1a. The Commission shall, in 1a. The Commission shall, in accordance with Article 10 of accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012, Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012, request one or more European request one or more European standardisation organisations standardisation organisations to to draft harmonised standards draft harmonised standards for for each of the accessibility each of the accessibility requirements of products set requirements of products set out in out in Article 3. The Article 3. Standardisation bodies Commission shall adopt those shall systematically consult requests by ... [two years after disabled persons and their the date of entry into force of representative organizations, in this Directive]. each stage of the standardization process, while drafting harmonized standards to accomplish and specify the accessibility requirements of this directive. 1b. The Commission may adopt 1b. The Commission may adopt implementing acts establishing implementing acts establishing technical specifications that technical specifications that meet the accessibility meet the accessibility requirements set out in Article requirements set out in Article 3. 3. However, it shall only do so if However, it shall only do so if the following conditions are the following conditions are met: met: (a) no reference to harmonised (a) no reference to harmonised standards has been published standards has been published in the Official Journal of the in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012; 1025/2012; (b) the Commission has (b) the Commission has adopted a request referred to in adopted a request referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article; and paragraph 2 of this Article; and
1a. The Commission shall, in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012, request one or more European standardisation organisations to draft harmonised standards for each of the accessibility requirements of products set out in Article 3. The Commission shall adopt those requests by ... [two years after the date of entry into force of this Directive]. 1b. The Commission may adopt implementing acts establishing technical specifications that meet the accessibility requirements set out in Article 3. However, it shall only do so if the following conditions are met: (a) no reference to harmonised standards has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012; (b) the Commission has adopted a request referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article; and 1a. The Commission shall, in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012, request one or more European standardisation organisations to draft harmonised standards for each of the accessibility requirements of products set out in Article 3. Standardisation bodies shall systematically consult disabled persons and their representative organizations, in each stage of the standardization process, while drafting harmonized standards to accomplish and specify the accessibility requirements of this directive. 1b. The Commission may adopt implementing acts establishing technical specifications that meet the accessibility requirements set out in Article 3. However, it shall only do so if the following conditions are met: (a) no reference to harmonised standards has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012; (b) the Commission has adopted a request referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article; and
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