Accessibility Statement
The Ministry of Finance is committed to making its institutional website accessible in accordance with Article 9(2)(g) of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (ratified by a law adopted by the 41st National Assembly on 26 January 2012 - SG 12 of 10 February 2012), Article 4(7) of the Integration of People with Disabilities Act, Article 13 of the E-Governance Act, Article 4(1)(1)(a) and (e) of the Electronic Communications Act, Article 19(2) and 19(4) and Article 39(2) and 39(4) of the Ordinance setting out the general requirements for information systems, registers and electronic administrative services, Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2016 on the accessibility of websites and mobile applications of public sector organisations - hereinafter "the Directive" (OJ L 327, 2.12.2016, p.1), Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1523 of 11 October 2018 establishing a model accessibility statement in accordance with the Directive and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 standard (WCAG 2.0).
Compliance status
This website is partially compliant with the Directive and the WCAG 2.0 standard due to the non-compliances and exemptions listed below.
Non-accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons:
(a) non-compliance with the WCAG 2.0 standard - described in detail in Appendix 1;
(b) disproportionate burden - not applicable;
(c) the content is not within the scope of the applicable legislation - not applicable.
Preparation of this Accessibility Statement
This Statement was prepared on 31 October 2018.
The method used to draw up the statement is self-assessment (Article 3(1) of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1523 (1))
The Statement was last reviewed on 18 June 2024.
Feedback and contact information
To provide feedback and suggestions on the accessibility of this website, please contact us at: 
Enforcement procedure
Pursuant to Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1524 of 11 October 2018.
At the time of drafting this Statement no specific law enforcement authority was designated for the Republic of Bulgaria, so no contact details were available.
Appendix 1
Non-compliances in the public section of the website of the Ministry of Finance with the WCAG 2.0 standard
Note: The table describes only those requirements of the standard that are not fulfilled, are partially fulfilled or are not applicable. The fully fulfilled requirements of the standard are not described as set out in the requirements for completing the compliance statement.
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Requirement No. (WCAG 2.0) |
Requirement of the WCAG 2.0 standard |
Explanation |
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1. |
PERCEIVABLE |
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1.1. |
TEXT ALTERNATIVES |
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1.1.1. |
Text description for non-text information |
Partially Compliant in most cases, with the exception of some multimedia elements (videos, audio recordings, infographics, interactive elements - a virtual tour of the MoF) |
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1.2. |
TIME-BASED MEDIA (AUDIO AND VIDEO FLOWS) |
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1.2.1. |
Alternative description of audio and video materials |
Not available |
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1.2.2. |
Captions for audio and video recordings |
Not available |
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1.2.3. |
Audio description of video content |
Not applicable Available videos are interview recordings, and hence it is not necessary |
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1.2.4. |
Captions for live video broadcasts |
Not applicable No live video broadcasts |
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1.2.5. |
Synchronised audio description of video content |
Not applicable Available videos are interview recordings, and hence it is not necessary |
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1.2.7. |
Extended audio description (adding audio explanations of what is shown), for example, during an interview, the person shows a graph, the listener cannot see the graph, so it is necessary to add an alternative description of what is "visible" and not "audible" |
Not available |
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1.2.8. |
Alternative textual description of all time-based material (audio, video, etc.) |
Not available |
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1.2.9. |
Text description of live audio broadcasts |
Not applicable There are no live audio broadcasts |
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1.4. |
DISTINGUISHABLE |
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1.4.3. |
The contrast ratio of the text colour to the background colour is not less than 4.5:1 |
Partially It is available with the exception of the white texts on a gray background in the calendar |
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1.4.5. |
Do not present text as an image |
Partially Compliant except for infographics that provide content in graphical form |
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1.4.6. |
The contrast ratio of the text colour to the background colour is not less than 7:1 |
Partially It is available with the exception of the white texts on a gray background in the calendar |
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1.4.8.2. |
Maximum text width is no more than 80 characters per line |
Not available (maximum width about 115 characters) |
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1.4.8.3. |
Do not use double-aligned text |
Not available |
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1.4.9. |
Do not present text as image without exceptions |
Not available Exceptions are infographics that suggest content in graphical form |
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2. |
OPERABLE |
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2.2. |
ENOUGH TIME |
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2.2.1. |
Where there are time limits, they can be adjusted to the user's needs |
Not applicable There are no time limits |
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2.2.5. |
Re-authenticating - when an active session expires, the user can continue the activity without loss of data after re-authenticating |
Not applicable No user sessions on the website |
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3. |
UNDERSTANDABLE |
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3.1. |
READABLE |
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3.1.2. |
The language of each individual passage of the page content can be programmatically determined |
Not applicable No pages of mixed content in different languages |
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3.1.3. |
A mechanism is available for identifying specific definitions of terms, idioms and jargon, etc. |
Not available |
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3.1.4. |
A mechanism for identifying the meaning of abbreviations and acronyms is available |
Not available |
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3.1.5. |
The content requires no more than secondary education to be understood, and where specific expertise is required, alternative content is available in a comprehensible and accessible language that can be understood by a user with a secondary education |
Not applicable Part of the information provided is intended for specific target groups and therefore requires specific knowledge |
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3.1.6. |
A mechanism is available for identifying specific pronunciation of words where meaning of the words, in context, is ambiguous without knowing the pronunciation. |
Not applicable There is no such content on the website |
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3.3. |
INPUT ASSISTANCE |
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3.3.3. |
Error suggestion |
Not available |
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3.3.4. |
Express verification of entered data after a further review for each action that leads to legal or financial commitment for users |
Not applicable No action is taken through the website that results in legal or financial commitment for users |
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3.3.5. |
Additional information is available with instructions on how to use specific site features that are not embedded in the user's browser / device |
Not available |
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3.3.6. |
Preventing errors when filling out data (functionalities to view, validate, and reverse the actions of adding, editing, and deleting data) |
Not available |