Subject files - The European Accessibility Act - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

In December 2015, the EC presented a proposal for a Directive with the aim to improve the functioning of the internal market while removing barriers for the free movement of accessible products and services, making them accessible to citizens with disabilities and/or functional limitations. The Directive would help Member States to implement the UN Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities and should lead to harmonised implementation of accessibility requirements across the Union,

preventing fragmentation of the market and additional costs for products and services.

The Parliament and the Council received their mandate to enter into interinstitutional negotiations in September and December of 2017, respectively.

Rapporteur: Morten Løkkegaard (ALDE)

Shadows: Sabine Verheyen (EPP), Olga Sehnalová (S&D), Anneleen van Bossuyt (ECR), Jiří Maštálka (GUE/NGL), I. Soltes (Greens/EFA), Marco Zullo (EFDD), Marcus Pretzell (ENF)