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European Accessibility Act · Article 16

EU declaration of conformity of products

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Article 16(1): EU declaration of conformity

manufacturer · subject kind product · Article 16(1)

The EU declaration of conformity shall state that the fulfilment of the applicable accessibility requirements has been demonstrated. Where as an exception, Article 14 has been used, the EU declaration of conformity shall state which accessibility requirements are subject to that exception.

How to satisfy it: Where Article 14 was used, the declaration must NAME which requirements are subject to the exception. A declaration with an undisclosed carve-out is a defective declaration.

Article 16(1) on EUR-Lex · as of 2026-08-14 · Directive (EU) 2019/882

Article 16(2)

manufacturer · subject kind product · Article 16(2)

The EU declaration of conformity shall have the model structure set out in Annex III to Decision No 768/2008/EC. It shall contain the elements specified in Annex IV to this Directive and shall be continuously updated. The requirements concerning the technical documentation shall avoid imposing any undue burden for microenterprises and SMEs. It shall be translated into the language or languages required by the Member State in which the product is placed or made available on the market.

How to satisfy it: Model is Annex III to Decision No 768/2008/EC; elements are Annex IV to this Directive. "Continuously updated" is a live obligation, not a one-off.

Article 16(2) on EUR-Lex · as of 2026-08-14 · Directive (EU) 2019/882

Article 16(3)

manufacturer · subject kind product · Article 16(3)

Where a product is subject to more than one Union act requiring an EU declaration of conformity, a single EU declaration of conformity shall be drawn up in respect of all such Union acts. That declaration shall contain the identification of the acts concerned including the publication references.

Article 16(3) on EUR-Lex · as of 2026-08-14 · Directive (EU) 2019/882

Article 16(4)

manufacturer · subject kind product · Article 16(4)

By drawing up the EU declaration of conformity, the manufacturer shall assume responsibility for the compliance of the product with the requirements of this Directive.

How to satisfy it: Responsibility is assumed by the act of drawing it up, and it is the manufacturer’s. No tool can assume it, which is why a generated declaration must stay blockable while anything is unresolved.

Article 16(4) 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.

Every quoted requirement on this page is verbatim Official Journal text. The surrounding guidance is Legalithm’s commentary and is not regulation. This page states the obligation and its legal basis; it is not legal advice, and the corpus has not been reviewed by counsel.