Public procurement
Legislation/regulations
The EU Public Procurement Directive has apparently been transposed through two laws of 2006 (amended in 2007):
- The law on public procurement and several public works contracts, public supply contracts and public services contracts
- The law on the acceptance of bids, information to candidates and tenderers as well as time limits with regard to public procurement and several public works contracts, public supply contracts
However, there does not appear to be any specific provision for accessibility criteria in technical specifications of contracts.
In practice, accessibility requirements relating to websites are now included in public procurements since most public procurements include the demand to make them accessible. Most often, they refer to the AnySurfer guidelines as described in the information on web accessibility.
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