To note: The following text is an exact reproduction of Regulation 5, contained within Part 3 of Statutory Instrument (SI) No 636 of 2023 - European Union (Accessibility Requirements of Products and Services) Regulations 2023. It includes all original headings and subheadings. 

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.
  • (8) The National Disability Authority or the compliance authority concerned shall comply with a request made to it under paragraph (7)(b).