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Articles 5c and 5d of the Wet gelijke behandeling op grond van handicap of chronische ziekte, accessibility requirements for designated service providers

Also known as Wet gelijke behandeling op grond van handicap of chronische ziekte, artikelen 5c en 5d (Equal Treatment on the Ground of Disability or Chronic Illness Act, Articles 5c and 5d).

Wgbh/cz art. 5c en 5d, ingevoegd bij Stb. 2024, 87, art. II

In force since .

An accessibility requirements rule binding public and private bodies.

Instrument type
an act of a legislature

What it requires

  • If a general administrative order designates you as a service provider, design and provide your services in accordance with the rules set by or under that order, in implementation of Directive (EU) 2019/882 (Wgbh/cz Art. 5c(1)).

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Article 5c(1) makes the service providers designated by general administrative order design and provide their services in accordance with the rules set by or under that order. Article 5c(2) lets those rules cover how and on what terms services are offered, including the accessibility requirements they must meet. Article 5d(1) lets general administrative orders implement the rules the European Commission adopts under Article 26 of the Directive.

Parts g and h of the annex to the Wet handhaving consumentenbescherming assign the enforcement of the rules made under Article 5c(1) to the Commissariaat voor de Media for e-books and services giving access to audiovisual media services, and to the Inspectie Leefomgeving en Transport for passenger transport services.

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