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Real Decreto-ley 3/2020, Book One, Article 45(2)(a) and additional provision 4, accessibility criteria in the technical specifications and the procedure of procurement in the water, energy, transport and postal sectors

Real Decreto-ley 3/2020 de 4 de febrero, contratación en los sectores del agua, la energía, los transportes y los servicios postales, Libro primero: art. 45.2 a) y disposición adicional cuarta

In force since 25 Feb 2020.

A procurement conditions rule binding public and private bodies.

Instrument type

an act of a legislature

What it requires

• If you sell works, supplies or services to an entity that buys in the water, gas and heating, electricity, transport, ports and airports, postal or extraction sectors under Book One of Real Decreto-ley 3/2020, expect its technical specifications to be defined, as far as possible, taking into account the accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities or design for all users, except in duly justified cases (Real Decreto-ley 3/2020, Art. 45(2)(a)); the paragraph names no technical standard.
• Where a legal act of the European Union makes accessibility requirements mandatory, the technical specifications are defined by reference to them (Art. 45(2)(a)).
• In a procurement under Book One, the admissible means of communication, the design of the instrumental elements and the conduct of the procedure take universal accessibility and design for all into account, as defined in Real Decreto Legislativo 1/2013 (additional provision 4).

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