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Several Members have asked the European Commission questions about the expected act. Parliament passed a further resolution on 20 May 2015 on the list of issues adopted by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in relation to the initial report of the European Union. This resolution called on the European Commission to present an ambitious proposal for the (repeatedly delayed) EAA.</p> <p><br />Moreover, the Council was urged by the European Parliament to accelerate its work on the proposal for a directive on the accessibility of public sector bodies' websites, with a view to reaching a common position, and Member States were called upon to translate into national law the obligations derived from Article 12 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).</p> <p>In order to help dismantle barriers between Member States, a European Accessibility Act – a business-friendly proposal that should substantially improve the proper functioning of the internal market for accessible goods and services – was announced by the European Commission in January 2011, initially scheduled for the end of 2012, but repeatedly postponed. On 2 December 2015, Commissioner Marianne Thyssen finally presented the proposal for an EEA. It lists 'needs' which should be accessible in terms of functional requirements (e.g. computers, telephones, TV, media services, transport, banking services, e-books and e-commerce) without imposing detailed technical solutions. According to the European Commission, its proposed directive should reduce barriers for people with disabilities in the EU as regards access to education and jobs, and participation in society.</p> <p>The proposed directive takes an internal market approach by aiming to encourage competition between economic operators, as well as the free movement of accessible goods and services. The proposed harmonisation of rules would not only address the current legislative fragmentation and thus improve the functioning of the internal market, but also contribute to the inclusion of disabled citizens and consumers in society. As such, the proposed directive is consistent with the Europe 2020 Strategy, which aims to foster, among other things, social inclusion. The proposal sets out rules on products and services accessible to persons with disabilities and functional limitations. The scope includes electronic devices, websites, audio-visual media services, certain aspects of transport services (e.g. ticketing machines and travel information) and banking services (e.g. websites, mobile device-based banking).</p> <p>The European Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee appointed a rapporteur (Morten Løkkegaard, ALDE, Denmark) on 2 February 2016. On 25 May 2016, the European Economic and Social Committee adopted an opinion on the Commission's proposal, which warmly welcomed the proposed ‘European Accessibility Act’. On 16 June 2016, the Council considered a progress report on the proposal, and on 8 December 2016, the Council took note of a further progress report.</p> <p><span>On 15 September 2017, the report was discussed and voted during the plenary session. </span>The amended text was approved by 537 votes to 12, with 89 abstentions. This vote gave Parliament’s team a mandate to start negotiations with Council. On 7 December 2017, the Council agreed on a position (general approach) on the European Accessibility Act. </p> <p>In the 2018 Joint Declaration, the three EU Institutions have committed to agree on a number of priority proposals amongst which the "Accessibility requirements for products and services". Under the Austrian presidency, the seventh and last trilogue took place on 8 November 2018 during which the EP and the Council came to a provisional agreement on the Commission's proposal. On 19 December 2018, the Council's Permanent Representatives Committee approved the provisional agreement reached with the European Parliament on 8 November 2018. <span>On 22 January, the IMCO Committee approved the text provisionally agreed with the Council (</span>24 votes in favour, three against and 10 abstentions). <span></span></p> <p>Following the approval of the agreement by the Permanent Representatives Committee and of the IMCO Committee, the agreed text was voted by Parliament during the March I plenary session.</p> <p>The final act was adopted by the Council on 27 March 2019 and was signed by the presidents of the co-legislators on 17 April 2019. It was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 7 June 2019 as Directive 2019/882.</p> <p><br /><br /></p> <p><strong>References:</strong></p> <ul> <li>European Parliament Legislative observatory, Procedure file, <a href="http://www.oeil.ep.parl.union.eu/oeil/popups/ficheprocedure.do?reference=2015/0278%28COD%29&l=en#tab-0" target="_blank">Accessibility requirements for products and services</a>, 2015/0278(COD)European Parliament,</li> <li><a href="http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P8-TA-2015-0208" target="_blank">Resolution of 20 May 2015 on the List of Issues adopted by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of </a><a href="http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P8-TA-2015-0208" target="_blank">Persons with Disabilities in relation to the initial report of the European Union</a><a href="http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P8-TA-2015-0208" target="_blank">,</a> 2015/2684(RSP)</li> <li>European Commission, <a href="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM%3A2015%3A615%3AFIN" target="_blank">Proposal for a Directive on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of </a><a href="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM%3A2015%3A615%3AFIN" target="_blank">the </a><a href="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM%3A2015%3A615%3AFIN" target="_blank">Member States as regards the accessibility requirements for products and services</a><a href="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM%3A2015%3A615%3AFIN" target="_blank">,</a> COM(2015)0615</li> <li>European Economic and Social Committee, <a href="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.C_.2016.303.01.0103.01.ENG&toc=OJ:C:2016:303:TOC" target="_blank">Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the proposal for a </a><a href="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.C_.2016.303.01.0103.01.ENG&toc=OJ:C:2016:303:TOC" target="_blank">Directive on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States as regards the accessibility </a><a href="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.C_.2016.303.01.0103.01.ENG&toc=OJ:C:2016:303:TOC" target="_blank">requirements for products and services</a><a href="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.C_.2016.303.01.0103.01.ENG&toc=OJ:C:2016:303:TOC" target="_blank">,</a> 2016/C 303/14</li> <li>Council, <a href="http://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-14463-2016-INIT/en/pdf" target="_blank">Progress Report on a Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the </a><a href="http://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-14463-2016-INIT/en/pdf" target="_blank">laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States as regards the accessibility requirements for products and </a><a href="http://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-14463-2016-INIT/en/pdf" target="_blank">services</a><a href="http://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-14463-2016-INIT/en/pdf" target="_blank">,</a> 14463/16</li> <li>Council, Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and 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 - <a href="http://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-15586-2017-INIT/en/pdf" target="_blank">General approach</a>, 7 December 2017</li> <li>Official Journal, <a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2019.151.01.0070.01.ENG&toc=OJ:L:2019:151:TOC" target="_blank">Directive (EU) 2019/882 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the accessibility requirements for products and services</a>, 7 June 2019</li> </ul> <p><strong>Further reading:</strong></p> <ul> <li>European Parliament, EPRS, <a href="http://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document.html?reference=EPRS_BRI%282017%29603973" target="_blank">European Accessibility Act</a>, Legislation in Progress, November 2017</li> <li>European Parliament, EPRS, <a href="http://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/search.html?word=accessibility" target="_blank">European Accessibily Act</a><a href="http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2016/528833/EPRS_BRI%282016%29528833_EN.pdf" target="_blank">,</a> Plenary at a glance, March 2019</li> <li>European Parliament, EPRS, <a href="http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2016/528833/EPRS_BRI%282016%29528833_EN.pdf" target="_blank">Accessibility requirements for products and services - The European Accessibility Act</a><a href="http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2016/528833/EPRS_BRI%282016%29528833_EN.pdf" target="_blank">,</a> Briefing, April 2016</li> <li>European Parliament, DGIP, <a href="http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/IDAN/2016/571382/IPOL_IDA(2016)571382_EN.pdf" target="_blank">The European Accessibility Act</a><a href="http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/IDAN/2016/571382/IPOL_IDA(2016)571382_EN.pdf" target="_blank">,</a> In depth analysis for the PETI Committee, August 2016</li> </ul> <p>Author: Marie Lecerf, <u>Members' Research Service, <a href="mailto:legislative-train@europarl.europa.eu" target="_blank">legislative-train@europarl.europa.eu</a></u></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><span><strong>Visit the European Parliament homepage on <a href="http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/priorities/social/20170616STO77648/social-europe-what-parliament-is-doing-on-social-policy" target="_blank">Social Europe</a></strong></span><span><strong>. </strong></span></p></div> <div class="details">As of 20/11/2019.</div> </section> </div> </article> <!DOCTYPE html> <html>  <div 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The move to this status from 'announced' represents a significant change, going from a planned initiative, entirely in the hands of the Commission, to a formal proposal dependent – for its amendment and adoption – on the legislator (in most cases, under the ordinary legislative procedure, the Parliament and Council jointly).</p> </div> </div> </li> <li class="card-glossary py-2"> <div class="mb-1 row"> <h4 class="col-12 col-sm-2 erpl_title-h6 rowName mb-1">Status type:</h4> <p class="col-12 col-sm-10 typeStatus mb-0 text-primary">Close to adoption - legislative procedure nearly completed</p> </div> <div class="mb-1 row"> <h4 class="col-12 col-sm-2 erpl_title-h6 rowName mb-3 mb-sm-1">Style:</h4> <div class="col-12 col-sm-10 styleStatus mb-0"> <div class="bg-primary bg-close_to_adoption"> <svg viewBox="0 0 11.4 28" x="0px" y="0px"> <polygon clip-rule="evenodd" fill="#17A2B8" fill-rule="evenodd" points="0,6.8 4.8,8.9 9.5,11.1 9.5,6.8 9.5,2.5 4.8,4.7 "/> <circle clip-rule="evenodd" cx="10.3" cy="1.1" fill="#383838" fill-rule="evenodd" r="1.1"/> <rect clip-rule="evenodd" fill="#383838" fill-rule="evenodd" height="25.8" width="1.6" x="9.5" y="2.2"/> </svg> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <h4 class="col-12 col-sm-2 erpl_title-h6 rowName mb-1">Description:</h4> <p class="col-12 col-sm-10 m-0"> The status 'Close to adoption' applies to files for which the legislative procedure will shortly be finalised. In the case of the ordinary legislative procedure, this means that the European Parliament and Council have concluded interinstitutional negotiations (trilogue) and reached a provisional agreement on the text. Such provisional agreements need still to be formally adopted by the two institutions. </p> </div> </li> <li class="card-glossary py-2"> <div class="mb-1 row"> <h4 class="col-12 col-sm-2 erpl_title-h6 rowName mb-1">Status type:</h4> <p class="col-12 col-sm-10 typeStatus mb-0 text-dark-primary">Blocked - proposals proceeding slowly or stalled</p> </div> <div class="mb-1 row"> <h4 class="col-12 col-sm-2 erpl_title-h6 rowName mb-1">Style:</h4> <div class="col-12 col-sm-10 styleStatus mb-0"> <div class="bg-dark-primary"></div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <h4 class="col-12 col-sm-2 erpl_title-h6 rowName mb-1">Description:</h4> <div class="col-12 col-sm-10 m-0"> <p>Files take on the status 'Blocked' when there has been no progress over at least the previous nine months. In particular, when one or other co-legislator has not formally started work on a proposal more than nine months after it was tabled, or when no activity on the proposal has been recorded in either the Council or Parliament for at least nine months.</p> <p> In addition, where the Commission has announced an initiative would be tabled on a certain date, but more than nine months after that date the initiative has not been tabled, the file moves to this status. </p> </div> </div> </li> <li class="card-glossary py-2"> <div class="mb-1 row"> <h4 class="col-12 col-sm-2 erpl_title-h6 rowName mb-1">Status type:</h4> <p class="col-12 col-sm-10 typeStatus mb-0 text-success">Adopted/Completed - legislation adopted or discussion ended</p> </div> <div class="mb-1 row"> <h4 class="col-12 col-sm-2 erpl_title-h6 rowName mb-1">Style:</h4> <div class="col-12 col-sm-10 styleStatus mb-0"> <div class="bg-success"></div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <h4 class="col-12 col-sm-2 erpl_title-h6 rowName mb-1">Description:</h4> <div class="col-12 col-sm-10 m-0"> <p>Once a legislative proposal is formally adopted, and has been signed by the presidents of the European Parliament and the Council (or just the latter if a special legislative procedure applies), the file moves to 'Adopted/Completed' status.</p> <p> In the case of non-legislative initiatives from the Commission, this status applies once the debate is finished – for example, once Parliament has adopted a resolution on a Commission communication, or once the Commission has tabled all the legislative proposals announced in the communication concerned.</p> <p> A Parliament legislative initiative takes this status once the Commission has responded formally. </p> </div> </div> </li> <li class="card-glossary py-2"> <div class="mb-1 row"> <h4 class="col-12 col-sm-2 erpl_title-h6 rowName mb-1">Status type:</h4> <p class="col-12 col-sm-10 typeStatus mb-0 text-danger">Withdrawn - legislative proposal tabled but subsequently withdrawn</p> </div> <div class="mb-1 row"> <h4 class="col-12 col-sm-2 erpl_title-h6 rowName mb-1">Style:</h4> <div class="col-12 col-sm-10 styleStatus mb-0"> <div class="bg-danger"></div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <h4 class="col-12 col-sm-2 erpl_title-h6 rowName mb-1">Description:</h4> <p class="col-12 col-sm-10 m-0"> Files with 'Withdrawn' status are previously tabled proposals that have been officially withdrawn by the European Commission, namely once the withdrawal is published in the Official Journal. </p> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div aria-labelledby="terminology-tab" class="tab-pane fade" id="terminology" role="tabpanel"> <ul class="pl-0 pr-1 mb-0" style="min-height: 400px; max-height: 400px; overflow: auto"> <li class="card-glossary border-top-0 py-2"> <div class="mb-1 row"> <h4 class="col-12 col-sm-2 erpl_title-h6 rowName mb-1">Name:</h4> <p class="col-12 col-sm-10 typeStatus mb-0 text-white-50">TRAIN</p> </div> <div class="row"> <h4 class="col-12 col-sm-2 erpl_title-h6 rowName mb-1">Description:</h4> <p class="col-12 col-sm-10 m-0"> Represents a main priority of the European Commission (i.e. one of the six priorities of the von der Leyen Commission (2019-2024), or ten priorities of the Juncker Commission (2014-2019)). A train is composed of a number of files – both legislative and non-legislative – each of which are also known as CARRIAGES. Separate trains cover all the files assigned to each parliamentary committee (please see EP Committees). </p> </div> </li> <li class="card-glossary py-2"> <div class="mb-1 row"> <h4 class="col-12 col-sm-2 erpl_title-h6 rowName mb-1">Name:</h4> <p class="col-12 col-sm-10 typeStatus mb-0 text-white-50">CARRIAGE</p> </div> <div class="row"> <h4 class="col-12 col-sm-2 erpl_title-h6 rowName mb-1">Description:</h4> <p class="col-12 col-sm-10 m-0">Equals a legislative or non-legislative file which forms part of a train. 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The grouping always reflects the way the Commission has organised it. </p> </div> </li> <li class="card-glossary py-2"> <div class="mb-1 row"> <h4 class="col-12 col-sm-2 erpl_title-h6 rowName mb-1">Name:</h4> <p class="col-12 col-sm-10 typeStatus mb-0 text-white-50">STATUS</p> </div> <div class="row"> <h4 class="col-12 col-sm-2 erpl_title-h6 rowName mb-1">Description:</h4> <p class="col-12 col-sm-10 m-0"> Indicates the level of advancement of legislative work on a file. There are seven statuses which a given file may take on during the time it goes through the legislative process. </p> </div> </li> <li class="card-glossary py-2"> <div class="mb-1 row"> <h4 class="col-12 col-sm-2 erpl_title-h6 rowName mb-1">Name:</h4> <p class="col-12 col-sm-10 typeStatus mb-0 text-white-50">EC PRIORITY</p> </div> <div class="row"> <h4 class="col-12 col-sm-2 erpl_title-h6 rowName mb-1">Description:</h4> <p class="col-12 col-sm-10 m-0"> Politically defined priority set at the beginning of each European Commission mandate (i.e. the six priorities of the von der Leyen Commission, ten priorities of the Juncker Commission). 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