{"id":49203,"date":"2025-05-27T11:18:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T10:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccpc.inventise.ie\/business\/?page_id=49203"},"modified":"2025-06-25T13:30:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T12:30:06","slug":"ccpc-role-and-responsibility","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ccpc.inventise.ie\/business\/enforcement\/accessibility\/ccpc-role-and-responsibility\/","title":{"rendered":"CCPC role and responsibilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The CCPC is the market surveillance authority for all products covered by the EAA and for the following services:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>e-books and dedicated software<\/li>\n<li>e-commerce services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>View the full <a href=\"https:\/\/ccpc.inventise.ie\/business\/enforcement\/accessibility\/products-covered-by-the-european-accessibility-act\/\">list of products and services<\/a> covered by the European Accessibility Act.<\/p>\n<p>The CCPC will take a proportionate approach to regulating the EAA. We aim to provide support and reassurance to help enterprises, particularly microenterprises and SMEs, understand and comply with their obligations under the Act.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A microenterprise is a business that employs fewer than 10 people and has an annual turnover of no more than \u20ac2 million or an annual balance sheet total of no more than \u20ac2 million. The European Accessibility Act (EAA) do not apply to microenterprises providing services.<\/li>\n<li>Small and medium-sized enterprises, or SMEs, are enterprises that employ fewer than 250 people and have an annual turnover of up to \u20ac50 million or an annual balance sheet total of up to \u20ac43 million. 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