Who must comply with Article 11 of the European Accessibility Act?

Article 11 of the European Accessibility Act binds economic operator.

When does Article 11 of the European Accessibility Act apply?

Article 11 applies from 28 June 2025.

European Accessibility Act · Article 11

Cases in which obligations of manufacturers apply to importers and distributors

Binds: economic operator
Applies from: 28 June 2025
Applies to: product
Evidence: process

Article 11: Manufacturer obligations extended to importers and distributors

economic operator · subject kind product · Article 11

An importer or distributor shall be considered a manufacturer for the purposes of this Directive and shall be subject to the obligations of the manufacturer under Article 7, where it places a product on the market under its name or trademark or modifies a product already placed on the market in such a way that compliance with the requirements of this Directive may be affected.

Article 11 on EUR-Lex · as of 2026-08-14 · Directive (EU) 2019/882

No harmonised standard is cited in the Official Journal under this Directive, so the Article 15(1) presumption of conformity is available to nobody. EN 301 549 is harmonised under Directive (EU) 2016/2102, the Web Accessibility Directive, and not under this one. Conformity is demonstrated against Annex I directly.

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