Accessibility Statement

The accessibility of www.emissionshandelsregister.at is of great importance to us. The information on our website should therefore be accessible to all users, regardless of the technical specificities of their devices, security settings or personal handicaps. 

Umweltbundesamt Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (UBA-GmbH) - Environment Agency Austria is committed to taking appropriate measures to make this website compliant with the current version of the Web Accessibility Law ( Web-Zugänglichkeits-Gesetz, WZG), the Austrian law transposing Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2016 on the accessibility of websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies (OJ L 327 of 2.12.2016, p. 1) into national legislation.

This accessibility statement applies to the website www.emissionshandelsregister.at

Compliance status

Due to the following inconsistencies and exceptions, the website is partially compliant with Level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and with the current European standard EN 301 549 V3.2.1 (2021-03).

Non accessible content:

The content listed below is non accessible for the following reasons:

a) Non-conformity with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

Documents produced for the fulfilment of reporting obligations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) have to follow the common reporting format provided by the UNFCCC. The Austrian Emissions Trading Registry has no influence over the accessibility of these documents.

The Austrian Emissions Trading Registry has developed a guidance document for users of the Union Registry to provide them with assistance in the use of the Registry. The Union Registry is a software system offered by the European Commission whose application does not meet the accessibility standards. In view of this, and as an accessible version of our guidance document has no influence over better access to the Union Registry, this document has not been provided in an accessible version. However, should you need an accessible PDF version of the guidance document, please contact us. We will make every effort to provide you with an accessible document.

At the present time, the following documents cannot be provided in an accessible version:

  • Information on cost reimbursement as a PDF document (the same information can be accessed on our website via the following link: Fees  
  • Table comparing the names of installations held in the Union Registry and in the National Allocation Table
  • Tables showing updates of the National Allocation Table
  • Table showing the number of allowances that are to be allocated to aviation NAVAT 2017-2020
  • Tables showing compliance status
  • Template letters requesting account updates or the closure of an account as well as a template to be used for annual confirmation of account data
  • Registration requirements for the opening of an account

We are working continually to ensure that these documents are made accessible as soon as possible and we are planning further improvements to make PDF documents available in an accessible format by the end of 2021. Please inform us if you notice any barriers.

After running an external test of the website of the Umweltbundesamt GmbH www.umweltbundesamt.at in October 2020, the following content on the Austrian Emissions Trading Registry’s website www.emissionshandelsregister.at has been identified as not compliant with WCAG 2.1:

  • The colour contrast of some elements is not sufficient
  • Structure of headings partly not suitable
  • Some HTML errors that are of relevance to accessibility
  • Some tables have not been implemented in an optimal manner

Improvements are constantly being added to the website in the area of contrasts and tables.

b) Disproportionate burden

There are currently no issues under this item.

c) Content that does not fall within the scope of applicable legislation

Several, mainly older PDF documents and Office documents are not accessible. For example, PDF documents are not tagged and therefore cannot or only insufficiently be accessed or used by screen reader users. The WCAG success criterion 4.1.2 (name, role, value) is thus not fulfilled.

Additional information

Web editors who work on the content of our websites receive ongoing training on the requirements for accessible formatting and text.  

Creation of this web accessibility statement

This statement was created on February 8, 2022.

The conformity of this website with the Web Accessibility Law (WZG, Web-Zugänglichkeits-Gesetz) was evaluated following an external test of the website of the Umweltbundesamt GmbH www.umweltbundesamt.at which was carried out in July 2020 in accordance with the requirements of EU Directive 2016/2102 at the WCAG 2.1 AA level of conformity. Content on individual pages is checked regularly by web content editors when new content is published.

Last Update January 30, 2024.

Feedback and Contact Information

The content of this website is constantly being updated, replaced and extended. Web accessibility and usability are always a matter of great concern to us.

Should you encounter any barriers that stop you from using our website and that are not addressed in this statement, e.g. any shortcomings in compliance with the accessibility requirements, please notify us using the contact details provided below.

We will get back to you as soon as possible after checking your enquiry.

Contact:
registerstelle@umweltbundesamt.at

Enforcement procedure

Should you not be satisfied with our response, you can file a complaint and contact the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG). The FFG accepts complaints that are submitted electronically using the following contact form: contact form

Complaints processed by the FFG are usually about potential violations of the Web Accessibility Law (Web-Zugänglichkeits-Gesetz, WZG), most notably shortcomings in compliance with the requirements of web accessibility that are identified on websites of Austrian public sector bodies or any institutions that belong to them. Should your complaint be justified, the FFG will formulate recommendations for action to be carried out by the party concerned and suggest measures to remedy the existing shortcomings.

You can find further information on how to file complaints here: Austrian Research Promotion Agency