G/TBT/N/EU/395  
 
15 July 2016  
(16-3813)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member: EUROPEAN UNION  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible: European Commission 
Name and address (including telephon e and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above : 
European Commission 
EU-TBT Enquiry Point 
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43 E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu   
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/tbt/   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10 .1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [ ], other: 
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Products covered are in 
article 1.1 and 1.2 of the proposal, namely general purpose computer hardware and 
operating systems; the following self-service terminals: automatic teller machines; ticketing 
machines; check-in machines; consumer terminal equipment with advanced computing capability related to telephony services; consumer terminal equipment with advanced 
computing capability related to audio-visual media services. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Proposal for a 
Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws, 
regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States as regards the accessibility 
requirements for products and services (C OM(2015) 615) (49 pages + 3 annexes with 
respectively 19, 3 and 2 pages, in English, French and Spanish). 
6. Description of content: The proposal places functional accessibility requirements on a 
limited number of products and services and us es the same accessibility requirements to 
clarify the notion of accessibility already existing in other EU acts like in the case of public 
procurement or the use of certain EU funds.The proposal contains the possibility of using harmonised standards to provide presumption of conformity.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: This proposal aims to contribute to improve the proper functioning of the 
internal market and remove and prevent barriers for the free movement of accessible 
products and services and supports Member States to achieve their national commitments 
as well as their obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities regarding accessibility.  
8. Relevant documents: – G/TBT/N/EU/395 
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: 2017 
Proposed date of entry into force: The twentieth day following its publication in the 
Official Journal of the EU (The provisions will be applicable 6 years after the entry into force 
of the Directive.) 
10. Final date for comments: 90 days from notification 
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
European Commission 
EU-TBT Enquiry Point Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43 E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu   
The text is available on the Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/tbt/   
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1459413882089&uri=CELEX:52015PC0615   
https://members. wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/EEC/16_2828_00_e.pdf   
https://members. wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/EEC/16_2828_01_e.pdf   
https://members. wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/EEC/16_2828_02_e.pdf   
https://members. wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/EEC/16_2828_03_e.pdf