Consultation on Microenterprise Guidelines on the European Accessibility Act
European Accessibility Act (EAA)
The European Accessibility Act will become law in Ireland on 28 June 2025. Its goal is to increase the accessibility of certain products and services across the EU, with benefits for consumers and businesses.
The EAA covers a range of electronic and digital products and services. If you manufacture, import or distribute these products in Ireland, it’s important for you to familiarise yourself with the EAA.
Making products and services more accessible helps people with disabilities to participate fully in society. Compliance with the EAA will also make for easier cross-border trading within the EU.
The CCPC is working with the National Disability Authority to produce EAA guidelines for microenterprises. We’re committed to promoting accessibility and compliance with the EAA by helping businesses to understand the legislation and their obligations.
Your feedback
We are looking for feedback on the draft guidelines from businesses, consumers and other stakeholders – particularly microenterprises and Disabled Persons’ Organisations.
This consultation will be open until 25 April 2025.
You can read the guidelines at the links below and then click through to the consultation form to give your feedback. If you cannot fill in the form due to an access need, we can also accept feedback by phone, in person or through ISL. If you need to avail of these options, please call us on (01) 402 55 55.
Guidelines (accessible PDF)
Guidelines (accessible Word docx)
Guidelines (web version)
If you cannot access the guidelines or the consultation form, please contact communications@ccpc.ie or call (01) 402 55 55.
Use of information
Personal Data
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Confidential information
The Commission may publish submissions received in response to this consultation. Please provide your response as a non-confidential document, with confidential information contained in a separate annex or submit a redacted non confidential version together with your response.
Freedom of information
Information held by the Commission is subject to its obligations under law, including under the Freedom of Information Act 2014. The Commission will consult you about information you mark as confidential before making a decision on any Freedom of Information request received. If we receive a request for disclosure of the information, we will take full account of your views, but we cannot give an assurance that confidentiality can be maintained in all circumstances. An automatic confidentiality disclaimer generated by your IT system will not, of itself, be regarded as binding on the Commission.
