Part 3
Accessibility requirements and free movement
Accessibility requirements
5. (1) Subject to Regulation 15, economic operators shall only –
(a) place on the market products, or
(b) provide services,
that comply with the accessibility requirements specified in this Regulation in relation to the products or service concerned.
(2) Products –
(a) shall comply with the accessibility requirements specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1, and
(b) other than self-service terminals, shall comply with the accessibility requirements specified in Part 2 of Schedule 1.
(3) Subject to paragraph (4), services –
(a) other than urban and suburban transport services and regional transport services, shall comply with the accessibility requirements specified in Part 3 of Schedule 1, and
(b) shall comply with the accessibility requirements specified in Part 4 of Schedule 1.
(4) Paragraph (3) and Regulation 14 shall not apply to a service provided by a microenterprise.
(5) The answering of emergency communications to the single European emergency number ‘112’ by the most appropriate PSAP shall comply with the specific accessibility requirements specified in Part 5 of Schedule 1.
(6) The market surveillance authority shall, for the purpose of facilitating the application of these Regulations, provide guidelines and tools to microenterprises.
(7) The market surveillance authority, in developing the tools referred to in paragraph (6) –
(a) shall consult with relevant stakeholders, and
(b) may, where it considers it necessary to do so, request the assistance of the National Disability Authority or a compliance authority.