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Version date: 27 June 2019 - onwards
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Annex I, Section II Accessibility requirements related to products in Article 2(1), except for the self-service terminals referred to in Article 2(1)(b)

Article 2(1)

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:

(a) 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;

(b) 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:

(i) be available via more than one sensory channel;

(ii) be presented in an understandable way;

(iii) be presented to users in ways they can perceive;

(iv) 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;