25/09/2026

Non-compliance with accessibility standards

What is digital accessibility?

An accessible website is one that enables people with disabilities to access its content and features without any difficulty.

For example, an accessible site enables a user to:

  • browse using speech synthesis and/or a braille reader (used in particular by blind or visually impaired people);
  • customise how the site displays according to their needs (magnification of characters, adaptation of colours, etc.);
  • browse without using the mouse (using just the keyboard, via a touch screen, using voice commands or any other suitable device).

Accessibility statement

ANSES undertakes to make its website accessible in accordance with Article 47 of French Act No. 2005-102 of 11 February 2005. This accessibility statement applies to the following website: https://www.anses.fr/en. To this end, a digital accessibility plan is currently being drawn up, along with the associated action plan.

Compliance status

https://www.anses.fr/fr does not comply with the French general framework on improving accessibility (RGAA). The non-compliant criteria are listed below.

Test results

The RGAA 4.1.2 audit carried out by Numerik-ea showed that:

  • 56.36% of the RGAA criteria are met.

In detail:

  • Number of compliant criteria: 31
  • Number of non-applicable criteria: 24
  • Number of non-compliant criteria: 51

Inaccessible content

The content listed below is not accessible for the following reasons:

Non-compliance

List of non-compliant criteria:

  • 1.2 - Is every decorative image correctly ignored by assistive technologies?
  • 1.6 - Does every informational image have a detailed description when necessary?
  • 2.2 - For every frame with a frame title, is the title relevant?
  • 3.1 - On every web page, information must not be conveyed solely through colour. Has this rule been followed?
  • 3.2 - On every web page, is the contrast between text colour and background colour sufficiently high (except in special cases)?
  • 3.3 - On every web page, are the colours used in informational interface components or graphic elements sufficiently contrasted (except in special cases)?
  • 6.1 - Is every link explicit (except in special cases)?
  • 7.1 - Is every script compatible with assistive technologies where necessary?
  • 7.3 - Can every script be controlled using a keyboard and any pointing device (except in special cases)?
  • 8.6 - For every web page with a page title, is the title relevant?
  • 8.7 - On every web page, is every language change indicated in the source code (except in special cases)?
  • 8.9 - On every web page, tags must not be used solely for presentation purposes. Has this rule been followed?
  • 9.1 - On every web page, is information structured through the appropriate use of headings?
  • 9.3 - On every web page, is every list correctly structured?
  • 9.4 - On every web page, is every quotation correctly indicated?
  • 10.2 - On every web page, does visible informational content remain available when style sheets are disabled?
  • 10.3 - On every web page, does information remain understandable when style sheets are disabled?
  • 10.5 - On every web page, are CSS declarations for element background and font colours correctly used?
  • 10.11 - For every web page, can content be presented without loss of information or functionality, and without requiring vertical scrolling for a window with a height of 256 px, or horizontal scrolling for a window with a width of 320 px (except in special cases)?
  • 11.1 - Does every form field have a label?
  • 11.2 - Is every form field label relevant (except in special cases)?
  • 12.6 - Can content grouping areas present on several web pages (header, main navigation, main content, footer and search engine areas) be reached or bypassed?
  • 12.8 - On every web page, is the tab order consistent?
  • 13.3 - On every web page, does every downloadable office document have an accessible version where necessary (except in special cases)?
     

Establishment of this accessibility statement

This statement was issued on 24 September 2026.

Technologies used in the design of the website

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript

Test environment

The web pages were tested with the following combinations of web browsers and screen readers:

  • NVDA, Firefox
  • Jaws, Firefox
  • Voiceover, Safari

The following tools were used for the assessment

  • WCAG Contrast Checker
  • HeadingsMap
  • Web Developer
  • ARC Toolkit
  • PAC (PDF Accessibility Checker)

Pages of the website that were checked for compliance

1.    Home page: https://www.anses.fr/fr
2.    Contact: https://www.anses.fr/fr/content/contacter-lanses
3.    Accessibility: https://www.anses.fr/fr/content/accessibilite-non-conforme
4.    Legal notices: https://www.anses.fr/fr/content/mentions-legales-site-ansesfr
5.    Search results: https://www.anses.fr/fr/search?text=sant%C3%A9
6.    Our identity: https://www.anses.fr/fr/content/notre-identite
7.    Producing scientific knowledge: https://www.anses.fr/fr/content/produire-des-connaissances-scientifiques
8.    Calls for applications: https://www.anses.fr/fr/liste-appel-candidature-d-experts
9.    Human food and nutrition: https://www.anses.fr/fr/thematique/alimentation-et-nutrition-humaine
10.    ANSES request-based opinions and reports: https://www.anses.fr/fr/content/avis-et-rapports-de-lanses-sur-saisine
11.    Kitchen hygiene: https://www.anses.fr/fr/content/en-cuisine-le-meilleur-ingredient-c-est-l-hygiene
12.    Your procedures: https://www.anses.fr/fr/content/vos-demarches
13.    Press room: https://www.anses.fr/fr/content/espace-presse
14.    Report an adverse effect: https://www.anses.fr/fr/content/declarer-un-evenement-indesirable
15.    Join us: https://www.anses.fr/fr/content/rejoignez-nous

Feedback and contact

If you are unable to access any content or services, please contact the website manager at contact@anses.fr. They will direct you to an accessible alternative or provide the content in another form.

Avenues of appeal

These procedures should be used in the following case.

You have notified the website manager about a lack of accessibility preventing you from accessing content or services on the portal, and you have not received a satisfactory response.