The following Annex VIII is added:
“display mechanism” means any screen, including tactile screen, or other visual technology used for displaying internet content to users;
“nested display” means visual interface where an image or data set is accessed by a mouse click, mouse roll-over or tactile screen expansion of another image or data set;
“tactile screen” means a screen responding to touch, such as that of a tablet computer, slate computer or a smartphone;
“alternative text” means text provided as an alternative to a graphic allowing information to be presented in non-graphical form where display devices cannot render the graphic or as an aid to accessibility such as input to voice synthesis applications.
the image referred to in point 3 of this Annex shall be shown on the display mechanism in proximity to the price of the product;
the image shall link to the label;
the label shall be displayed after a mouse click, mouse roll-over or tactile screen expansion on the image;
the label shall be displayed by pop up, new tab, new page or inset screen display;
for magnification of the label on tactile screens, the device conventions for tactile magnification shall apply;
the label shall cease to be displayed by means of a close option or other standard closing mechanism;
the alternative text for the graphic, to be displayed on failure to display the label, shall be the energy efficiency class of the product in a font size equivalent to that of the price.