[PIO] Public Consultation on the draft harmonisation bill entitled "The Accessibility of Products and Services Act 2023"

The Ministry of Social Welfare is conducting a Public Consultation on the draft harmonisation bill entitled "The Accessibility of Products and Services Act 2023", from 31 July 2023 to 14 September 2023.

The purpose of the Harmonisation Bill is to transpose into Cypriot law "Directive 2019/882 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on accessibility requirements for products and services" and to establish a framework for the proper functioning of the market with regard to accessibility requirements for specific products and services, in particular by eliminating and preventing barriers to their free movement.

The new legal framework establishes specific accessibility requirements for five types of digital products (hardware computer systems, self-service terminals, consumer terminal equipment for access to electronic communications services, consumer terminal equipment for access to audiovisual media services, e-book readers) and six types of digital services (electronic communications services, audiovisual media access services, elements of passenger transport services, electronic communications services, audiovisual media access services, electronic communications services, electronic services, electronic services, electronic services for access to audiovisual media services) and six types of digital services (e-commerce, e-commerce, e-commerce, e-commerce, e-commerce, e-commerce, e-commerce, e-commerce, e-commerce, e-commerce, e-commerce, e-commerce, e-commerce, e-commerce, e-commerce, e-commerce). It also establishes obligations for the relevant economic operators (manufacturers, authorised dealers, importers, distributors and service providers), as well as the competent authorities responsible for market surveillance of these products and conformity control of these services.

The beneficiaries of the application of the Directive are the end-users of products and services whose accessibility is facilitated by their use, primarily people with disabilities, but also other vulnerable consumers such as the elderly and people with disabilities in general. http://www.dmsw.gov.cy/dmsw/socialwelfare.nsf/All/9A4F42B40B26FE25C22589FD003A8147?OpenDocument

Any comments/comments should be submitted by 14 September 2023 at the latest, to mefstathiou@dsid.dmsw.gov.cy, by filling in the appropriate form and sending it to us.

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