate 376 and subsequently\nin the harmonised standard that should be built upon the outcome of\nthis work.. These technology neutral specifications provide the\nbasis for the requirements for web-accessibility.
\nEuropean and international standards and presumption\nof conformity: in the absence of\nharmonised standards, the Directive provides a solution for\npresumption of conformity with the web-accessibility requirements\nto the websites concerned which meet European standards or parts\nthereof that have been determined by the Commission by delegated\nacts. Mandate 376 is preparing a European Standard that includes\nweb accessibility.
\nIn the absence of such European standard, the\nDirective also provides a solution for presumption of conformity\nwith the web-accessibility requirements to the websites concerned\nwhich meet the parts of the ISO/IEC 40500:2012 covering the Success\nCriteria and Conformance Requirements for Level AA\nconformance.
\nReports: the accessibility of a website should be\ncontinuously monitored, in the light of regular updates of web\ncontent. Member States are requested to monitor the public sector bodies'\nwebsites concerned, using the methodology established by Commission\nin accordance with the procedure laid down in the\nDirective.
\nBUDGETARY IMPLICATION: there are no implications for\nthe budget of the Union.
\nDELEGATED ACTS: the proposal contains the provisions\nfor the exercise of delegated acts in line with Article 290 of the\nTFEU.
\nPURPOSE: to create a harmonised market for the\naccessibility of public sector bodies websites.
\nPROPOSED ACT: Directive of the European Parliament and\nthe Council.
\nBACKGROUND: in 2009, the website-developer market\nconsisted of some 175 000 enterprises in the 27 EU Member States.\nIt employed some 1 million people and the generated turnover was\nEUR 144 billion. The European market for web-accessibility related\nproducts and services is estimated at EUR 2 billion. It could grow\nsignificantly, as less than 10% of websites are\naccessible.
\nThe number of websites providing e-government services\n(about 380 500 in the EU) and public sector websites (over 761 000\nin the EU) is growing rapidly. Most Member States have already\neither enacted legislation, or taken other measures on web\naccessibility. However, significant differences exist between these\nlaws and measures.
\nThe non-harmonised national approaches to\nweb-accessibility create barriers in the Internal\nMarket. Harmonisation of national\nmeasures for the public sector at EU level is being proposed as a\nnecessary condition to put an end to this fragmentation and lack of\nconfidence in the web accessibility market.
\nIMPACT ASSESSMENT: the proposal is accompanied by an\nimpact\nassessment. An Impact Assessment Steering Group, led by the\nDirectorate General for the Information Society and Media, was\nestablished with a wide representation of services and departments\nof the Commission.
\nThe Commission believes that harmonisation will\nlead to better market conditions, more jobs, cheaper\nweb-accessibility and more accessible websites: a triple win\nfor governments, businesses, and citizens.
\nIn addition, the Directive would support Member States\nin achieving their national commitments regarding web\naccessibility, as well as their commitment to the United Nations\nConvention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities\nregarding websites of public sector bodies.
\nLEGAL BASIS: Article 114(1) of the Treaty on the\nFunctioning of the European Union (TFEU).
\nCONTENT: the Directive aims at approximating the laws,\nregulations and administrative provisions of the Member States on\nthe accessibility of public sector bodies' websites, by defining\nharmonised requirements.
\nPurpose and scope: the\nproposal lays down the technical provisions whereby Member States\nshall make accessible the content of certain types of websites of\npublic sector bodies which provide information and services that\nare essential for citizens' participation in economy and\nsociety (e.g. income tax, employment services, social security,\npersonal documents, vehicle registration, police statements,\nuniversity or higher education enrolment).
\nRequirements for web-accessibility: the requirements for\nweb-accessibility are defined along two dimensions: (i) user\norientation; and (ii) market orientation and\ninteroperability.
\nThe Commission shall be empowered to adopt\ndelegated acts to specify further, where appropriate, the\nharmonised requirements necessary to ensure the accessibility of\nthe websites concerned.
\nIn order to ensure that current political commitments\nare promptly achieved, the above provisions are to be implemented\nby 31 December 2015.
\nHarmonised standards and presumption of\nconformity: this Directive is in line\nwith Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of\nthe Council on European Standardisation which sets the legal basis\nfor the Commission to request European standardisation\norganisations to develop harmonised standards to assist\nstakeholders in providing presumption of conformity.
\nIn one of the Directives recitals, it is\nindicated that the Success Criteria and Requirements for Level AA\nconformance specified in the version 2.0 of the Web Content\nAccessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) issued by World Wide Web\nConsortium (W3C), are expected to be taken into account in the\nEuropean standard resulting from Mandate 376 and subsequently\nin the harmonised standard that should be built upon the outcome of\nthis work.. These technology neutral specifications provide the\nbasis for the requirements for web-accessibility.
\nEuropean and international standards and presumption\nof conformity: in the absence of\nharmonised standards, the Directive provides a solution for\npresumption of conformity with the web-accessibility requirements\nto the websites concerned which meet European standards or parts\nthereof that have been determined by the Commission by delegated\nacts. Mandate 376 is preparing a European Standard that includes\nweb accessibility.
\nIn the absence of such European standard, the\nDirective also provides a solution for presumption of conformity\nwith the web-accessibility requirements to the websites concerned\nwhich meet the parts of the ISO/IEC 40500:2012 covering the Success\nCriteria and Conformance Requirements for Level AA\nconformance.
\nReports: the accessibility of a website should be\ncontinuously monitored, in the light of regular updates of web\ncontent. Member States are requested to monitor the public sector bodies'\nwebsites concerned, using the methodology established by Commission\nin accordance with the procedure laid down in the\nDirective.
\nBUDGETARY IMPLICATION: there are no implications for\nthe budget of the Union.
\nDELEGATED ACTS: the proposal contains the provisions\nfor the exercise of delegated acts in line with Article 290 of the\nTFEU.
\nPURPOSE: to create a harmonised market for the\naccessibility of public sector bodies websites.
\nPROPOSED ACT: Directive of the European Parliament and\nthe Council.
\nBACKGROUND: in 2009, the website-developer market\nconsisted of some 175 000 enterprises in the 27 EU Member States.\nIt employed some 1 million people and the generated turnover was\nEUR 144 billion. The European market for web-accessibility related\nproducts and services is estimated at EUR 2 billion. It could grow\nsignificantly, as less than 10% of websites are\naccessible.
\nThe number of websites providing e-government services\n(about 380 500 in the EU) and public sector websites (over 761 000\nin the EU) is growing rapidly. Most Member States have already\neither enacted legislation, or taken other measures on web\naccessibility. However, significant differences exist between these\nlaws and measures.
\nThe non-harmonised national approaches to\nweb-accessibility create barriers in the Internal\nMarket. Harmonisation of national\nmeasures for the public sector at EU level is being proposed as a\nnecessary condition to put an end to this fragmentation and lack of\nconfidence in the web accessibility market.
\nIMPACT ASSESSMENT: the proposal is accompanied by an\nimpact\nassessment. An Impact Assessment Steering Group, led by the\nDirectorate General for the Information Society and Media, was\nestablished with a wide representation of services and departments\nof the Commission.
\nThe Commission believes that harmonisation will\nlead to better market conditions, more jobs, cheaper\nweb-accessibility and more accessible websites: a triple win\nfor governments, businesses, and citizens.
\nIn addition, the Directive would support Member States\nin achieving their national commitments regarding web\naccessibility, as well as their commitment to the United Nations\nConvention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities\nregarding websites of public sector bodies.
\nLEGAL BASIS: Article 114(1) of the Treaty on the\nFunctioning of the European Union (TFEU).
\nCONTENT: the Directive aims at approximating the laws,\nregulations and administrative provisions of the Member States on\nthe accessibility of public sector bodies' websites, by defining\nharmonised requirements.
\nPurpose and scope: the\nproposal lays down the technical provisions whereby Member States\nshall make accessible the content of certain types of websites of\npublic sector bodies which provide information and services that\nare essential for citizens' participation in economy and\nsociety (e.g. income tax, employment services, social security,\npersonal documents, vehicle registration, police statements,\nuniversity or higher education enrolment).
\nRequirements for web-accessibility: the requirements for\nweb-accessibility are defined along two dimensions: (i) user\norientation; and (ii) market orientation and\ninteroperability.
\nThe Commission shall be empowered to adopt\ndelegated acts to specify further, where appropriate, the\nharmonised requirements necessary to ensure the accessibility of\nthe websites concerned.
\nIn order to ensure that current political commitments\nare promptly achieved, the above provisions are to be implemented\nby 31 December 2015.
\nHarmonised standards and presumption of\nconformity: this Directive is in line\nwith Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of\nthe Council on European Standardisation which sets the legal basis\nfor the Commission to request European standardisation\norganisations to develop harmonised standards to assist\nstakeholders in providing presumption of conformity.
\nIn one of the Directives recitals, it is\nindicated that the Success Criteria and Requirements for Level AA\nconformance specified in the version 2.0 of the Web Content\nAccessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) issued by World Wide Web\nConsortium (W3C), are expected to be taken into account in the\nEuropean standard resulting from Mandate 376 and subsequently\nin the harmonised standard that should be built upon the outcome of\nthis work.. These technology neutral specifications provide the\nbasis for the requirements for web-accessibility.
\nEuropean and international standards and presumption\nof conformity: in the absence of\nharmonised standards, the Directive provides a solution for\npresumption of conformity with the web-accessibility requirements\nto the websites concerned which meet European standards or parts\nthereof that have been determined by the Commission by delegated\nacts. Mandate 376 is preparing a European Standard that includes\nweb accessibility.
\nIn the absence of such European standard, the\nDirective also provides a solution for presumption of conformity\nwith the web-accessibility requirements to the websites concerned\nwhich meet the parts of the ISO/IEC 40500:2012 covering the Success\nCriteria and Conformance Requirements for Level AA\nconformance.
\nReports: the accessibility of a website should be\ncontinuously monitored, in the light of regular updates of web\ncontent. Member States are requested to monitor the public sector bodies'\nwebsites concerned, using the methodology established by Commission\nin accordance with the procedure laid down in the\nDirective.
\nBUDGETARY IMPLICATION: there are no implications for\nthe budget of the Union.
\nDELEGATED ACTS: the proposal contains the provisions\nfor the exercise of delegated acts in line with Article 290 of the\nTFEU.
\nThe Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer\nProtection adopted the report by Jorgo CHATZIMARKAKIS (ADLE, DE) on\nthe proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the\nCouncil on the accessibility of public sector bodies'\nwebsites.
\nThe parliamentary committee recommended that the\nEuropean Parliaments position adopted at first reading under\nthe ordinary legislative procedure should be to amend the\nCommissions proposal as follows:
\nSubject and scope: this\nDirective aims to approximate the laws, regulations and\nadministrative provisions of the Member States in relation to the\naccessibility to all users of the content of public\nsector bodies' websites and websites operated by entities\nperforming public tasks to the public, in particular to persons\nwith disabilities and elderly persons.
\nThe new scope would reflect the binding obligations\nset out in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons\nwith Disabilities and the commitments in the Digital Agenda for\nEurope to promote digital inclusion and confidence in the market\nfor barrier-free access.
\nMember States may extend the application of this\nDirective beyond the types of public tasks specified in Annex\nIa.
\nDefinitions: Members\nconsidered that the definitions proposed by the Commission do not\nreflect significant technological developments. Online information\nand services are increasingly obtained by handheld mobile devices\nas opposed to desktop computers. The definitions on website\nconcerned, website content and user\nagents must explicitly acknowledge this fact.
\nFurthermore, the report suggested strengthening the\ndefinition of 'website content' and to include in particular\nfunctions provided through websites, which are external to the\nwebsite of the public body or entity in question.
\nRequirements for web-accessibility: the amendments stipulated that the websites\nconcerned should be accessible:
\nMember States shall promote and support web\naccessibility training programmes for relevant stakeholders,\nincluding staff of public sector bodies and entities performing\npublic tasks, to create, manage and update web pages, including\ntheir content.
\nMember States shall take the necessary measures to\nensure that the relevant social partners participate in the\ndevelopment and application of the training programmes and\nawareness-raising schemes.
\nMonitoring and reporting: Members proposed that the Commission should\nestablish an expert group to meet at least every two years,\nupon the Commission's invitation, in order to discuss the results\nof the monitoring, to exchange best practices regarding the\nimplementation of this Directive and to assess the need for any\nadditional specifications of the web accessibility\nrequirements.
\nMoreover, Member States should designate a\ncompetent authority (enforcement body) responsible for\nenforcing the compliance of the websites concerned with the\nrequirements for web accessibility. This authority should be\nresponsible for following up any complaints lodged by\nwebsite users or other interested parties about failures to comply\nwith the requirements for web-accessibility of the websites\nconcerned.
\nMember States should report to the Commission every\ntwo years on the outcome of the monitoring carried out. That report\nshall be made public in readily accessible formats.
\nFines: Member States\nshould take all measures to establish an effective enforcement\nmechanism laying down the rules on effective and proportionate\nsanctions applicable to infringements of the national provisions.\nMember States should notify those provisions to the Commission by\n30 June 2014.
\nDelegated acts: the\nEuropean Commission requests to be empowered to adopt delegated\nacts to specify, where appropriate, the harmonised requirement for\nweb-accessibility. The report recommended restricting the\nuse of power to adopt delegated acts only to certain situations and\npurposes without modifying the requirements themselves.
\nThe European Parliament adopted by 593 votes to 40,\nwith 13 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a\ndirective of the European Parliament and of the Council on the\naccessibility of public sector bodies' websites.
\nParliaments position adopted at first reading\nunder the ordinary legislative procedure amended the\nCommissions proposal as follows:
\nSubject and scope: this\nDirective aims to approximate the laws, regulations and\nadministrative provisions of the Member States in relation to the\naccessibility to all users of the content of public\nsector bodies' websites and websites operated by entities\nperforming public tasks to the public, in particular to persons\nwith disabilities and elderly persons.
\nThe new scope would reflect the binding obligations\nset out in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons\nwith Disabilities and the commitments in the Digital Agenda for\nEurope to promote digital inclusion and confidence in the market\nfor barrier-free access.
\nA new Annex Ia has been\nintroduced which lays down the functionality and content of\nwebsites operated by other entities performing the following types\nof public tasks: network services (gas, heat, electricity, postal\nservices); transport-related services; basic banking and insurance\nservices; education; statutory and complementary social security\nschemes; health-related services; childcare services; other\nessential services to facilitate social inclusion; cultural\nactivities and tourist information.
\nDefinitions: Members\nconsidered that the definitions proposed by the Commission do not\nreflect significant technological developments. Online information\nand services are increasingly obtained by handheld mobile devices\nas opposed to desktop computers. The definitions on website\nconcerned, website content and user\nagents must explicitly acknowledge this fact.
\nFurthermore, the report suggested strengthening the\ndefinition of 'website content' and to include in particular\nfunctions provided through websites, which are external to the\nwebsite of the public body or entity in question.
\nRequirements for web-accessibility: the amendments stipulated that the websites\nconcerned should be accessible:
\nAccessibility training:\nMember States should promote and support web accessibility training\nprogrammes for relevant stakeholders, including staff of public\nsector bodies and entities performing public tasks, to create,\nmanage and update web pages, including their content.
\nMember States should support appropriate mechanisms\nfor consultations on web accessibility with relevant\nstakeholders and organisations representing the interests of people\nwith disabilities and of the elderly, and make public any\ndevelopments in web accessibility policy together with the\nexperiences and findings from the implementation of conformity of\nweb accessibility requirements. They should also take the necessary\nmeasures to ensure that the relevant social partners\nparticipate in the development and application of the training\nprogrammes and awareness-raising schemes.
\nMonitoring and reporting: Parliament proposed that the Commission should\nestablish an expert group to meet at least every two years,\nupon the Commission's invitation, in order to discuss the results\nof the monitoring, to exchange best practices regarding the\nimplementation of this Directive and to assess the need for any\nadditional specifications of the web accessibility\nrequirements.
\nEnforcement body: Member\nStates should designate a competent authority (enforcement\nbody) responsible for enforcing the compliance of the websites\nconcerned with the requirements for web accessibility. The\ndesignated competent authority should have the necessary human and\nfinancial resources to fulfil its tasks and it should be\nresponsible for following up any complaints lodged by\nwebsite users or other interested parties about failures to comply\nwith the requirements for web-accessibility of the websites\nconcerned.
\nMember States should report to the Commission every\ntwo years on the outcome of the monitoring carried out. That report\nshall be made public in readily accessible formats.
\nFines: Member States\nshould take all measures to establish an effective enforcement\nmechanism laying down the rules on effective and proportionate\nsanctions applicable to infringements of the national provisions.\nMember States should notify those provisions to the Commission by\n30 June 2014.
\nDelegated acts: the\nEuropean Commission requests to be empowered to adopt delegated\nacts to specify, where appropriate, the harmonised requirement for\nweb-accessibility. The report recommended restricting the\nuse of power to adopt delegated acts only to certain situations and\npurposes without modifying the requirements themselves.
\nApplication: Member States should apply the measures\nconcerning the requirements for web-accessibility for all new\ncontent of websites concerned by one year from the entry into force\nof the Directive and for all existing content of websites concerned\nby three years from the date of entry into force of this\nDirective.
\nThe application deadlines set out shall be extended by\ntwo years as regards the requirements for web accessibility related\nto live audio content.
\nPURPOSE: to create a harmonised market for the\naccessibility of public sector bodies websites.
\nPROPOSED ACT: Directive of the European Parliament and\nthe Council.
\nBACKGROUND: in 2009, the website-developer market\nconsisted of some 175 000 enterprises in the 27 EU Member States.\nIt employed some 1 million people and the generated turnover was\nEUR 144 billion. The European market for web-accessibility related\nproducts and services is estimated at EUR 2 billion. It could grow\nsignificantly, as less than 10% of websites are\naccessible.
\nThe number of websites providing e-government services\n(about 380 500 in the EU) and public sector websites (over 761 000\nin the EU) is growing rapidly. Most Member States have already\neither enacted legislation, or taken other measures on web\naccessibility. However, significant differences exist between these\nlaws and measures.
\nThe non-harmonised national approaches to\nweb-accessibility create barriers in the Internal\nMarket. Harmonisation of national\nmeasures for the public sector at EU level is being proposed as a\nnecessary condition to put an end to this fragmentation and lack of\nconfidence in the web accessibility market.
\nIMPACT ASSESSMENT: the proposal is accompanied by an\nimpact\nassessment. An Impact Assessment Steering Group, led by the\nDirectorate General for the Information Society and Media, was\nestablished with a wide representation of services and departments\nof the Commission.
\nThe Commission believes that harmonisation will\nlead to better market conditions, more jobs, cheaper\nweb-accessibility and more accessible websites: a triple win\nfor governments, businesses, and citizens.
\nIn addition, the Directive would support Member States\nin achieving their national commitments regarding web\naccessibility, as well as their commitment to the United Nations\nConvention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities\nregarding websites of public sector bodies.
\nLEGAL BASIS: Article 114(1) of the Treaty on the\nFunctioning of the European Union (TFEU).
\nCONTENT: the Directive aims at approximating the laws,\nregulations and administrative provisions of the Member States on\nthe accessibility of public sector bodies' websites, by defining\nharmonised requirements.
\nPurpose and scope: the\nproposal lays down the technical provisions whereby Member States\nshall make accessible the content of certain types of websites of\npublic sector bodies which provide information and services that\nare essential for citizens' participation in economy and\nsociety (e.g. income tax, employment services, social security,\npersonal documents, vehicle registration, police statements,\nuniversity or higher education enrolment).
\nRequirements for web-accessibility: the requirements for\nweb-accessibility are defined along two dimensions: (i) user\norientation; and (ii) market orientation and\ninteroperability.
\nThe Commission shall be empowered to adopt\ndelegated acts to specify further, where appropriate, the\nharmonised requirements necessary to ensure the accessibility of\nthe websites concerned.
\nIn order to ensure that current political commitments\nare promptly achieved, the above provisions are to be implemented\nby 31 December 2015.
\nHarmonised standards and presumption of\nconformity: this Directive is in line\nwith Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of\nthe Council on European Standardisation which sets the legal basis\nfor the Commission to request European standardisation\norganisations to develop harmonised standards to assist\nstakeholders in providing presumption of conformity.
\nIn one of the Directives recitals, it is\nindicated that the Success Criteria and Requirements for Level AA\nconformance specified in the version 2.0 of the Web Content\nAccessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) issued by World Wide Web\nConsortium (W3C), are expected to be taken into account in the\nEuropean standard resulting from Mandate 376 and subsequently\nin the harmonised standard that should be built upon the outcome of\nthis work.. These technology neutral specifications provide the\nbasis for the requirements for web-accessibility.
\nEuropean and international standards and presumption\nof conformity: in the absence of\nharmonised standards, the Directive provides a solution for\npresumption of conformity with the web-accessibility requirements\nto the websites concerned which meet European standards or parts\nthereof that have been determined by the Commission by delegated\nacts. Mandate 376 is preparing a European Standard that includes\nweb accessibility.
\nIn the absence of such European standard, the\nDirective also provides a solution for presumption of conformity\nwith the web-accessibility requirements to the websites concerned\nwhich meet the parts of the ISO/IEC 40500:2012 covering the Success\nCriteria and Conformance Requirements for Level AA\nconformance.
\nReports: the accessibility of a website should be\ncontinuously monitored, in the light of regular updates of web\ncontent. Member States are requested to monitor the public sector bodies'\nwebsites concerned, using the methodology established by Commission\nin accordance with the procedure laid down in the\nDirective.
\nBUDGETARY IMPLICATION: there are no implications for\nthe budget of the Union.
\nDELEGATED ACTS: the proposal contains the provisions\nfor the exercise of delegated acts in line with Article 290 of the\nTFEU.
\nPURPOSE: to create a harmonised market for the\naccessibility of public sector bodies websites.
\nPROPOSED ACT: Directive of the European Parliament and\nthe Council.
\nBACKGROUND: in 2009, the website-developer market\nconsisted of some 175 000 enterprises in the 27 EU Member States.\nIt employed some 1 million people and the generated turnover was\nEUR 144 billion. The European market for web-accessibility related\nproducts and services is estimated at EUR 2 billion. It could grow\nsignificantly, as less than 10% of websites are\naccessible.
\nThe number of websites providing e-government services\n(about 380 500 in the EU) and public sector websites (over 761 000\nin the EU) is growing rapidly. Most Member States have already\neither enacted legislation, or taken other measures on web\naccessibility. However, significant differences exist between these\nlaws and measures.
\nThe non-harmonised national approaches to\nweb-accessibility create barriers in the Internal\nMarket. Harmonisation of national\nmeasures for the public sector at EU level is being proposed as a\nnecessary condition to put an end to this fragmentation and lack of\nconfidence in the web accessibility market.
\nIMPACT ASSESSMENT: the proposal is accompanied by an\nimpact\nassessment. An Impact Assessment Steering Group, led by the\nDirectorate General for the Information Society and Media, was\nestablished with a wide representation of services and departments\nof the Commission.
\nThe Commission believes that harmonisation will\nlead to better market conditions, more jobs, cheaper\nweb-accessibility and more accessible websites: a triple win\nfor governments, businesses, and citizens.
\nIn addition, the Directive would support Member States\nin achieving their national commitments regarding web\naccessibility, as well as their commitment to the United Nations\nConvention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities\nregarding websites of public sector bodies.
\nLEGAL BASIS: Article 114(1) of the Treaty on the\nFunctioning of the European Union (TFEU).
\nCONTENT: the Directive aims at approximating the laws,\nregulations and administrative provisions of the Member States on\nthe accessibility of public sector bodies' websites, by defining\nharmonised requirements.
\nPurpose and scope: the\nproposal lays down the technical provisions whereby Member States\nshall make accessible the content of certain types of websites of\npublic sector bodies which provide information and services that\nare essential for citizens' participation in economy and\nsociety (e.g. income tax, employment services, social security,\npersonal documents, vehicle registration, police statements,\nuniversity or higher education enrolment).
\nRequirements for web-accessibility: the requirements for\nweb-accessibility are defined along two dimensions: (i) user\norientation; and (ii) market orientation and\ninteroperability.
\nThe Commission shall be empowered to adopt\ndelegated acts to specify further, where appropriate, the\nharmonised requirements necessary to ensure the accessibility of\nthe websites concerned.
\nIn order to ensure that current political commitments\nare promptly achieved, the above provisions are to be implemented\nby 31 December 2015.
\nHarmonised standards and presumption of\nconformity: this Directive is in line\nwith Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of\nthe Council on European Standardisation which sets the legal basis\nfor the Commission to request European standardisation\norganisations to develop harmonised standards to assist\nstakeholders in providing presumption of conformity.
\nIn one of the Directives recitals, it is\nindicated that the Success Criteria and Requirements for Level AA\nconformance specified in the version 2.0 of the Web Content\nAccessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) issued by World Wide Web\nConsortium (W3C), are expected to be taken into account in the\nEuropean standard resulting from Mandate 376 and subsequently\nin the harmonised standard that should be built upon the outcome of\nthis work.. These technology neutral specifications provide the\nbasis for the requirements for web-accessibility.
\nEuropean and international standards and presumption\nof conformity: in the absence of\nharmonised standards, the Directive provides a solution for\npresumption of conformity with the web-accessibility requirements\nto the websites concerned which meet European standards or parts\nthereof that have been determined by the Commission by delegated\nacts. Mandate 376 is preparing a European Standard that includes\nweb accessibility.
\nIn the absence of such European standard, the\nDirective also provides a solution for presumption of conformity\nwith the web-accessibility requirements to the websites concerned\nwhich meet the parts of the ISO/IEC 40500:2012 covering the Success\nCriteria and Conformance Requirements for Level AA\nconformance.
\nReports: the accessibility of a website should be\ncontinuously monitored, in the light of regular updates of web\ncontent. Member States are requested to monitor the public sector bodies'\nwebsites concerned, using the methodology established by Commission\nin accordance with the procedure laid down in the\nDirective.
\nBUDGETARY IMPLICATION: there are no implications for\nthe budget of the Union.
\nDELEGATED ACTS: the proposal contains the provisions\nfor the exercise of delegated acts in line with Article 290 of the\nTFEU.
\nThe Council took stock of progress on a proposal to\nmake websites more accessible. Under the draft directive,\nEU-standardised accessibility features would become mandatory for\ncertain types of public sector bodies' websites. A report\nprepared by the Italian presidency sets out the work\naccomplished thus far in the Council working party.
\nBetter business conditions and easier web\nuse: a harmonised set of\naccessibility rules will help website developers to offer their\nproducts and services across the EU without extra production costs\nand other difficulties resulting from different national approaches\nin the sector. This should improve the functioning of the internal\nmarket and contribute to growth and competitiveness.
\nCertain principles and techniques that make web\ncontent more usable are to be applied when creating websites. This\nwill benefit all users, especially people with disabilities, older\npeople and those with temporary disabilities such as a broken hand.\nMoreover, it is particularly important for the public sector to\nmake its websites more accessible so that they can extend their\nreach and fulfil their public tasks.
\nWork in the Council:\nduring the working party discussions, a number of changes were made\nto the proposal.
\nNext steps: the Italian\npresidency intends to continue work on the proposal during the\nremainder of its term. Its aim is to enable the Council to start\ntalks with the European Parliament, so that a deal could be struck\nunder the next presidency.
\nThe Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer\nProtection adopted the report by Jorgo CHATZIMARKAKIS (ADLE, DE) on\nthe proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the\nCouncil on the accessibility of public sector bodies'\nwebsites.
\nThe parliamentary committee recommended that the\nEuropean Parliaments position adopted at first reading under\nthe ordinary legislative procedure should be to amend the\nCommissions proposal as follows:
\nSubject and scope: this\nDirective aims to approximate the laws, regulations and\nadministrative provisions of the Member States in relation to the\naccessibility to all users of the content of public\nsector bodies' websites and websites operated by entities\nperforming public tasks to the public, in particular to persons\nwith disabilities and elderly persons.
\nThe new scope would reflect the binding obligations\nset out in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons\nwith Disabilities and the commitments in the Digital Agenda for\nEurope to promote digital inclusion and confidence in the market\nfor barrier-free access.
\nMember States may extend the application of this\nDirective beyond the types of public tasks specified in Annex\nIa.
\nDefinitions: Members\nconsidered that the definitions proposed by the Commission do not\nreflect significant technological developments. Online information\nand services are increasingly obtained by handheld mobile devices\nas opposed to desktop computers. The definitions on website\nconcerned, website content and user\nagents must explicitly acknowledge this fact.
\nFurthermore, the report suggested strengthening the\ndefinition of 'website content' and to include in particular\nfunctions provided through websites, which are external to the\nwebsite of the public body or entity in question.
\nRequirements for web-accessibility: the amendments stipulated that the websites\nconcerned should be accessible:
\nMember States shall promote and support web\naccessibility training programmes for relevant stakeholders,\nincluding staff of public sector bodies and entities performing\npublic tasks, to create, manage and update web pages, including\ntheir content.
\nMember States shall take the necessary measures to\nensure that the relevant social partners participate in the\ndevelopment and application of the training programmes and\nawareness-raising schemes.
\nMonitoring and reporting: Members proposed that the Commission should\nestablish an expert group to meet at least every two years,\nupon the Commission's invitation, in order to discuss the results\nof the monitoring, to exchange best practices regarding the\nimplementation of this Directive and to assess the need for any\nadditional specifications of the web accessibility\nrequirements.
\nMoreover, Member States should designate a\ncompetent authority (enforcement body) responsible for\nenforcing the compliance of the websites concerned with the\nrequirements for web accessibility. This authority should be\nresponsible for following up any complaints lodged by\nwebsite users or other interested parties about failures to comply\nwith the requirements for web-accessibility of the websites\nconcerned.
\nMember States should report to the Commission every\ntwo years on the outcome of the monitoring carried out. That report\nshall be made public in readily accessible formats.
\nFines: Member States\nshould take all measures to establish an effective enforcement\nmechanism laying down the rules on effective and proportionate\nsanctions applicable to infringements of the national provisions.\nMember States should notify those provisions to the Commission by\n30 June 2014.
\nDelegated acts: the\nEuropean Commission requests to be empowered to adopt delegated\nacts to specify, where appropriate, the harmonised requirement for\nweb-accessibility. The report recommended restricting the\nuse of power to adopt delegated acts only to certain situations and\npurposes without modifying the requirements themselves.
\nThe Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer\nProtection adopted the report by Jorgo CHATZIMARKAKIS (ADLE, DE) on\nthe proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the\nCouncil on the accessibility of public sector bodies'\nwebsites.
\nThe parliamentary committee recommended that the\nEuropean Parliaments position adopted at first reading under\nthe ordinary legislative procedure should be to amend the\nCommissions proposal as follows:
\nSubject and scope: this\nDirective aims to approximate the laws, regulations and\nadministrative provisions of the Member States in relation to the\naccessibility to all users of the content of public\nsector bodies' websites and websites operated by entities\nperforming public tasks to the public, in particular to persons\nwith disabilities and elderly persons.
\nThe new scope would reflect the binding obligations\nset out in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons\nwith Disabilities and the commitments in the Digital Agenda for\nEurope to promote digital inclusion and confidence in the market\nfor barrier-free access.
\nMember States may extend the application of this\nDirective beyond the types of public tasks specified in Annex\nIa.
\nDefinitions: Members\nconsidered that the definitions proposed by the Commission do not\nreflect significant technological developments. Online information\nand services are increasingly obtained by handheld mobile devices\nas opposed to desktop computers. The definitions on website\nconcerned, website content and user\nagents must explicitly acknowledge this fact.
\nFurthermore, the report suggested strengthening the\ndefinition of 'website content' and to include in particular\nfunctions provided through websites, which are external to the\nwebsite of the public body or entity in question.
\nRequirements for web-accessibility: the amendments stipulated that the websites\nconcerned should be accessible:
\nMember States shall promote and support web\naccessibility training programmes for relevant stakeholders,\nincluding staff of public sector bodies and entities performing\npublic tasks, to create, manage and update web pages, including\ntheir content.
\nMember States shall take the necessary measures to\nensure that the relevant social partners participate in the\ndevelopment and application of the training programmes and\nawareness-raising schemes.
\nMonitoring and reporting: Members proposed that the Commission should\nestablish an expert group to meet at least every two years,\nupon the Commission's invitation, in order to discuss the results\nof the monitoring, to exchange best practices regarding the\nimplementation of this Directive and to assess the need for any\nadditional specifications of the web accessibility\nrequirements.
\nMoreover, Member States should designate a\ncompetent authority (enforcement body) responsible for\nenforcing the compliance of the websites concerned with the\nrequirements for web accessibility. This authority should be\nresponsible for following up any complaints lodged by\nwebsite users or other interested parties about failures to comply\nwith the requirements for web-accessibility of the websites\nconcerned.
\nMember States should report to the Commission every\ntwo years on the outcome of the monitoring carried out. That report\nshall be made public in readily accessible formats.
\nFines: Member States\nshould take all measures to establish an effective enforcement\nmechanism laying down the rules on effective and proportionate\nsanctions applicable to infringements of the national provisions.\nMember States should notify those provisions to the Commission by\n30 June 2014.
\nDelegated acts: the\nEuropean Commission requests to be empowered to adopt delegated\nacts to specify, where appropriate, the harmonised requirement for\nweb-accessibility. The report recommended restricting the\nuse of power to adopt delegated acts only to certain situations and\npurposes without modifying the requirements themselves.
\nThe Council adopted its position at first reading with\na view to the adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament\nand of the Council on the accessibility of the websites and mobile\napplications of public sector bodies.
\nThe Directive aims to approximate the laws,\nregulations and administrative practices of the Member States\nrelating to the requirements for accessibility of the websites\nand mobile applications of public sector bodies, in order to\nimprove the functioning of the internal market.
\nIt is also in line with Article 9 of the UN Convention\non the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, to which the EU\nand Member States are parties.
\nThis Directive is crucial to improve the internal\nmarket of services relating to the digital accessibility of\ninformation, and to ensure the complete inclusion of all citizens,\nin particular elderly people and persons with disabilities in the\ndigital society.
\nThe main elements of the Council position are as\nfollows:
\nSubject matter and scope: this draft Directive aims to approximate the laws,\nregulations and administrative provisions of the Member States\nrelating to the accessibility requirements of the websites and\nmobile applications of public sector bodies, thereby enabling those\nwebsites and mobile applications to be more accessible to users, in\nparticular to persons with disabilities.
\nThe scope covers both the websites and the mobile\napplications of public sector bodies. This Directive lays down the\nrules requiring Member States to ensure that websites,\nindependently of the device used for access thereto, and mobile\napplications of public sector bodies meet the accessibility\nrequirements.
\nThe Directive provides for a very limited set of\ncontent or website exclusions.
\nFurthermore, it offers the possibility to Member\nStates to exclude the websites and mobile applications of schools,\nkindergartens and nurseries, as long as the content relating to\nessential online administrative functions of these bodies are made\naccessible.
\nMember States may maintain or introduce measures in\nconformity with Union law which go beyond the minimum\nrequirements for accessibility of websites and mobile\napplications established by this Directive.
\nRequirements, presumption of conformity and\ndisproportionate burden: the Council\nposition:
\nAdditional measures and enforcement: the Council position:
\nMonitoring and reporting: Member States shall:
\nTransposition and review: Member States shall bring into force the laws,\nregulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with\nthis Directive by 21 months after the date of entry into\nforce of this Directive. Different deadlines are set for the\napplication of certain provisions: 12 months to apply the\nprovisions to new public sector bodies websites, 24 months to\nexisting websites and 33 months to mobile applications of public\nsector bodies.
\nThe Councils position provides that the\nCommission shall carry out a review of the application of\nthis Directive by 66 months from the date of entry into force of\nthis Directive. It shall include a review of technological advances\nthat could make accessibility easier for some types of content\nexcluded from the scope of this Directive.
\nThe Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer\nProtection adopted the recommendation for second reading contained\nin the report by Dita CHARANZOVÁ (ADLE, CZ) on the Council\nposition at first reading with a view to the adoption of a\ndirective of the European Parliament and of the Council on the\naccessibility of the websites and mobile applications of public\nsector bodies.
\nThe committee recommended the Parliament to approve\nthe Council position at first reading.
\nThe proposed Directive aims at the approximation of\nthe laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member\nStates on the accessibility of websites from public sector bodies,\nin order to improve the functioning of the internal market. It lays\ndown the rules according to which Member States must ensure that\nthe websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies\nrespect the accessibility requirements.
\nThe European Parliament adopted a legislative\nresolution on the Council position at first reading with a view to\nthe adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the\nCouncil on the accessibility of the websites and mobile\napplications of public sector bodies.
\nIn line with the recommendation for second reading by\nits Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection,\nParliament approved the Council position at first reading\nwithout amendment.
\nThe proposed Directive aims at the approximation of\nthe laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member\nStates on the accessibility of websites from public sector bodies,\nin order to improve the functioning of the internal\nmarket.
\nPURPOSE: to create a harmonised market for the\naccessibility of public sector bodies websites.
\nPROPOSED ACT: Directive of the European Parliament and\nthe Council.
\nBACKGROUND: in 2009, the website-developer market\nconsisted of some 175 000 enterprises in the 27 EU Member States.\nIt employed some 1 million people and the generated turnover was\nEUR 144 billion. The European market for web-accessibility related\nproducts and services is estimated at EUR 2 billion. It could grow\nsignificantly, as less than 10% of websites are\naccessible.
\nThe number of websites providing e-government services\n(about 380 500 in the EU) and public sector websites (over 761 000\nin the EU) is growing rapidly. Most Member States have already\neither enacted legislation, or taken other measures on web\naccessibility. However, significant differences exist between these\nlaws and measures.
\nThe non-harmonised national approaches to\nweb-accessibility create barriers in the Internal\nMarket. Harmonisation of national\nmeasures for the public sector at EU level is being proposed as a\nnecessary condition to put an end to this fragmentation and lack of\nconfidence in the web accessibility market.
\nIMPACT ASSESSMENT: the proposal is accompanied by an\nimpact\nassessment. An Impact Assessment Steering Group, led by the\nDirectorate General for the Information Society and Media, was\nestablished with a wide representation of services and departments\nof the Commission.
\nThe Commission believes that harmonisation will\nlead to better market conditions, more jobs, cheaper\nweb-accessibility and more accessible websites: a triple win\nfor governments, businesses, and citizens.
\nIn addition, the Directive would support Member States\nin achieving their national commitments regarding web\naccessibility, as well as their commitment to the United Nations\nConvention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities\nregarding websites of public sector bodies.
\nLEGAL BASIS: Article 114(1) of the Treaty on the\nFunctioning of the European Union (TFEU).
\nCONTENT: the Directive aims at approximating the laws,\nregulations and administrative provisions of the Member States on\nthe accessibility of public sector bodies' websites, by defining\nharmonised requirements.
\nPurpose and scope: the\nproposal lays down the technical provisions whereby Member States\nshall make accessible the content of certain types of websites of\npublic sector bodies which provide information and services that\nare essential for citizens' participation in economy and\nsociety (e.g. income tax, employment services, social security,\npersonal documents, vehicle registration, police statements,\nuniversity or higher education enrolment).
\nRequirements for web-accessibility: the requirements for\nweb-accessibility are defined along two dimensions: (i) user\norientation; and (ii) market orientation and\ninteroperability.
\nThe Commission shall be empowered to adopt\ndelegated acts to specify further, where appropriate, the\nharmonised requirements necessary to ensure the accessibility of\nthe websites concerned.
\nIn order to ensure that current political commitments\nare promptly achieved, the above provisions are to be implemented\nby 31 December 2015.
\nHarmonised standards and presumption of\nconformity: this Directive is in line\nwith Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of\nthe Council on European Standardisation which sets the legal basis\nfor the Commission to request European standardisation\norganisations to develop harmonised standards to assist\nstakeholders in providing presumption of conformity.
\nIn one of the Directives recitals, it is\nindicated that the Success Criteria and Requirements for Level AA\nconformance specified in the version 2.0 of the Web Content\nAccessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) issued by World Wide Web\nConsortium (W3C), are expected to be taken into account in the\nEuropean standard resulting from Mandate 376 and subsequently\nin the harmonised standard that should be built upon the outcome of\nthis work.. These technology neutral specifications provide the\nbasis for the requirements for web-accessibility.
\nEuropean and international standards and presumption\nof conformity: in the absence of\nharmonised standards, the Directive provides a solution for\npresumption of conformity with the web-accessibility requirements\nto the websites concerned which meet European standards or parts\nthereof that have been determined by the Commission by delegated\nacts. Mandate 376 is preparing a European Standard that includes\nweb accessibility.
\nIn the absence of such European standard, the\nDirective also provides a solution for presumption of conformity\nwith the web-accessibility requirements to the websites concerned\nwhich meet the parts of the ISO/IEC 40500:2012 covering the Success\nCriteria and Conformance Requirements for Level AA\nconformance.
\nReports: the accessibility of a website should be\ncontinuously monitored, in the light of regular updates of web\ncontent. Member States are requested to monitor the public sector bodies'\nwebsites concerned, using the methodology established by Commission\nin accordance with the procedure laid down in the\nDirective.
\nBUDGETARY IMPLICATION: there are no implications for\nthe budget of the Union.
\nDELEGATED ACTS: the proposal contains the provisions\nfor the exercise of delegated acts in line with Article 290 of the\nTFEU.
\nThe Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer\nProtection adopted the report by Jorgo CHATZIMARKAKIS (ADLE, DE) on\nthe proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the\nCouncil on the accessibility of public sector bodies'\nwebsites.
\nThe parliamentary committee recommended that the\nEuropean Parliaments position adopted at first reading under\nthe ordinary legislative procedure should be to amend the\nCommissions proposal as follows:
\nSubject and scope: this\nDirective aims to approximate the laws, regulations and\nadministrative provisions of the Member States in relation to the\naccessibility to all users of the content of public\nsector bodies' websites and websites operated by entities\nperforming public tasks to the public, in particular to persons\nwith disabilities and elderly persons.
\nThe new scope would reflect the binding obligations\nset out in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons\nwith Disabilities and the commitments in the Digital Agenda for\nEurope to promote digital inclusion and confidence in the market\nfor barrier-free access.
\nMember States may extend the application of this\nDirective beyond the types of public tasks specified in Annex\nIa.
\nDefinitions: Members\nconsidered that the definitions proposed by the Commission do not\nreflect significant technological developments. Online information\nand services are increasingly obtained by handheld mobile devices\nas opposed to desktop computers. The definitions on website\nconcerned, website content and user\nagents must explicitly acknowledge this fact.
\nFurthermore, the report suggested strengthening the\ndefinition of 'website content' and to include in particular\nfunctions provided through websites, which are external to the\nwebsite of the public body or entity in question.
\nRequirements for web-accessibility: the amendments stipulated that the websites\nconcerned should be accessible:
\nMember States shall promote and support web\naccessibility training programmes for relevant stakeholders,\nincluding staff of public sector bodies and entities performing\npublic tasks, to create, manage and update web pages, including\ntheir content.
\nMember States shall take the necessary measures to\nensure that the relevant social partners participate in the\ndevelopment and application of the training programmes and\nawareness-raising schemes.
\nMonitoring and reporting: Members proposed that the Commission should\nestablish an expert group to meet at least every two years,\nupon the Commission's invitation, in order to discuss the results\nof the monitoring, to exchange best practices regarding the\nimplementation of this Directive and to assess the need for any\nadditional specifications of the web accessibility\nrequirements.
\nMoreover, Member States should designate a\ncompetent authority (enforcement body) responsible for\nenforcing the compliance of the websites concerned with the\nrequirements for web accessibility. This authority should be\nresponsible for following up any complaints lodged by\nwebsite users or other interested parties about failures to comply\nwith the requirements for web-accessibility of the websites\nconcerned.
\nMember States should report to the Commission every\ntwo years on the outcome of the monitoring carried out. That report\nshall be made public in readily accessible formats.
\nFines: Member States\nshould take all measures to establish an effective enforcement\nmechanism laying down the rules on effective and proportionate\nsanctions applicable to infringements of the national provisions.\nMember States should notify those provisions to the Commission by\n30 June 2014.
\nDelegated acts: the\nEuropean Commission requests to be empowered to adopt delegated\nacts to specify, where appropriate, the harmonised requirement for\nweb-accessibility. The report recommended restricting the\nuse of power to adopt delegated acts only to certain situations and\npurposes without modifying the requirements themselves.
\nThe European Parliament adopted by 593 votes to 40,\nwith 13 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a\ndirective of the European Parliament and of the Council on the\naccessibility of public sector bodies' websites.
\nParliaments position adopted at first reading\nunder the ordinary legislative procedure amended the\nCommissions proposal as follows:
\nSubject and scope: this\nDirective aims to approximate the laws, regulations and\nadministrative provisions of the Member States in relation to the\naccessibility to all users of the content of public\nsector bodies' websites and websites operated by entities\nperforming public tasks to the public, in particular to persons\nwith disabilities and elderly persons.
\nThe new scope would reflect the binding obligations\nset out in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons\nwith Disabilities and the commitments in the Digital Agenda for\nEurope to promote digital inclusion and confidence in the market\nfor barrier-free access.
\nA new Annex Ia has been\nintroduced which lays down the functionality and content of\nwebsites operated by other entities performing the following types\nof public tasks: network services (gas, heat, electricity, postal\nservices); transport-related services; basic banking and insurance\nservices; education; statutory and complementary social security\nschemes; health-related services; childcare services; other\nessential services to facilitate social inclusion; cultural\nactivities and tourist information.
\nDefinitions: Members\nconsidered that the definitions proposed by the Commission do not\nreflect significant technological developments. Online information\nand services are increasingly obtained by handheld mobile devices\nas opposed to desktop computers. The definitions on website\nconcerned, website content and user\nagents must explicitly acknowledge this fact.
\nFurthermore, the report suggested strengthening the\ndefinition of 'website content' and to include in particular\nfunctions provided through websites, which are external to the\nwebsite of the public body or entity in question.
\nRequirements for web-accessibility: the amendments stipulated that the websites\nconcerned should be accessible:
\nAccessibility training:\nMember States should promote and support web accessibility training\nprogrammes for relevant stakeholders, including staff of public\nsector bodies and entities performing public tasks, to create,\nmanage and update web pages, including their content.
\nMember States should support appropriate mechanisms\nfor consultations on web accessibility with relevant\nstakeholders and organisations representing the interests of people\nwith disabilities and of the elderly, and make public any\ndevelopments in web accessibility policy together with the\nexperiences and findings from the implementation of conformity of\nweb accessibility requirements. They should also take the necessary\nmeasures to ensure that the relevant social partners\nparticipate in the development and application of the training\nprogrammes and awareness-raising schemes.
\nMonitoring and reporting: Parliament proposed that the Commission should\nestablish an expert group to meet at least every two years,\nupon the Commission's invitation, in order to discuss the results\nof the monitoring, to exchange best practices regarding the\nimplementation of this Directive and to assess the need for any\nadditional specifications of the web accessibility\nrequirements.
\nEnforcement body: Member\nStates should designate a competent authority (enforcement\nbody) responsible for enforcing the compliance of the websites\nconcerned with the requirements for web accessibility. The\ndesignated competent authority should have the necessary human and\nfinancial resources to fulfil its tasks and it should be\nresponsible for following up any complaints lodged by\nwebsite users or other interested parties about failures to comply\nwith the requirements for web-accessibility of the websites\nconcerned.
\nMember States should report to the Commission every\ntwo years on the outcome of the monitoring carried out. That report\nshall be made public in readily accessible formats.
\nFines: Member States\nshould take all measures to establish an effective enforcement\nmechanism laying down the rules on effective and proportionate\nsanctions applicable to infringements of the national provisions.\nMember States should notify those provisions to the Commission by\n30 June 2014.
\nDelegated acts: the\nEuropean Commission requests to be empowered to adopt delegated\nacts to specify, where appropriate, the harmonised requirement for\nweb-accessibility. The report recommended restricting the\nuse of power to adopt delegated acts only to certain situations and\npurposes without modifying the requirements themselves.
\nApplication: Member States should apply the measures\nconcerning the requirements for web-accessibility for all new\ncontent of websites concerned by one year from the entry into force\nof the Directive and for all existing content of websites concerned\nby three years from the date of entry into force of this\nDirective.
\nThe application deadlines set out shall be extended by\ntwo years as regards the requirements for web accessibility related\nto live audio content.
\nThe Council took stock of progress on a proposal to\nmake websites more accessible. Under the draft directive,\nEU-standardised accessibility features would become mandatory for\ncertain types of public sector bodies' websites. A report\nprepared by the Italian presidency sets out the work\naccomplished thus far in the Council working party.
\nBetter business conditions and easier web\nuse: a harmonised set of\naccessibility rules will help website developers to offer their\nproducts and services across the EU without extra production costs\nand other difficulties resulting from different national approaches\nin the sector. This should improve the functioning of the internal\nmarket and contribute to growth and competitiveness.
\nCertain principles and techniques that make web\ncontent more usable are to be applied when creating websites. This\nwill benefit all users, especially people with disabilities, older\npeople and those with temporary disabilities such as a broken hand.\nMoreover, it is particularly important for the public sector to\nmake its websites more accessible so that they can extend their\nreach and fulfil their public tasks.
\nWork in the Council:\nduring the working party discussions, a number of changes were made\nto the proposal.
\nNext steps: the Italian\npresidency intends to continue work on the proposal during the\nremainder of its term. Its aim is to enable the Council to start\ntalks with the European Parliament, so that a deal could be struck\nunder the next presidency.
\nThe Council adopted its position at first reading with\na view to the adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament\nand of the Council on the accessibility of the websites and mobile\napplications of public sector bodies.
\nThe Directive aims to approximate the laws,\nregulations and administrative practices of the Member States\nrelating to the requirements for accessibility of the websites\nand mobile applications of public sector bodies, in order to\nimprove the functioning of the internal market.
\nIt is also in line with Article 9 of the UN Convention\non the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, to which the EU\nand Member States are parties.
\nThis Directive is crucial to improve the internal\nmarket of services relating to the digital accessibility of\ninformation, and to ensure the complete inclusion of all citizens,\nin particular elderly people and persons with disabilities in the\ndigital society.
\nThe main elements of the Council position are as\nfollows:
\nSubject matter and scope: this draft Directive aims to approximate the laws,\nregulations and administrative provisions of the Member States\nrelating to the accessibility requirements of the websites and\nmobile applications of public sector bodies, thereby enabling those\nwebsites and mobile applications to be more accessible to users, in\nparticular to persons with disabilities.
\nThe scope covers both the websites and the mobile\napplications of public sector bodies. This Directive lays down the\nrules requiring Member States to ensure that websites,\nindependently of the device used for access thereto, and mobile\napplications of public sector bodies meet the accessibility\nrequirements.
\nThe Directive provides for a very limited set of\ncontent or website exclusions.
\nFurthermore, it offers the possibility to Member\nStates to exclude the websites and mobile applications of schools,\nkindergartens and nurseries, as long as the content relating to\nessential online administrative functions of these bodies are made\naccessible.
\nMember States may maintain or introduce measures in\nconformity with Union law which go beyond the minimum\nrequirements for accessibility of websites and mobile\napplications established by this Directive.
\nRequirements, presumption of conformity and\ndisproportionate burden: the Council\nposition:
\nAdditional measures and enforcement: the Council position:
\nMonitoring and reporting: Member States shall:
\nTransposition and review: Member States shall bring into force the laws,\nregulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with\nthis Directive by 21 months after the date of entry into\nforce of this Directive. Different deadlines are set for the\napplication of certain provisions: 12 months to apply the\nprovisions to new public sector bodies websites, 24 months to\nexisting websites and 33 months to mobile applications of public\nsector bodies.
\nThe Councils position provides that the\nCommission shall carry out a review of the application of\nthis Directive by 66 months from the date of entry into force of\nthis Directive. It shall include a review of technological advances\nthat could make accessibility easier for some types of content\nexcluded from the scope of this Directive.
\nThe Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer\nProtection adopted the recommendation for second reading contained\nin the report by Dita CHARANZOVÁ (ADLE, CZ) on the Council\nposition at first reading with a view to the adoption of a\ndirective of the European Parliament and of the Council on the\naccessibility of the websites and mobile applications of public\nsector bodies.
\nThe committee recommended the Parliament to approve\nthe Council position at first reading.
\nThe proposed Directive aims at the approximation of\nthe laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member\nStates on the accessibility of websites from public sector bodies,\nin order to improve the functioning of the internal market. It lays\ndown the rules according to which Member States must ensure that\nthe websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies\nrespect the accessibility requirements.
\nThe European Parliament adopted a legislative\nresolution on the Council position at first reading with a view to\nthe adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the\nCouncil on the accessibility of the websites and mobile\napplications of public sector bodies.
\nIn line with the recommendation for second reading by\nits Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection,\nParliament approved the Council position at first reading\nwithout amendment.
\nThe proposed Directive aims at the approximation of\nthe laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member\nStates on the accessibility of websites from public sector bodies,\nin order to improve the functioning of the internal\nmarket.
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