Packaging and instructions, except self-service terminals

Annex I Section II: Packaging and instructions, products other than self-service terminals

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In addition to the requirements of Section I, the packaging and instructions of products covered by this Section shall be made accessible, in order to maximise their foreseeable use by persons with disabilities. This means that:

How to satisfy it: Article 4(2) second subparagraph: all products EXCEPT the self-service terminals in Article 2(1)(b).

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Annex I Section II (a)

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the packaging of the product including the information provided in it (e.g. about opening, closing, use, disposal), including, when provided, information about the accessibility characteristics of the product, shall be made accessible; and, when feasible, that accessible information shall be provided on the package;

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Annex I Section II (b)

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the instructions for the installation and maintenance, storage and disposal of the product not provided on the product itself but made available through other means, such as a website, shall be publicly available when the product is placed on the market and shall comply with the following requirements:

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Annex I Section II (b)(i)

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be available via more than one sensory channel;

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Annex I Section II (b)(ii)

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be presented in an understandable way;

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Annex I Section II (b)(iii)

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be presented to users in ways they can perceive;

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Annex I Section II (b)(iv)

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be presented in fonts of adequate size and suitable shape, taking into account foreseeable conditions of use, and using sufficient contrast, as well as adjustable spacing between letters, lines and paragraphs;

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Annex I Section II (b)(v)

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content of instructions shall be made available in text formats that can be used for generating alternative assistive formats to be presented in different ways and via more than one sensory channel; and

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Annex I Section II (b)(vi)

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instructions containing any non-textual content shall be accompanied by an alternative presentation of that content.

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