Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1524
of 11 October 2018
establishing a monitoring methodology and the arrangements for reporting by Member States 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) (revoked)
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Subject matter and scope
Article 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Definitions
Article 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Periodicity of the monitoring
Article 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Scope and baseline of monitoring
Article 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Methods of monitoring
Article 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sampling of the websites and mobile applications
Article 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Information on the monitoring results
Article 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Format of the report
Article 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Content of the report
Article 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Periodicity of the reporting
Article 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Further arrangements for reporting
Article 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Entry into force
Article 12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ANNEX I

MONITORING
1.

MONITORING METHODS
1.1.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.2.

In-depth monitoring
1.2.1.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.2.2.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.2.3.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.2.4.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.2.5.

The monitoring body may use, fully or in part, evaluation results provided by the public sector body under the following cumulative conditions:
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1.2.6.

Member States shall ensure that, subject to any relevant legal provisions imposing certain conditions for the protection of confidentiality, including for reasons of national security, access to extranet or intranet websites be granted to the monitoring body for the purpose of the monitoring. If access cannot be granted but evaluation results are provided by the public sector body, the monitoring body may use, fully or in part, such evaluation results under the following cumulative conditions:
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1.3.

Simplified monitoring
1.3.1.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.3.2.

The simplified monitoring method shall include tests related to each of the requirements of perceivability, operability, understandability and robustness referred to in Article 4 of Directive (EU) 2016/2102. The tests shall inspect the websites for non-compliance. The simplified monitoring shall aim to cover the following user accessibility needs to the maximum extent it is reasonably possible with the use of automated tests:
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1.3.3.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.

SAMPLING OF THE WEBSITES AND MOBILE APPLICATIONS
2.1.

Size of the sample
2.1.1.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.1.2.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.1.3.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.1.4.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.1.5.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.1.6.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.1.7.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.2.

Selection of the sample for websites
2.2.1.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.2.2.

The sample shall cover websites from the different levels of administration existing in the Member States. Taking as reference the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) and the Local Administrative Units (LAU) set out in the NUTS, the sample shall include the following, where they exist:
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2.2.3.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.2.4.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.3.

Selection of the sample for mobile applications
2.3.1.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.3.2.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.3.3.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.3.4.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.3.5.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.4.

Recurring sample
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3.

SAMPLING OF THE PAGES
3.1.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.2.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.3.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.4.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ANNEX II

INSTRUCTIONS FOR REPORTING
1.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE REPORT
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2.

DESCRIPTION OF THE MONITORING ACTIVITIES
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3.

OUTCOME OF THE MONITORING
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4.

USE OF THE ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURE AND END-USER FEEDBACK
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5.

CONTENT RELATED TO ADDITIONAL MEASURES
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Decision revoked (26.10.2022) by The Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) Accessibility (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1097), regs. 1(2), 7(b)