Marrakesh VIP Treaty (Intellectual Property Law)

 

Marrakesh VIP Treaty

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Marrakesh VIP Treaty
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Map of countries were the Treaty is currently in force.
TypeMultilateral
Signed28 June 2013
LocationMarrakeshMorocco
Effective30 September 2016
ConditionRatification of 20 states
Signatories80[1]
Parties76 (102 countries including EUs 27 member states)
DepositaryWorld Intellectual Property Organization

The Marrakesh VIP Treaty (formally the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works by Visually Impaired Persons and Persons with Print Disabilities, colloquially MVT) is a treaty on copyright adopted in MarrakeshMorocco, on 27th June 2013. It achieved the deposit of 20 instruments of ratification or accession by eligible parties needed for entry into force on June 30, 2016. The Treaty date of entry into force is three months later, on September 30, 2016.

Treaty

The treaty allows for copyright exceptions to facilitate the creation of accessible versions of books and other copyrighted works for visually impaired persons. It sets a norm for countries ratifying the treaty to have a domestic copyright exception covering these activities and allowing for the import and export of such materials.

Sixty three countries signed the treaty as of the close of the diplomatic conference in Marrakesh. The ratification of 20 states was required for the treaty to enter into effect;[6] the 20th ratification was received on 30 June 2016, and the treaty entered into force on 30 September 2016.[7][8]

Ratification

India was the first country to ratify the treaty,[9][10] on 24 July 2014. As of October 15, 2018,[11] 80 countries have signed the Treaty and 102 states have ratified it including EU's 28 member-states who ratified as one entity (notification number 45),[12][1] and most recently Ethiopia[13]

The European Union ratified the treaty for all 28 members on October 1, 2018. The provisions of the Treaty went into effect across the EU (including in the United Kingdom) on January 1, 2019.[14]

The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020.[15] but is covered by the EU:s ratification of the treaty until December 31, 2020. The UK deposited their instrument of ratification on 1 October 2020.[16] This means that on 1 January 2021 the UK will become a contracting party in its own right.

On September 20, 2017, the EU Commission published a directive and a regulation on the Marrakesh treaty that had to be transposed into national law, in all 28 member states; the deadline for transposition was October 11, 2018.[17] Member states were required to update their national laws to implement the Treaty's requirements later in 2018.[18] This followed a lengthy and occasionally controversial process that began shortly after the treaty was initially passed. In March 2015, the Council of the European Union accused the European Commission of delaying the adoption of the treaty by EU and called upon the Commission "to submit without delay the necessary legislative proposal".[19][20] There was continued opposition by some EU member states.[21]

On June 28, 2018, the U.S. Senate approved it and the implementation bill S. 2559[22] without apparent opposition; the House approved S.2559 via unanimous consent on September 25, 2018. The bill and the Treaty were signed into law by the President Trump on October 9, 2018.[23][24][25] As a result, on February 8, 2019, the United States of America formally joined the treaty.[26]

Countries which have ratified the treaty

By 4th November 2020, 76 Contracting Parties (102 countries) around the world had ratified or acceded to the Marrakesh treaty (WIPO can be a bit slow updating this page so if you don´t find the latest country in the list below that the reason.[27] See table below:


Contracting PartySignatureInstrumentIn Force
AfghanistanJune 28, 2013Ratification: July 26, 2018October 26, 2018
ArgentinaMay 21, 2014Ratification: April 1, 2015September 30, 2016
AustraliaJune 23, 2014Ratification: December 10, 2015September 30, 2016
AustriaJune 25, 2014
AzerbaijanAccession: September 24, 2018December 24, 2018
BelarusAccession: July 22, 2020October 22, 2020
BelgiumJune 25, 2014
BelizeAccession: November 9, 2018February 9, 2019
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)Accession: March 12, 2019June 12, 2019
Bosnia and HerzegovinaJune 28, 2013
BotswanaAccession: October 5, 2016January 5, 2017
BrazilJune 28, 2013Ratification: December 11, 2015September 30, 2016
Burkina FasoJune 28, 2013Ratification: July 31, 2017October 31, 2017
BurundiJune 28, 2013
Cabo VerdeAccession: February 22, 2019May 22, 2019
CambodiaJune 28, 2013                                                                                                                                          
CameroonJune 28, 2013
CanadaAccession: June 30, 2016September 30, 2016
Central African RepublicJune 28, 2013Ratification: August 19, 2020November 19, 2020
ChadJune 28, 2013
ChileJune 28, 2013Ratification: May 10, 2016September 30, 2016
ChinaJune 28, 2013
ColombiaJune 28, 2013
ComorosJune 28, 2013
CongoJune 28, 2013
Cook IslandsAccession: March 19, 2019June 19, 2019
Costa RicaJune 28, 2013Ratification: October 9, 2017January 9, 2018
Côte d'IvoireJune 28, 2013
CyprusJune 28, 2013
Czech RepublicJune 24, 2014
Democratic People's Republic of KoreaJune 28, 2013Ratification: February 19, 2016September 30, 2016
DenmarkJune 28, 2013
DjiboutiJune 28, 2013
Dominican RepublicJune 28, 2013Ratification: June 5, 2018September 5, 2018
EcuadorMay 8, 2014Ratification: June 29, 2016September 30, 2016
El SalvadorOctober 11, 2013Ratification: October 1, 2014September 30, 2016
EthiopiaJune 28, 2013Ratification: November 2, 2020February 2, 2021
European Union (EU)April 30, 2014Ratification: October 1, 2018January 1, 2019
FinlandJune 20, 2014
FranceApril 30, 2014
GermanyJune 20, 2014
GhanaJune 28, 2013Ratification: May 11, 2018August 11, 2018
GreeceApril 30, 2014
GuatemalaJune 2, 2014Ratification: June 29, 2016September 30, 2016
GuineaJune 28, 2013
HaitiJune 28, 2013
Holy SeeJune 28, 2013
HondurasAccession: March 29, 2017June 29, 2017
IndiaApril 30, 2014Ratification: June 24, 2014September 30, 2016
IndonesiaSeptember 24, 2013Ratification: January 28, 2020April 28, 2020
Iran (Islamic Republic of)June 27, 2014
IrelandJune 20, 2014
IsraelAccession: March 21, 2016September 30, 2016
JapanAccession: October 1, 2018January 1, 2019
JordanJune 28, 2013Ratification: June 26, 2018September 26, 2018
KenyaJune 28, 2013Ratification: June 2, 2017September 2, 2017
KiribatiAccession: July 31, 2019October 31, 2019
KyrgyzstanAccession: May 15, 2017August 15, 2017
LebanonJune 28, 2013
LesothoAccession: April 30, 2018July 30, 2018
LiberiaAccession: October 6, 2016January 6, 2017
LithuaniaSeptember 27, 2013
LuxembourgJune 28, 2013
MalawiAccession: July 14, 2017October 14, 2017
MaliJune 28, 2013Ratification: December 16, 2014September 30, 2016
Marshall IslandsAccession: February 8, 2019May 8, 2019
MauritaniaJune 28, 2013
MauritiusJune 28, 2013
MexicoJune 25, 2014Ratification: July 29, 2015September 30, 2016
MongoliaJune 28, 2013Ratification: September 23, 2015September 30, 2016
MoroccoJune 28, 2013Ratification: May 15, 2019August 15, 2019
MozambiqueAugust 22, 2013
NamibiaAugust 12, 2013
NepalJune 28, 2013
New ZealandAccession: October 4, 2019January 4, 2020
NicaraguaAccession: January 16, 2020April 16, 2020
NigeriaJune 28, 2013Ratification: October 4, 2017January 4, 2018
NorwayJune 20, 2014
PanamaJune 28, 2013Ratification: February 10, 2017May 10, 2017
ParaguayJune 28, 2013Ratification: January 20, 2015September 30, 2016
PeruJune 28, 2013Ratification: February 2, 2016September 30, 2016
PhilippinesAccession: December 18, 2018March 18, 2019
PolandJune 24, 2014
QatarAccession: October 24, 2018January 24, 2019
Republic of KoreaJune 26, 2014Ratification: October 8, 2015September 30, 2016
Republic of MoldovaJune 28, 2013Ratification: February 19, 2018May 19, 2018
Russian FederationAccession: February 8, 2018May 8, 2018
Saint LuciaAccession: June 11, 2020September 11, 2020
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesAccession: September 5, 2016December 5, 2016
San MarinoAccession: June 2, 2020September 2, 2020
Sao Tome and PrincipeJune 28, 2013Ratification: October 15, 2020January 15, 2021
Saudi ArabiaAccession: November 21, 2018February 21, 2019
SenegalJune 28, 2013
SerbiaAccession: February 24, 2020May 24, 2020
Sierra LeoneJune 28, 2013
SingaporeAccession: March 30, 2015September 30, 2016
SloveniaMay 16, 2014
Sri LankaAccession: October 5, 2016January 5, 2017
SudanJune 28, 2013
SwitzerlandJune 28, 2013Ratification: February 11, 2020May 11, 2020
Syrian Arab RepublicNovember 22, 2013
TajikistanAccession: February 27, 2019May 27, 2019
ThailandAccession: January 28, 2019April 28, 2019
TogoJune 28, 2013
Trinidad and TobagoAccession: October 4, 2019January 4, 2020
TunisiaJune 28, 2013Ratification: September 7, 2016December 7, 2016
TurkeyNovember 1, 2013
TurkmenistanAccession: October 15, 2020January 15, 2020
UgandaJune 28, 2013Ratification: April 23, 2018July 23, 2018
United Arab EmiratesAccession: October 15, 2014September 30, 2016
United KingdomJune 28, 2013Ratification: October 1, 2020January 1, 2021
United Republic of TanzaniaAccession: April 8, 2020July 8, 2020
United States of AmericaOctober 2, 2013Ratification: February 8, 2019May 8, 2019
UruguayJune 28, 2013Ratification: December 1, 2014September 30, 2016
VanuatuAccession: May 6, 2020August 6, 2020
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)Accession: October 2, 2019January 2, 2020
ZimbabweOctober 2, 2013Ratification: September 12, 2019December 12, 2019


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