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Kofinanziert von der Europäischen Union
Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Industrie, Klimaschutz und Energie des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen
Kofinanziert von der Europäischen Union
Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Industrie, Klimaschutz und Energie des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen

Declaration on accessibility

The Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Protection and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia is committed to making its websites accessible. Websites should be designed in such a way that they comply with the national legislation implementing Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament. The following accessibility statement applies to the website www.efre.nrw.de and its sub-chapters.

Status of compatibility with the requirements for accessible information technology

The website www.efre.nrw.de has been designed to comply with the technical requirements of the Barrier-free Information Technology Ordinance of North Rhine-Westphalia.

This declaration was created on December 10, 2024. The "Barrier-free IT Competence Center" will test the website in spring 2025. The test steps of the BITV self-assessment test will be used for this accessibility test. These are based on the international WCAG standard. This declaration will be updated as soon as the result is known.

Non-accessible content

We are currently working on improving the accessibility of the site. However, we ask for your patience, as some of the site's programming needs to be modified.

Preparation of this declaration

This declaration was issued on December 10, 2024 in Düsseldorf.

Feedback and contact

Have you noticed any shortcomings in the accessibility of content on this site? Or do you have questions about accessibility? Then you are welcome to contact us. Please use the contact form provided on this website: www.wirtschaft.nrw/kontakt

Please note that by submitting the form, the personal data you provide as well as the special data (Section 3 (9) BDSG, e.g. political opinions) will be transmitted to the state government of North Rhine-Westphalia and used to respond to the inquiry. Please also note our privacy policy.

You can also contact us by post or telephone:

Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Protection and Energy
of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Berger Allee 25
40213 Düsseldorf
Telephone: (0211) 61772 0

Monitoring body for barrier-free information technology of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia

The monitoring body for accessible information technology of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia regularly checks whether and to what extent websites and mobile applications of public bodies in the state meet the accessibility requirements.

The aim of the monitoring body's work is to ensure compliance with the requirements for accessible information technology and to ensure that the legal regulations are implemented across the board.

You can send an email to the monitoring body at the email address ueberwachungsstelle-nrw[at]it.nrw.de (ueberwachungsstelle-nrw[at]it[dot]nrw[dot]de).

Further information on the monitoring body can be found here: www.mags.nrw/ueberwachungsstelle-barrierefreie-informationstechnik

Arbitration/enforcement proceedings

If you do not receive a satisfactory response to messages or inquiries about accessible information technology on this website, you can contact the ombudsman's office for accessible information technology of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The ombudsman's office is assigned to the commissioner for the interests of people with disabilities and is legally anchored in §§ 10d, 10e BGG NRW and §§ 9 ff of the BITV NRW. With the involvement of all parties concerned, the ombudsman's office attempts to determine the circumstances of the lack of accessibility so that the provider can rectify them. This is not about finding winners or losers. Rather, the aim is to find a solution to a problem together and out of court with the help of the arbitration board.

The arbitration procedure is free of charge. You also do not need legal advice. The ombudsman's office for accessible information technology NRW can be reached by telephone on the following number: 0211 / 855-3451.

Further information on the ombudsman's office for accessible information technology NRW can be found here: www.mags.nrw/ombudsstelle-barrierefreie-informationstechnik.

Note on easy language and sign language

In the near future, you will also be able to find the website content in plain language and sign language. We are currently working on the implementation.