Marrakesh VIP Treaty
| Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works to Visually Impaired Persons and Persons with Print Disabilities | |
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Map of countries where the Treaty is in force as of November 2023. | |
| Type | Multilateral |
| Signed | 28 June 2013 |
| Location | Marrakesh, Morocco |
| Effective | 30 September 2016 |
| Condition | Ratification of 20 states |
| Signatories | 80 |
| Parties | 100 (126 countries including EUs 27 member states) |
| Depositary | World Intellectual Property Organization |
The Marrakesh VIP Treaty (formally the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons who are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled, colloquially Marrakesh Treaty or MVT) is a treaty on copyright adopted in Marrakesh, Morocco, on 27 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 and entered into force three months later, on September 30, 2016. As of April 14, 2025, the treaty has 100 contracting parties covering 126 WIPO Member States because the European Union joined as a block.