diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index ccc5633..6f72879 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ Changelog
 
 Bug fixes:
 
-- * Add item here *
+- Python 3 compatibility: use the adapter and implementer decorators
+  [ale-rt]
 
 New features:
 
diff --git a/src/plone/z3cform/crud/README.txt b/src/plone/z3cform/crud/README.txt
index d1ec103..99b99d7 100644
--- a/src/plone/z3cform/crud/README.txt
+++ b/src/plone/z3cform/crud/README.txt
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ First, let's define an interface and a class to play with:
   ...     name = schema.TextLine()
   ...     age = schema.Int()
 
-  >>> class Person(object):
-  ...     interface.implements(IPerson)
+  >>> @interface.implementer(IPerson)
+  ... class Person(object):
   ...     def __init__(self, name=None, age=None):
   ...         self.name, self.age = name, age
   ...     def __repr__(self):
diff --git a/src/plone/z3cform/crud/crud.py b/src/plone/z3cform/crud/crud.py
index 74f8a9a..901f00c 100644
--- a/src/plone/z3cform/crud/crud.py
+++ b/src/plone/z3cform/crud/crud.py
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ def link(item, field):
         """
 
 
+@interface.implementer(ICrudForm)
 class AbstractCrudForm(object):
     """The AbstractCrudForm is not a form but implements methods
     necessary to comply with the ``ICrudForm`` interface:
@@ -79,7 +80,6 @@ class AbstractCrudForm(object):
       >>> verifyClass(ICrudForm, AbstractCrudForm)
       True
     """
-    interface.implements(ICrudForm)
 
     update_schema = None
     view_schema = None
diff --git a/src/plone/z3cform/fieldsets/README.txt b/src/plone/z3cform/fieldsets/README.txt
index 6ecff37..c17da29 100644
--- a/src/plone/z3cform/fieldsets/README.txt
+++ b/src/plone/z3cform/fieldsets/README.txt
@@ -15,16 +15,18 @@ To use this, you have to mix it into another form as the *first* base class:
 
   >>> from zope.annotation import IAttributeAnnotatable
   >>> from z3c.form import form, field, tests, group
-  >>> from zope.interface import Interface, implements
+  >>> from zope.interface import Interface
+  >>> from zope.interface import implementer
   >>> from zope import schema
 
   >>> class ITest(Interface):
   ...     title = schema.TextLine(title=u"Title")
 
-  >>> class Test(object):
+  >>> @implementer(ITest, IAttributeAnnotatable)
+  ... class Test(object):
   ...     # avoid needing an acl_users for this test in Zope 2.10
   ...     __allow_access_to_unprotected_subobjects__ = 1
-  ...     implements(ITest, IAttributeAnnotatable)
+  ...
   ...     title = u""
   ...     def getPhysicalRoot(self): # needed for template to acquire REQUEST in Zope 2.10
   ...         return self
@@ -61,24 +63,26 @@ convenience base class to make it easier to manipulate the fields of the
 form.
 
   >>> from plone.z3cform.fieldsets.interfaces import IFormExtender
-  >>> from zope.component import adapts, provideAdapter
-  
+  >>> from zope.component import adapter
+  >>> from zope.component import provideAdapter
+
   >>> class IExtraBehavior(Interface):
   ...     foo = schema.TextLine(title=u"Foo")
   ...     bar = schema.TextLine(title=u"Bar")
   ...     baz = schema.TextLine(title=u"Baz")
   ...     fub = schema.TextLine(title=u"Fub")
   ...     qux = schema.TextLine(title=u"Qux")
-  
+
 One plausible implementation is to use an annotation to store this data.
 
   >>> from zope.annotation import factory
   >>> from zope.annotation.attribute import AttributeAnnotations
   >>> from persistent import Persistent
-  >>> class ExtraBehavior(Persistent):
-  ...     implements(IExtraBehavior)
-  ...     adapts(Test)
-  ...     
+  >>> @implementer(IExtraBehavior)
+  ... @adapter(Test)
+  ... class ExtraBehavior(Persistent):
+  ...
+  ...
   ...     foo = u""
   ...     bar = u""
   ...     baz = u""
@@ -92,9 +96,9 @@ One plausible implementation is to use an annotation to store this data.
 We can now write the extender. The base class gives us some helper methods
 to add, remove and move fields. Here, we do a bit of unnecessary work just
 to exercise these methods.
- 
-  >>> class ExtraBehaviorExtender(extensible.FormExtender):
-  ...     adapts(Test, TestRequest, TestForm) # context, request, form
+
+  >>> @adapter(Test, TestRequest, TestForm) # context, request, form
+  ... class ExtraBehaviorExtender(extensible.FormExtender):
   ...
   ...     def __init__(self, context, request, form):
   ...         self.context = context
diff --git a/src/plone/z3cform/inputs.txt b/src/plone/z3cform/inputs.txt
index f44abcf..5f6c89c 100644
--- a/src/plone/z3cform/inputs.txt
+++ b/src/plone/z3cform/inputs.txt
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ Then we create and register a simple form that expects unicode text input:
     ...     text = schema.TextLine(title=u"Text")
 
     >>> from z3c.form.interfaces import IFieldsForm
-    >>> from zope.interface import implements
+    >>> from zope.interface import implementer
 
-    >>> class MyForm(form.Form):
-    ...     implements(IFieldsForm)
+    >>> @implementer(IFieldsForm)
+    ... class MyForm(form.Form):
     ...     fields = field.Fields(MySchema)
     ...     ignoreContext = True # don't use context to get widget data
     ...
@@ -52,15 +52,15 @@ Then we create and register a simple form that expects unicode text input:
 For our context, we define a class that inherits from Acquisition.
 
     >>> from Acquisition import Implicit
-    >>> class Bar(Implicit):
+    >>> @implementer(Interface)
+    ... class Bar(Implicit):
     ...     __allow_access_to_unprotected_subobjects__ = 1
-    ...     implements(Interface)
 
 Let's now look this up with some form data that is not encoded:
 
-    >>> from zope.interface import Interface, implements
+    >>> from zope.interface import Interface
     >>> from zope.component import getMultiAdapter
-    
+
     >>> context = Bar()
     >>> request = make_request(form={'form.widgets.text': 'foo'})
 
diff --git a/src/plone/z3cform/layout.py b/src/plone/z3cform/layout.py
index 6752c7f..ffbe314 100644
--- a/src/plone/z3cform/layout.py
+++ b/src/plone/z3cform/layout.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import zope.interface
 
 
+@zope.interface.implementer(interfaces.IFormWrapper)
 class FormWrapper(BrowserView):
     """Use this as a base class for your Five view and override the
     'form' attribute with your z3c.form form class.  Your form will
@@ -18,7 +19,6 @@ class FormWrapper(BrowserView):
     Use the 'wrap' function in this module if you don't like defining
     classes.
     """
-    zope.interface.implements(interfaces.IFormWrapper)
 
     form = None  # override this with a form class.
     index = None  # override with a page template, or rely on an adapter
diff --git a/src/plone/z3cform/layout.txt b/src/plone/z3cform/layout.txt
index bcf9f58..e1faa70 100644
--- a/src/plone/z3cform/layout.txt
+++ b/src/plone/z3cform/layout.txt
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ Then we create a simple form:
     ...     age = schema.Int(title=u"Age")
 
     >>> from z3c.form.interfaces import IFieldsForm
-    >>> from zope.interface import implements
-    >>> class MyForm(form.Form):
-    ...     implements(IFieldsForm)
+    >>> from zope.interface import implementer
+    >>> @implementer(IFieldsForm)
+    ... class MyForm(form.Form):
     ...     fields = field.Fields(MySchema)
     ...     ignoreContext = True # don't use context to get widget data
     ...
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ This is to satisfy permission checking later on, and it'll allow the
 layout view to call ``aq_inner`` on the context:
 
     >>> from Acquisition import Implicit
-    >>> class Bar(Implicit):
+    >>> @implementer(Interface)
+    ... class Bar(Implicit):
     ...     __allow_access_to_unprotected_subobjects__ = 1
-    ...     implements(Interface)
 
 Let's verify that worked:
 
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ label from the form instance:
 Send bad data to the form:
 
     >>> request = make_request(form={'form.widgets.age': '12.1'})
-    >>> from zope.interface import Interface, implements
+    >>> from zope.interface import Interface
     >>> formWrapper = getMultiAdapter((context, request), name=u"test-form")
     >>> form = formWrapper.form(context, request)
     >>> form.update()
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ Send bad data to the form:
 And then send correct data to the form:
 
     >>> request = make_request(form={'form.widgets.age': '12'})
-    >>> from zope.interface import Interface, implements
+    >>> from zope.interface import Interface
     >>> from Acquisition import Implicit
     >>> formWrapper = getMultiAdapter((context, request), name=u"test-form")
     >>> form = formWrapper.form(context, request)
diff --git a/src/plone/z3cform/tests.py b/src/plone/z3cform/tests.py
index 1f92eca..799c459 100644
--- a/src/plone/z3cform/tests.py
+++ b/src/plone/z3cform/tests.py
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 import unittest
 
 
+@interface.implementer(IFormLayer)
 class TestRequest(TestRequest):
-    interface.implements(IFormLayer)
-
+    pass
 
 def create_eventlog(event=interface.Interface):
     value = []
diff --git a/src/plone/z3cform/textlines/textlines.py b/src/plone/z3cform/textlines/textlines.py
index 6395ca9..85c6304 100644
--- a/src/plone/z3cform/textlines/textlines.py
+++ b/src/plone/z3cform/textlines/textlines.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import zope.interface
 import zope.schema.interfaces
 
+
 try:
     # z3c.form 2.0 or later
     from z3c.form.browser.textlines import TextLinesFieldWidget
@@ -53,12 +54,13 @@ def TextLinesFieldWidgetFactory(field, value_type, request):
         """IFieldWidget factory for TextLinesWidget."""
         return TextLinesFieldWidget(field, request)
 
+    @zope.component.adapter(
+        zope.schema.interfaces.ISequence,
+        ITextLinesWidget,
+    )
     class TextLinesConverter(converter.BaseDataConverter):
         """Data converter for ITextLinesWidget."""
 
-        zope.component.adapts(
-            zope.schema.interfaces.ISequence, ITextLinesWidget)
-
         def toWidgetValue(self, value):
             """Convert from text lines to HTML representation."""
             # if the value is the missing value, then an empty list is
@@ -82,12 +84,13 @@ def toFieldValue(self, value):
 # additional
 
 
+@zope.component.adapter(
+    zope.schema.interfaces.ISet,
+    ITextLinesWidget,
+)
 class TextLinesSetConverter(TextLinesConverter):
     """Data converter for ITextLinesWidget operating on a set."""
 
-    zope.component.adapts(
-        zope.schema.interfaces.ISet, ITextLinesWidget)
-
     def toWidgetValue(self, value):
         """Convert from text lines to HTML representation."""
         # if the value is the missing value, then an empty list is produced.
@@ -96,12 +99,13 @@ def toWidgetValue(self, value):
         return u'\n'.join(unicode(v) for v in sorted(value))
 
 
+@zope.component.adapter(
+    zope.schema.interfaces.IFrozenSet,
+    ITextLinesWidget,
+)
 class TextLinesFrozenSetConverter(TextLinesConverter):
     """Data converter for ITextLinesWidget operating on a frozenset."""
 
-    zope.component.adapts(
-        zope.schema.interfaces.IFrozenSet, ITextLinesWidget)
-
     def toWidgetValue(self, value):
         """Convert from text lines to HTML representation."""
         # if the value is the missing value, then an empty list is produced.
diff --git a/src/plone/z3cform/traversal.py b/src/plone/z3cform/traversal.py
index 793a152..305740e 100644
--- a/src/plone/z3cform/traversal.py
+++ b/src/plone/z3cform/traversal.py
@@ -5,15 +5,17 @@
 from plone.z3cform.interfaces import IFormWrapper
 from z3c.form import util
 from z3c.form.interfaces import IForm
-from zope.component import adapts
+from zope.component import adapter
 from zope.interface import alsoProvides
-from zope.interface import implements
+from zope.interface import implementer
 from zope.interface import noLongerProvides
 from zope.publisher.interfaces.browser import IBrowserRequest
 from zope.traversing.interfaces import ITraversable
 from zope.traversing.interfaces import TraversalError
 
 
+@adapter(IForm, IBrowserRequest)
+@implementer(ITraversable)
 class FormWidgetTraversal(object):
     """Allow traversal to widgets via the ++widget++ namespace. The context
     is the from itself (used when the layout wrapper view is not used).
@@ -35,9 +37,6 @@ class implements IAcquirer, Zope may complain because the view probably
     IAcquirer.
     """
 
-    implements(ITraversable)
-    adapts(IForm, IBrowserRequest)
-
     def __init__(self, context, request=None):
         self.context = context
         self.request = request
@@ -137,6 +136,7 @@ def _form_traverse(self, form, name):
                 return group.widgets.get(name)
 
 
+@adapter(IFormWrapper, IBrowserRequest)
 class WrapperWidgetTraversal(FormWidgetTraversal):
     """Allow traversal to widgets via the ++widget++ namespace. The context
     is the from layout wrapper.
@@ -144,8 +144,6 @@ class WrapperWidgetTraversal(FormWidgetTraversal):
     The caveat about security above still applies!
     """
 
-    adapts(IFormWrapper, IBrowserRequest)
-
     def _prepareForm(self):
         form = self.context.form_instance
         z2.switch_on(self.context, request_layer=self.context.request_layer)
diff --git a/src/plone/z3cform/traversal.txt b/src/plone/z3cform/traversal.txt
index 807ddcc..281aa17 100644
--- a/src/plone/z3cform/traversal.txt
+++ b/src/plone/z3cform/traversal.txt
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ First, we create a simple form and context.
     ...     age = schema.Int(title=u"Age")
 
     >>> from z3c.form.interfaces import IFieldsForm
-    >>> from zope.interface import implements
-    >>> class MyForm(form.Form):
-    ...     implements(IFieldsForm)
+    >>> from zope.interface import implementer
+    >>> @implementer(IFieldsForm)
+    ... class MyForm(form.Form):
     ...     fields = field.Fields(MySchema)
-    ...     
+    ...
     ...     def update(self):
     ...         print "Updating test form"
     ...         super(MyForm, self).update()
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ First, we create a simple form and context.
     ...                name=u"test-form")
 
     >>> from Acquisition import Implicit
-    >>> class Bar(Implicit):
+    >>> @implementer(Interface,MySchema)
+    ... class Bar(Implicit):
     ...     __allow_access_to_unprotected_subobjects__ = 1
-    ...     implements(Interface,MySchema)
     ...     age = 48
 
 And define a helper to make a request and traverse to ++widget++
@@ -110,10 +110,10 @@ contains some values for it.
     >>> class MyListSchema(interface.Interface):
     ...     list_field = schema.List(__name__='list_field',title=u"Object Field",value_type=schema.Int(title=u"Age"))
 
-    >>> class MyListForm(form.Form):
-    ...     implements(IFieldsForm)
+    >>> @implementer(IFieldsForm)
+    ... class MyListForm(form.Form):
     ...     fields = field.Fields(MyListSchema)
-    ...     
+    ...
     ...     def update(self):
     ...         print "Updating test form"
     ...         super(MyListForm, self).update()
@@ -123,9 +123,9 @@ contains some values for it.
     ...                factory=MyListForm,
     ...                name=u"test-list-form")
 
-    >>> class Bar(Implicit):
+    >>> @implementer(Interface, MyListSchema)
+    ... class Bar(Implicit):
     ...     __allow_access_to_unprotected_subobjects__ = 1
-    ...     implements(Interface, MyListSchema)
     ...     list_field = [48,49,50]
 
 Make a request. We should be able to find the list_field
@@ -179,10 +179,10 @@ Now create a schema that contains an object with a list of ages within it
     >>> class MyParentSchema(interface.Interface):
     ...     obj_field = schema.Object(__name__='obj_field',title=u"Object Field",schema=MyListSchema)
 
-    >>> class MyParentForm(form.Form):
-    ...     implements(IFieldsForm)
+    >>> @implementer(IFieldsForm)
+    ... class MyParentForm(form.Form):
     ...     fields = field.Fields(MyParentSchema)
-    ...     
+    ...
     ...     def update(self):
     ...         print "Updating test form"
     ...         super(MyParentForm, self).update()
@@ -192,14 +192,14 @@ Now create a schema that contains an object with a list of ages within it
     ...                factory=MyParentForm,
     ...                name=u"test-parent-form")
 
-    >>> class Baz(Implicit):
+    >>> @implementer(Interface, MyListSchema)
+    ... class Baz(Implicit):
     ...     __allow_access_to_unprotected_subobjects__ = 1
-    ...     implements(Interface, MyListSchema)
     ...     list_field = [48,49,50]
 
-    >>> class Bar(Implicit):
+    >>> @implementer(Interface, MyParentSchema)
+    ... class Bar(Implicit):
     ...     __allow_access_to_unprotected_subobjects__ = 1
-    ...     implements(Interface, MyParentSchema)
     ...     obj_field = Baz()
 
 
@@ -268,12 +268,12 @@ Again, we create a simple form and context.
     ...     age = schema.Int(title=u"Age")
 
     >>> from z3c.form.interfaces import IFieldsForm
-    >>> from zope.interface import implements
-    >>> class MyForm(form.Form):
-    ...     implements(IFieldsForm)
+    >>> from zope.interface import implementer
+    >>> @implementer(IFieldsForm)
+    ... class MyForm(form.Form):
     ...     fields = field.Fields(MySchema)
     ...     ignoreContext = True # don't use context to get widget data
-    ...     
+    ...
     ...     def update(self):
     ...         print "Updating test form"
     ...         super(MyForm, self).update()
@@ -292,9 +292,9 @@ Again, we create a simple form and context.
     ...                name=u"test-form")
 
     >>> from Acquisition import Implicit
-    >>> class Bar(Implicit):
+    >>> @implementer(Interface)
+    ... class Bar(Implicit):
     ...     __allow_access_to_unprotected_subobjects__ = 1
-    ...     implements(Interface)
 
     >>> from zope.component import getMultiAdapter
     >>> context = Bar()