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href="/web/20230722014649/https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2016/2102/article/2">Article 2.</a></span><span class="LegDS LegContentsTitle"><a href="/web/20230722014649/https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2016/2102/article/2">Minimum harmonisation</a></span></p></li><li class="LegContentsEntry"><p class="LegContentsItem LegClearFix"><span class="LegDS LegContentsNo"><a href="/web/20230722014649/https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2016/2102/article/3">Article 3.</a></span><span class="LegDS LegContentsTitle"><a href="/web/20230722014649/https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2016/2102/article/3">Definitions</a></span></p></li><li class="LegContentsEntry"><p class="LegContentsItem LegClearFix"><span class="LegDS LegContentsNo"><a href="/web/20230722014649/https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2016/2102/article/4">Article 4.</a></span><span class="LegDS LegContentsTitle"><a href="/web/20230722014649/https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2016/2102/article/4">Requirements for the accessibility of websites and mobile applications</a></span></p></li><li class="LegContentsEntry"><p class="LegContentsItem LegClearFix"><span class="LegDS LegContentsNo"><a href="/web/20230722014649/https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2016/2102/article/5">Article 5.</a></span><span class="LegDS LegContentsTitle"><a href="/web/20230722014649/https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2016/2102/article/5">Disproportionate burden</a></span></p></li><li class="LegContentsEntry"><p class="LegContentsItem LegClearFix"><span class="LegDS LegContentsNo"><a href="/web/20230722014649/https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2016/2102/article/6">Article 6.</a></span><span class="LegDS LegContentsTitle"><a href="/web/20230722014649/https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2016/2102/article/6">Presumption of conformity with the accessibility requirements</a></span></p></li><li class="LegContentsEntry"><p class="LegContentsItem LegClearFix"><span class="LegDS LegContentsNo"><a href="/web/20230722014649/https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2016/2102/article/7">Article 7.</a></span><span class="LegDS LegContentsTitle"><a href="/web/20230722014649/https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2016/2102/article/7">Additional measures</a></span></p></li><li class="LegContentsEntry"><p class="LegContentsItem LegClearFix"><span class="LegDS LegContentsNo"><a href="/web/20230722014649/https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2016/2102/article/8">Article 8.</a></span><span class="LegDS LegContentsTitle"><a href="/web/20230722014649/https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2016/2102/article/8">Monitoring and reporting</a></span></p></li><li class="LegContentsEntry"><p class="LegContentsItem LegClearFix"><span class="LegDS LegContentsNo"><a href="/web/20230722014649/https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2016/2102/article/9">Article 9.</a></span><span class="LegDS LegContentsTitle"><a href="/web/20230722014649/https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2016/2102/article/9">Enforcement 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