Article 15 entry into force on the twentieth day following publication in the OJEU. WAD was published in OJEU L 327 on 2 December 2016, so the entry into force date is 22 December 2016. Article 15 also confirms the directive is addressed to the Member States (recital). Future evolution: as of 2026-05-28 WAD is fully applied + Member States have completed at least 2 monitoring cycles (2018-2021 + 2022-2024). The Commission's planned consolidated 2026-2027 accessibility-framework communication may propose: (a) WAD amendments to consolidate with EAA; (b) extension of WAD to private-sector content under public-sector contract; (c) intranet + extranet inclusion; (d) certification-body conformity-assessment regime; (e) tighter Article 5 disproportionate-burden criteria. Future evolution includes the ongoing EN 301 549 v4.x transition aligning with WCAG 2.2 + Mobile Accessibility Project + ongoing AI-content accessibility considerations.
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