Talk:European Accessibility Act

self assessment addition to source

I work in EU accessibility compliance tooling. My contributions to articles on the European Accessibility Act, EN 301 549, WCAG, and related topics are limited to factual additions sourced directly to the underlying legal instruments (Directive 2019/882, EUR-Lex, and national transpositions). I will use the article talk page to propose substantive changes before editing. I will not add links to commercial products, including my own.

Proposed new section: Conformity assessment

The article currently describes what the EAA requires (Key requirements section) and the national implementations (Country-specific requirements), but does not explain how economic operators demonstrate conformity. This is a substantive gap, since the directive sets out two distinct self-assessment routes — one for products (Article 14, Annex IV) and one for services (Article 13, Annex V).

I'd like to propose adding the following section between "Key requirements" and "Accessibility widgets." All claims are cited directly to Directive 2019/882 via EUR-Lex.

Disclosing COI: I work in EU accessibility compliance tooling — details on my user page. Posting here first per WP:BOLD before editing the article. Happy to adjust wording based on feedback.

Proposed text:

Conformity assessment

The European Accessibility Act allows economic operators to declare their own conformity with the directive. The directive does not require the involvement of a notified body or third-party certification.

For products, the route is set out in Article 14 and Annex IV — the internal production control procedure, based on Module A of Decision No 768/2008/EC. The manufacturer prepares the technical documentation, carries out the conformity assessment, issues the EU declaration of conformity, and applies the CE marking.

Services follow a different mechanism. Under Article 13 and Annex V, the provider assesses its own compliance and publishes that assessment in its general terms and conditions or an equivalent public document. The published text must describe the service, explain how it works, and set out how each applicable accessibility requirement is met.

In both cases, responsibility for the assessment rests with the economic operator. Technical documentation — or, for services, equivalent records — must be retained and made available to national market surveillance authorities on request. Those authorities may verify the self-assessment against the requirements of the directive. Application of the harmonised standard EN 301 549 confers a presumption of conformity. Dxk89 (talk) 15:11, 21 April 2026 (UTC)