Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1523 of 11 October 2018 establishing a model accessibility statement in accordance with Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the accessibility of the websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies (Text with EEA relevance.)

This Decision establishes the model accessibility statement to be used by public sector bodies in the Member States on the compliance of their websites and mobile applications with the requirements of Directive (EU) 2016/2102 as set out in the Annex to this Decision.

The statement shall be provided in an accessible format in accordance with Article 4 of Directive (EU) 2016/2102, and, where appropriate, in the machine-readable format referred to in Article 2(6) of Directive 2003/98/EC.

1 Member States shall ensure that the declarations made in the statement, as regards compliance with the requirements set out in Directive (EU) 2016/2102 are accurate and based on one of the following: (a) an actual evaluation of the website's or mobile application's compliance with the requirements of Directive (EU) 2016/2102, such as: a self-assessment done by the public sector body, an assessment carried out by a third party, for example a certification; (b) any other measures, as deemed appropriate by the Member States, which provide equal assurance that the declarations made in the statement are accurate.

2 The statement shall indicate the method used as referred to in paragraph 1.

1 Member States shall ensure that public sector bodies provide in their respective statements at least the mandatory content requirements set out in Section 1 of the Annex.

2 Member States may add requirements that go beyond the optional content listed in Section 2 of the Annex.

This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.