Public procurement
Under Law 30/2007 of 30th October 2007, the Law of Public Sector Contracts (the public procurement law), Article 101 states that technical requirements should take into account universal accessibility and design for all, as far as possible (“en la medida de lo posible”). This general public procurement law (30/2007) refers to Law 51/2003. Law 51/2003 states that when public procurement concerns the design and maintenance of websites, the technical specifications must meet WCAG level “AA” accessibility. The Royal Decree 1494/2007 specifies further obligations regarding public procurement of website design and maintenance.
Other initiatives
One of the stated objectives of the National Accessibility Action Plan (2004-2012) is to foster the exploitation by regional and local authorities of the opportunities offered by public procurement legislation.
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