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Accessibility statement

This statement applies to content published on the domain: ‘https://technical-barriers-trade.ec.europa.eu’

It does not apply to other content or websites published on any of its subdomains. These websites and their content will have their own specific accessibility statement.

This website is managed by Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Directorate-General. It is designed to be used by as many people as possible, including people with disabilities.

You should be able to:

  • Zoom up to 200% without problems
  • Zoom in without the text spilling off the screen
  • Navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
  • Navigate most of the website using a modern screen reader and speech recognition software (on your computer or phone)

This website is designed to comply with the technical standard for websites and mobile apps, EN 301 549,  v.3.2.1. This closely follows level ‘AA’ of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1.

Compliance status

This website is partially compliant with technical standard EN 301 549 v.3.2.1 and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA. See ‘Non-accessible content’ for more details.

The website was last tested on 09 July 2025.

Preparation of this statement

This statement was reviewed on 16 July 2025.

  • a self-assessment done by the development team,
  • an Accessibility automated checks by Directorate-General for Communication, Compliance checks on Commission websites project

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Public website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers:

We try to respond to feedback within 15 business days from the date of receipt of the enquiry by the responsible Commission department.

Compatibility with browsers and assistive technology

The ‘Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Public’ website is designed to be compatible with the following most used assistive technologies:

  • the latest version of Google Chrome and Apple Safari browsers;
  • in combination with the latest versions of JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver and TalkBack.

Technical specifications

The accessibility of the ‘Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Public’ website relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:

  • HTML
  • WAI-ARIA
  • CSS
  • JavaScript

Non-accessible content

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of the ‘Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Public’ website, we are aware of some limitations, which we are working to fix. Below is a description of known limitations and potential solutions. Please contact us if you encounter an issue not listed below.

Known limitations for the ‘Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Public’ website:

  1. Some pages don't respect descriptive, unique and concise titles principle, these titles will be reviewed in high priority
  2. Some functionality is not accessible using only a keyboard. Tabs on Home Page and Notification Detail pages can't be accessed with keyboard. Tabs functionalities should be improved ot replaced by component that allow navigate on it with keyboard, i.e. in-page navigation
  3. Some landmarks on the website are not unique, which can cause navigation issues for assistive technology users. Some content may also be placed outside of any landmarks
  4. Some functionalities can't be used when website is zoomed at 200%, 10 Most recent EU Notifications Slideshow on Home Page space is to small, some text is not visible and button 'View Notification' is not visible. An alternative could be don't display Slideshow when zoomed at 200% and display Notification in other way
  5. Some element in the page content do not have sufficient contrast ratio
    1. Pagination texts on Home page page could be improved
    2. Pagination texts on Search Results page could be improved
  6. Some images across our website do not have appropriate alternative text, which can hinder access for screen reader users
  7. Some elements on this website use ARIA attributes that are not permitted for their assigned roles, which may cause issues for users relying on assistive technologies
  8. Home Page video have transcription and translations, but no Audio Description
  9. Many documents are in PDF format or included in ZIP file and are not accessible