21.04.2023

The European Commission has recently issued a call for evidence on the evaluation of the Marrakesh Directive and Regulation with a deadline of 11 May 2023, as it prepares the evaluation report scheduled for October this year.

The Marrakesh Treaty gives blind people and people with visual impairments or other print-reading problems access to more books and printed materials in accessible formats. The EU fulfills its Treaty obligations through the Marrakesh Directive and Regulation. The Commission is invited to assess the Directive and the Regulation. The evaluation includes an assessment of the impact of potential compensation schemes on the availability, for beneficiaries, of copies in accessible format and on their cross-border exchange.

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