# Instrument Metadata # Output tuned for LLM consumption -- deterministic parse of the # EUR-Lex source, no LLM involved in generation. instrument_id: eaa celex: "32019L0882" eli: "http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2019/882/oj" full_title: "European Accessibility Act, Directive (EU) 2019/882" short_title: EAA instrument_type: directive document_type: directive normative_weight: binding jurisdiction: EU effective_period: from: "2019-06-27" to: null dates: adopted: "2019-04-17" entered_into_force: "2019-06-27" status: in_force legal_status: in_force structure_levels: - title - chapter - article total_articles: 35 total_recitals: 104 total_annexes: 6 definitions_article: 3 chunk_strategy: by_chapter chunks: - /eaa/chunks/recitals.md - /eaa/chunks/eaa_t01_general_provisions.md - /eaa/chunks/eaa_t02_accessibility_requirements_and_free_move.md - /eaa/chunks/eaa_t03_obligations_of_economic_operators_dealin.md - /eaa/chunks/eaa_t04_obligations_of_service_providers.md - /eaa/chunks/eaa_t05_fundamental_alteration_of_products_or_se.md - /eaa/chunks/eaa_t06_harmonised_standards_and_technical_speci.md - /eaa/chunks/eaa_t07_conformity_of_products_and_ce_marking.md - /eaa/chunks/eaa_t08_market_surveillance_of_products_and_unio.md - /eaa/chunks/eaa_t09_compliance_of_services.md - /eaa/chunks/eaa_t10_accessibility_requirements_in_other_unio.md - /eaa/chunks/eaa_t11_delegated_acts_implementing_powers_and_f.md - /eaa/chunks/annexes.md key_dates: - date: "2016-04-13" type: citation article: "26" context: "…in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making. 5. As soon as…" - date: "2019-04-17" type: lifecycle context: "Adopted" - date: "2019-06-27" type: lifecycle context: "Entered into force" - date: "2020-06-28" type: deadline article: "14" context: "…limitations. When necessary, the Commission shall adopt the first such delegated act by 28 June 2020. Such act shall start to apply, at…" - date: "2021-06-28" type: deadline article: "15" context: "…The Commission shall submit the first such draft request to the relevant committee by 28 June 2021. 3. The Commission may adopt…" - date: "2022-06-28" type: deadline article: "31" context: "1. Member States shall adopt and publish, by 28 June 2022, the laws, regulations and…" - date: "2025-06-28" type: application article: "31" context: "…the text of those measures to the Commission. 2. They shall apply those measures from 28 June 2025. 3. By way of derogation from…" - date: "2025-06-28" type: deadline article: "2" context: "…of websites and mobile applications: (a) pre-recorded time-based media published before 28 June 2025; (b) office file formats published…" - date: "2025-06-28" type: deadline article: "32" context: "…by them to provide similar services before that date. Service contracts agreed before 28 June 2025 may continue without alteration until…" - date: "2030-06-28" type: review article: "33" context: "1. By 28 June 2030, and every five years thereafter, the…" generated_at: "2026-10-05T22:50:43.638Z" articles: - article_number: 1 article_title: Subject matter chunk_file: /eaa/chunks/eaa_t01_general_provisions.md path: "Chapter I > Article 1" applies_to_entities: - member_states topics: - accessibility - consumer_protection keywords: - access - product - service contains: obligations: false prohibitions: false permissions: false definitions: false penalties: false delegated_powers: false implementing_powers: false rts_mandate: false its_mandate: false transitional: false internal_references: [] external_references: [] recitals: [] - article_number: 2 article_title: Scope chunk_file: /eaa/chunks/eaa_t01_general_provisions.md path: "Chapter I > Article 2" applies_to_entities: - consumers topics: - accessibility - consumer_protection keywords: - consumer - terminal - access - system - product - service - audiovisual media services - services providing access to audiovisual media services - "consumer terminal equipment with interactive computing capability, used for accessing audiovisual media services" - electronic communications service - emergency communication - economic operator - consumer banking services - payment terminal - e-commerce services - waterborne passenger transport services - regional transport services - operating system - consumer general purpose computer hardware system - interactive computing capability contains: obligations: true prohibitions: false permissions: false definitions: false penalties: false delegated_powers: false implementing_powers: false rts_mandate: false its_mandate: false transitional: false internal_references: - target: Article 32 external_references: [] recitals: [] - article_number: 3 article_title: Definitions chunk_file: /eaa/chunks/eaa_t01_general_provisions.md path: "Chapter I > Article 3" applies_to_entities: - member_states - consumers topics: - accessibility - consumer_protection - authorisation - financial_statements keywords: - interface - consumer - electronic money - terminal - data - access - system - network - persons with disabilities - product - service - service provider - audiovisual media services - services providing access to audiovisual media services - "consumer terminal equipment with interactive computing capability, used for accessing audiovisual media services" - electronic communications service - total conversation service - public safety answering point - psap - most appropriate psap contains: obligations: false prohibitions: false permissions: true definitions: true penalties: false delegated_powers: false implementing_powers: false rts_mandate: false its_mandate: false transitional: false internal_references: [] external_references: - instrument_type: directive reference: "2018/1972" - instrument_type: directive reference: "2008/48/EC" - instrument_type: directive reference: "2014/65/EU" - instrument_type: directive reference: "2015/2366" - instrument_type: directive reference: "2014/92/EU" - instrument_type: directive reference: "2009/110/EC" recitals: [] - article_number: 4 article_title: Accessibility requirements chunk_file: /eaa/chunks/eaa_t02_accessibility_requirements_and_free_move.md path: "Chapter II > Article 4" applies_to_entities: - member_states topics: - accessibility - consumer_protection - data_access - payment_systems keywords: - terminal - access - system - guidelines - persons with disabilities - product - service - psap - most appropriate psap - emergency communication - economic operator - microenterprise - urban and suburban transport services - regional transport services contains: obligations: true prohibitions: false permissions: true definitions: false penalties: false delegated_powers: true implementing_powers: false rts_mandate: false its_mandate: false transitional: false internal_references: - target: Article 14 - target: Article 26 external_references: [] recitals: [] - article_number: 5 article_title: Existing Union law in the field of passenger transport chunk_file: /eaa/chunks/eaa_t02_accessibility_requirements_and_free_move.md path: "Chapter II > Article 5" applies_to_entities: [] topics: - accessibility - consumer_protection - data_access - payment_systems keywords: - access - service contains: obligations: true prohibitions: false permissions: false definitions: false penalties: false delegated_powers: false implementing_powers: false rts_mandate: false its_mandate: false transitional: false internal_references: [] external_references: [] recitals: - 104 - article_number: 6 article_title: Free movement chunk_file: /eaa/chunks/eaa_t02_accessibility_requirements_and_free_move.md path: "Chapter II > Article 6" applies_to_entities: - member_states topics: - accessibility - consumer_protection - data_access - payment_systems keywords: - access - product - service - making available on the market contains: obligations: true prohibitions: true permissions: false definitions: false penalties: false delegated_powers: false implementing_powers: false rts_mandate: false its_mandate: false transitional: false internal_references: [] external_references: [] recitals: [] - article_number: 7 article_title: Obligations of manufacturers chunk_file: /eaa/chunks/eaa_t03_obligations_of_economic_operators_dealin.md path: "Chapter III > Article 7" applies_to_entities: - member_states - competent_authorities - consumers topics: - accessibility - consumer_protection keywords: - consumer - access - product - manufacturer - harmonised standard - technical specification contains: obligations: true prohibitions: false permissions: false definitions: false penalties: false delegated_powers: false implementing_powers: false rts_mandate: false its_mandate: false transitional: false internal_references: [] external_references: [] recitals: [] - article_number: 8 article_title: Authorised representatives chunk_file: /eaa/chunks/eaa_t03_obligations_of_economic_operators_dealin.md path: "Chapter III > Article 8" applies_to_entities: - competent_authorities topics: - accessibility - consumer_protection - authorisation keywords: - access - product - manufacturer - authorised representative contains: obligations: true prohibitions: true permissions: true definitions: false penalties: false delegated_powers: false implementing_powers: false rts_mandate: false its_mandate: false transitional: false internal_references: - target: Article 7 paragraph: "1" external_references: [] recitals: [] - article_number: 9 article_title: Obligations of importers chunk_file: /eaa/chunks/eaa_t03_obligations_of_economic_operators_dealin.md path: "Chapter III > Article 9" applies_to_entities: - member_states - competent_authorities - consumers topics: - accessibility - consumer_protection keywords: - consumer - access - product - manufacturer - importer contains: obligations: true prohibitions: true permissions: false definitions: false penalties: false delegated_powers: false implementing_powers: false rts_mandate: false its_mandate: false transitional: false internal_references: - target: Article 7 paragraph: "5" - target: Article 7 paragraph: "6" external_references: [] recitals: - 50 - article_number: 10 article_title: Obligations of distributors chunk_file: /eaa/chunks/eaa_t03_obligations_of_economic_operators_dealin.md path: "Chapter III > Article 10" applies_to_entities: - member_states - competent_authorities - consumers topics: - accessibility - consumer_protection keywords: - consumer - access - product - manufacturer - importer - distributor contains: obligations: true prohibitions: true permissions: false definitions: false penalties: false delegated_powers: false implementing_powers: false rts_mandate: false its_mandate: false transitional: false internal_references: - target: Article 7 paragraph: "5" - target: Article 7 paragraph: "6" - target: Article 9 paragraph: "4" external_references: [] recitals: [] - article_number: 11 article_title: Cases in which obligations of manufacturers apply to importers and distributors chunk_file: /eaa/chunks/eaa_t03_obligations_of_economic_operators_dealin.md path: "Chapter III > Article 11" applies_to_entities: [] topics: - accessibility - consumer_protection keywords: - product - manufacturer - importer - distributor contains: obligations: true prohibitions: false permissions: true definitions: true penalties: false delegated_powers: false implementing_powers: false rts_mandate: false its_mandate: false transitional: false internal_references: - target: Article 7 external_references: [] recitals: [] - article_number: 12 article_title: Identification of economic operators dealing with products chunk_file: /eaa/chunks/eaa_t03_obligations_of_economic_operators_dealin.md path: "Chapter III > Article 12" applies_to_entities: [] topics: - accessibility - consumer_protection keywords: - product - economic operator contains: obligations: true prohibitions: false permissions: false definitions: false penalties: false delegated_powers: true implementing_powers: false rts_mandate: false its_mandate: false transitional: false internal_references: - target: Article 7 - target: Article 8 - target: Article 9 - target: Article 10 - target: Article 26 external_references: [] recitals: [] - article_number: 13 article_title: Obligations of service providers chunk_file: /eaa/chunks/eaa_t04_obligations_of_service_providers.md path: "Chapter IV > Article 13" applies_to_entities: - member_states - competent_authorities topics: - accessibility - consumer_protection keywords: - access - persons with disabilities - service - service provider - harmonised standard - technical specification contains: obligations: true prohibitions: false permissions: false definitions: false penalties: false delegated_powers: false implementing_powers: false rts_mandate: false its_mandate: false transitional: false internal_references: - target: Article 32 external_references: [] recitals: [] - article_number: 14 article_title: Fundamental alteration and disproportionate burden chunk_file: /eaa/chunks/eaa_t05_fundamental_alteration_of_products_or_se.md path: "Chapter V > Article 14" applies_to_entities: - member_states - european_commission topics: - accessibility - consumer_protection keywords: - access - persons with disabilities - product - service - service provider - economic operator - microenterprise contains: obligations: true prohibitions: true permissions: true definitions: false penalties: false delegated_powers: true implementing_powers: false rts_mandate: false its_mandate: false transitional: false internal_references: - target: Article 4 - target: Article 26 external_references: [] recitals: [] - article_number: 15 article_title: Presumption of conformity chunk_file: /eaa/chunks/eaa_t06_harmonised_standards_and_technical_speci.md path: "Chapter VI > Article 15" applies_to_entities: - european_commission topics: - accessibility - consumer_protection - committee_procedure - implementing_acts keywords: - access - product - service - harmonised standard - technical specification contains: obligations: true prohibitions: false permissions: true definitions: false penalties: false delegated_powers: false implementing_powers: true rts_mandate: false its_mandate: false transitional: false internal_references: - target: Article 27 paragraph: "2" external_references: [] recitals: [] - article_number: 16 article_title: EU declaration of conformity of products chunk_file: /eaa/chunks/eaa_t07_conformity_of_products_and_ce_marking.md path: "Chapter VII > Article 16" applies_to_entities: - member_states topics: - accessibility - consumer_protection keywords: - access - product - manufacturer - microenterprise - smes contains: obligations: true prohibitions: false permissions: false definitions: false penalties: false delegated_powers: false implementing_powers: false rts_mandate: false its_mandate: false transitional: false internal_references: - target: Article 14 external_references: [] recitals: [] - article_number: 17 article_title: General principles of the CE marking of products chunk_file: /eaa/chunks/eaa_t07_conformity_of_products_and_ce_marking.md path: "Chapter VII > Article 17" applies_to_entities: [] topics: - accessibility - consumer_protection keywords: - product contains: obligations: true prohibitions: false permissions: false definitions: false penalties: false delegated_powers: false implementing_powers: false rts_mandate: false its_mandate: false transitional: false internal_references: [] external_references: [] recitals: [] - article_number: 18 article_title: Rules and conditions for affixing the CE marking chunk_file: /eaa/chunks/eaa_t07_conformity_of_products_and_ce_marking.md path: "Chapter VII > Article 18" applies_to_entities: - member_states topics: - accessibility - consumer_protection keywords: - data - product contains: obligations: true prohibitions: false permissions: false definitions: false penalties: false delegated_powers: false implementing_powers: false rts_mandate: false its_mandate: false transitional: false internal_references: [] external_references: [] recitals: [] - article_number: 19 article_title: Market surveillance of products chunk_file: /eaa/chunks/eaa_t08_market_surveillance_of_products_and_unio.md path: "Chapter VIII > Article 19" applies_to_entities: - member_states - consumers topics: - accessibility - consumer_protection keywords: - consumer - access - product - economic operator contains: obligations: true prohibitions: false permissions: false definitions: false penalties: false delegated_powers: false implementing_powers: false rts_mandate: false its_mandate: false transitional: false internal_references: - target: Article 14 external_references: [] recitals: [] - article_number: 20 article_title: Procedure at national level for dealing with products not complying with the applicable accessibility requirements chunk_file: /eaa/chunks/eaa_t08_market_surveillance_of_products_and_unio.md path: "Chapter VIII > Article 20" applies_to_entities: - member_states - european_commission topics: - accessibility - consumer_protection keywords: - data - access - product - economic operator - harmonised standard - technical specification - withdrawal contains: obligations: true prohibitions: false permissions: true definitions: false penalties: false delegated_powers: false implementing_powers: false rts_mandate: false its_mandate: false transitional: false internal_references: - target: Article 15 external_references: [] recitals: [] - article_number: 21 article_title: Union safeguard procedure chunk_file: /eaa/chunks/eaa_t08_market_surveillance_of_products_and_unio.md path: "Chapter VIII > Article 21" applies_to_entities: - member_states - european_commission topics: - accessibility - consumer_protection - committee_procedure - implementing_acts keywords: - product - economic operator - harmonised standard - technical specification contains: obligations: true prohibitions: false permissions: false definitions: false penalties: false delegated_powers: false implementing_powers: true rts_mandate: false its_mandate: false transitional: false internal_references: - target: Article 20 paragraph: "3" - target: Article 20 paragraph: "4" - target: Article 20 paragraph: "5" - target: Article 27 paragraph: "2" external_references: [] recitals: [] - article_number: 22 article_title: Formal non-compliance chunk_file: /eaa/chunks/eaa_t08_market_surveillance_of_products_and_unio.md path: "Chapter VIII > Article 22" applies_to_entities: - member_states topics: - accessibility - consumer_protection keywords: - product - economic operator contains: obligations: true prohibitions: false permissions: false definitions: false penalties: false delegated_powers: false implementing_powers: false rts_mandate: false its_mandate: false transitional: false internal_references: - target: Article 20 - target: Article 18 - target: Article 7 paragraph: "6" - target: Article 9 paragraph: "4" - target: Article 7 - target: Article 9 external_references: [] recitals: [] - article_number: 23 article_title: Compliance of services chunk_file: /eaa/chunks/eaa_t09_compliance_of_services.md path: "Chapter IX > Article 23" applies_to_entities: - member_states topics: - accessibility - consumer_protection keywords: - access - service - economic operator contains: obligations: true prohibitions: false permissions: false definitions: false penalties: false delegated_powers: false implementing_powers: false rts_mandate: false its_mandate: false transitional: false internal_references: - target: Article 14 - target: Article 19 paragraph: "2" external_references: [] recitals: [] - article_number: 24 article_title: Accessibility under other Union acts chunk_file: /eaa/chunks/eaa_t10_accessibility_requirements_in_other_unio.md path: "Chapter X > Article 24" applies_to_entities: [] topics: - accessibility - consumer_protection - data_access - payment_systems keywords: - access - product - service contains: obligations: true prohibitions: false permissions: false definitions: false penalties: false delegated_powers: false implementing_powers: false rts_mandate: false its_mandate: false transitional: false internal_references: - target: Article 2 external_references: [] recitals: [] - article_number: 25 article_title: Harmonised standards and technical specifications for other Union acts chunk_file: /eaa/chunks/eaa_t10_accessibility_requirements_in_other_unio.md path: "Chapter X > Article 25" applies_to_entities: [] topics: - accessibility - consumer_protection - data_access - payment_systems keywords: - access - harmonised standard - technical specification contains: obligations: true prohibitions: false permissions: false definitions: false penalties: false delegated_powers: false implementing_powers: false rts_mandate: false its_mandate: false transitional: false internal_references: - target: Article 15 - target: Article 24 external_references: [] recitals: [] - article_number: 26 article_title: Exercise of the delegation chunk_file: /eaa/chunks/eaa_t11_delegated_acts_implementing_powers_and_f.md path: "Chapter XI > Article 26" applies_to_entities: - member_states - european_commission topics: - accessibility - consumer_protection - final_provisions - delegated_acts keywords: - notification contains: obligations: true prohibitions: true permissions: true definitions: false penalties: false delegated_powers: true implementing_powers: false rts_mandate: false its_mandate: false transitional: false internal_references: - target: Article 4 paragraph: "9" - target: Article 12 paragraph: "3" - target: Article 14 paragraph: "7" external_references: [] recitals: [] - article_number: 27 article_title: Committee procedure chunk_file: /eaa/chunks/eaa_t11_delegated_acts_implementing_powers_and_f.md path: "Chapter XI > Article 27" applies_to_entities: [] topics: - accessibility - consumer_protection - final_provisions - delegated_acts - committee_procedure keywords: [] contains: obligations: true prohibitions: false permissions: false definitions: false penalties: false delegated_powers: false implementing_powers: false rts_mandate: false its_mandate: false transitional: false internal_references: [] external_references: [] recitals: [] - article_number: 28 article_title: Working Group chunk_file: /eaa/chunks/eaa_t11_delegated_acts_implementing_powers_and_f.md path: "Chapter XI > Article 28" applies_to_entities: - european_commission topics: - accessibility - consumer_protection - final_provisions - delegated_acts keywords: - access - persons with disabilities - service contains: obligations: true prohibitions: false permissions: false definitions: false penalties: false delegated_powers: false implementing_powers: false rts_mandate: false its_mandate: false transitional: false internal_references: - target: Article 14 - target: Article 4 external_references: [] recitals: [] - article_number: 29 article_title: Enforcement chunk_file: /eaa/chunks/eaa_t11_delegated_acts_implementing_powers_and_f.md path: "Chapter XI > Article 29" applies_to_entities: - member_states - consumers topics: - accessibility - consumer_protection - final_provisions - delegated_acts keywords: - consumer contains: obligations: true prohibitions: true permissions: true definitions: true penalties: false delegated_powers: false implementing_powers: false rts_mandate: false its_mandate: false transitional: false internal_references: [] external_references: [] recitals: [] - article_number: 30 article_title: Penalties chunk_file: /eaa/chunks/eaa_t11_delegated_acts_implementing_powers_and_f.md path: "Chapter XI > Article 30" applies_to_entities: - member_states - european_commission topics: - accessibility - consumer_protection - final_provisions - delegated_acts - enforcement keywords: - product - service - economic operator contains: obligations: true prohibitions: true permissions: false definitions: false penalties: true delegated_powers: false implementing_powers: false rts_mandate: false its_mandate: false transitional: false internal_references: [] external_references: [] recitals: [] - article_number: 31 article_title: Transposition chunk_file: /eaa/chunks/eaa_t11_delegated_acts_implementing_powers_and_f.md path: "Chapter XI > Article 31" applies_to_entities: - member_states - european_commission topics: - accessibility - consumer_protection - final_provisions - delegated_acts keywords: [] contains: obligations: true prohibitions: false permissions: true definitions: false penalties: false delegated_powers: false implementing_powers: false rts_mandate: false its_mandate: false transitional: false internal_references: - target: Article 4 paragraph: "8" - target: Article 4 paragraph: "4" external_references: [] recitals: [] - article_number: 32 article_title: Transitional measures chunk_file: /eaa/chunks/eaa_t11_delegated_acts_implementing_powers_and_f.md path: "Chapter XI > Article 32" applies_to_entities: - member_states topics: - accessibility - consumer_protection - final_provisions - delegated_acts keywords: - terminal - product - service - service provider contains: obligations: true prohibitions: false permissions: true definitions: false penalties: false delegated_powers: false implementing_powers: false rts_mandate: false its_mandate: false transitional: true internal_references: [] external_references: [] recitals: [] - article_number: 33 article_title: Report and review chunk_file: /eaa/chunks/eaa_t11_delegated_acts_implementing_powers_and_f.md path: "Chapter XI > Article 33" applies_to_entities: - member_states - european_commission - consumers topics: - accessibility - consumer_protection - final_provisions - delegated_acts keywords: - consumer - access - persons with disabilities - product - service - service provider - electronic communications service - economic operator - microenterprise - consumer banking services contains: obligations: true prohibitions: false permissions: false definitions: false penalties: false delegated_powers: false implementing_powers: false rts_mandate: false its_mandate: false transitional: false internal_references: - target: Article 4 paragraph: "4" - target: Article 14 - target: Article 14 paragraph: "8" external_references: [] recitals: [] - article_number: 34 article_title: "" chunk_file: /eaa/chunks/eaa_t11_delegated_acts_implementing_powers_and_f.md path: "Chapter XI > Article 34" applies_to_entities: [] topics: - accessibility - consumer_protection - final_provisions - delegated_acts keywords: [] contains: obligations: true prohibitions: false permissions: false definitions: false penalties: false delegated_powers: false implementing_powers: false rts_mandate: false its_mandate: false transitional: false internal_references: [] external_references: [] recitals: [] - article_number: 35 article_title: "" chunk_file: /eaa/chunks/eaa_t11_delegated_acts_implementing_powers_and_f.md path: "Chapter XI > Article 35" applies_to_entities: - member_states topics: - accessibility - consumer_protection - final_provisions - delegated_acts keywords: [] contains: obligations: false prohibitions: false permissions: false definitions: false penalties: false delegated_powers: false implementing_powers: false rts_mandate: false its_mandate: false transitional: false internal_references: [] external_references: [] recitals: []