European Accessibility Act · Article 7
manufacturer · subject kind product · Article 7(1)
When placing their products on the market, manufacturers shall ensure that the products have been designed and manufactured in accordance with the applicable accessibility requirements of this Directive.
Article 7(1) on EUR-Lex · as of 2026-08-14 · Directive (EU) 2019/882
manufacturer · subject kind product · Article 7(2)
Manufacturers shall draw up the technical documentation in accordance with Annex IV and carry out the conformity assessment procedure set out in that Annex or have it carried out. Where compliance of a product with the applicable accessibility requirements has been demonstrated by that procedure, manufacturers shall draw up an EU declaration of conformity and affix the CE marking.
How to satisfy it: The conformity assessment is Annex IV internal production control. There is no notified body anywhere in this Directive: the manufacturer self-declares.
Article 7(2) on EUR-Lex · as of 2026-08-14 · Directive (EU) 2019/882
manufacturer · subject kind product · Article 7(3)
Manufacturers shall keep the technical documentation and the EU declaration of conformity for five years after the product has been placed on the market.
How to satisfy it: Five years, running from placing on the market. This is the retention clock the record implements.
Article 7(3) on EUR-Lex · as of 2026-08-14 · Directive (EU) 2019/882
manufacturer · subject kind product · Article 7(4)
Manufacturers shall ensure that procedures are in place for series production to remain in conformity with this Directive. Changes in product design or characteristics and changes in the harmonised standards, or in technical specifications, by reference to which conformity of a product is declared shall be adequately taken into account.
How to satisfy it: Series conformity through change, including change in the harmonised standards. The product-side twin of Article 13(3).
Article 7(4) on EUR-Lex · as of 2026-08-14 · Directive (EU) 2019/882
manufacturer · subject kind product · Article 7(5)
Manufacturers shall ensure that their products bear a type, batch or serial number or other element allowing their identification, or, where the size or nature of the product does not allow it, that the required information is provided on the packaging or in a document accompanying the product.
Article 7(5) on EUR-Lex · as of 2026-08-14 · Directive (EU) 2019/882
manufacturer · subject kind product · Article 7(6)
Manufacturers shall indicate their name, registered trade name or registered trade mark and the address at which they can be contacted on the product or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or in a document accompanying the product. The address must indicate a single point at which the manufacturer can be contacted. The contact details shall be in a language easily understood by end-users and market surveillance authorities.
Article 7(6) on EUR-Lex · as of 2026-08-14 · Directive (EU) 2019/882
manufacturer · subject kind product · Article 7(7)
Manufacturers shall ensure that the product is accompanied by instructions and safety information in a language which can be easily understood by consumers and other end-users, as determined by the Member State concerned. Such instructions and information, as well as any labelling, shall be clear, understandable and intelligible.
Article 7(7) on EUR-Lex · as of 2026-08-14 · Directive (EU) 2019/882
manufacturer · subject kind product · Article 7(8)
Manufacturers who consider or have reason to believe that a product which they have placed on the market is not in conformity with this Directive shall immediately take the corrective measures necessary to bring that product into conformity, or, if appropriate, to withdraw it. Furthermore, where the product does not comply with the accessibility requirements of this Directive, manufacturers shall immediately inform the competent national authorities of the Member States in which they made the product available to that effect, giving details, in particular, of the non-compliance and of any corrective measures taken. In such cases, manufacturers shall keep a register of products which do not comply with applicable accessibility requirements and of the related complaints.
Article 7(8) on EUR-Lex · as of 2026-08-14 · Directive (EU) 2019/882
manufacturer · subject kind product · Article 7(9)
Manufacturers shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent national authority, provide it with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the product, in a language which can be easily understood by that authority. They shall cooperate with that authority, at its request, on any action taken to eliminate the non-compliance with the applicable accessibility requirements of products which they have placed on the market, in particular bringing the products into compliance with the applicable accessibility requirements.
Article 7(9) 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.
