Accessibility

Compliance status

By our own assessment this website is largely compliant with WCAG 2.1 level AA. An external conformity assessment is planned before go-live; until then this statement rests on a self-assessment.

Measures implemented

Structure: a consistent heading hierarchy, semantic landmarks (header, nav, main, footer) and a skip link to the content.
Keyboard operation: every interactive element is reachable by keyboard and the focus indicator is clearly visible at all times.
Contrast: text and control colours meet a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1 (3:1 for large text).
Motion: animations are restrained and switch off completely when the system setting “reduce motion” is active.
Graphics: informative graphics have text alternatives; the karst section drawing carries an additional long description. Purely decorative graphics are hidden from screen readers.
Zoom and reflow: the page remains usable up to 200 % zoom and down to 320 px width without horizontal scrolling.
Language: the page language is declared; passages in other languages are marked individually.
Without JavaScript: all content works with JavaScript disabled. Contact runs through an ordinary email link, not through a script.

Known limitations

The technical “karst section” drawing conveys complex relationships. The text description summarises them but does not reproduce every detail of the drawing.
Third-party content added later (such as PDF documents) has not yet been assessed. PDFs will only be published once they are tagged for accessibility.

Feedback and contact

Have you encountered a barrier? Write to us — we will fix it and normally reply within two working days.

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Enforcement procedure

If you do not receive a satisfactory response to your feedback, you can contact the competent market surveillance authority in the relevant member state. [Competent body and address to be added before go-live.]

This statement was prepared on [date].