The group promotes responsibility within the alcohol sector and its findings, although not legally binding, carry weight within the industry.

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Although not legally binding, the guidance could well be used in a court case in which someone is seeking to force an organisation to improve the accessibility of its website.

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Although the Parliament's opinion is not legally binding, it would nevertheless be politically delicate for the Commission to publicly ignore the warning.

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