At the end of June this year, the so-called Accessibility Act, which implements EU Directive 2019/882, came into effect, imposing new obligations, including on manufacturers and distributors of payment terminals. Dziennik Gazeta Prawna published an analysis of this act by dr. hab. Krzysztof Koźmiński, Prof. UW, Managing Partner of Jabłoński Koźmiński & Partners Law Firm. 

The article, titled “Accessibility Regulations and Legal Requirements for Payment Terminals” [original Polish title: “Przepisy o dostępności a wymogi prawne względem terminali płatniczych”], highlights key legislative issues: vague regulations, lack of legal definitions, terminological and intertemporal inconsistencies, and the risk of over-implementation (so-called gold-plating).

In the publication, you will also find:

• analysis of the legal position of settlement agents under the new Act,
• considerations on the relationship between national regulations and EU standards,
• assessment of socio-economic impacts on entrepreneurs and public institutions.

What impacts could a flawed transposition of the directive have on the payments market and the operation of terminals in the public sector? Will the new regulations raise the risk of costly bureaucracy and the formation of an “artificial certification market”? How can reasonable accessibility standards be created without disconnecting from technological realities? 

We encourage you to read here.