Article 1 states the instrument's purpose rather than a duty on a business. It aims at the smooth working of the internal market by bringing member state laws on accessibility requirements for listed products and services closer together. The mechanism is negative and positive at once: remove barriers to free movement that arise because each country sets a different accessibility rule, and prevent new ones from appearing. The expected result is more accessible products and services on sale and better accessibility of the information that goes with them. For a compliance team the article explains why a single European rule exists and why a national rule that adds requirements is constrained by Articles 5 and 6. It does not create a registration, a filing or a label.
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