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EN 301 549 V3.2.1: Accessibility requirements for ICT products and services

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  • ETSI, CEN and CENELEC
  • European Telecommunications Standards Institute

Standards body (ETSI, CEN and CENELEC)

Summary

A historical edition of the European ICT accessibility standard, including magnetic coupling for hearing technologies.

Key findings

  • The cover and document history identify publication in 2021-03.
  • Clause 8.2.2.1 requires magnetic coupling and the T symbol for fixed-line devices with speech output normally held to the ear; the symbol is a requirement rather than a precondition.
  • Clause 8.2.2.2 also addresses magnetic coupling in wireless communication devices with speech output normally held to the ear.
  • The foreword gives adoption on 10 March 2021. The magnetic-coupling requirement above is also present in version 3.1.1, published in November 2019.

Limits

Public full text downloaded; the foreword, publication history and hearing-related clauses were read. Applies to ICT equipment, including relevant venue equipment, rather than room-wide listening-system provision. Publication alone does not establish legal application or an Official Journal citation.

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www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_en/301500_301599/301549/03.02.01_60/en_301549v030201p.pdf

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ETSI, CEN and CENELEC. EN 301 549 V3.2.1: Accessibility requirements for ICT products and services. European Telecommunications Standards Institute. March 2021. https://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_en/301500_301599/301549/03.02.01_60/en_301549v030201p.pdf (accessed 13 October 2026).

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