During the three hours of informal negotiations, I am told the discussions focused on among the definition, the first paragraph regarding “authorized entity”
[in SCCR23/7 Auhtorized entities]
means a governmental agency, a non-profit entity or non-profit organization that has as one of its activities to assist persons with print disabilities by providing them with services relating to education, training, adaptive reading, or information access needs, in accordance with national law.
For the EU (and maybe still the US, I wish the US delegation would clarify?) “activities” should be replaced by “primary missions” (quote of European Union and its Member States, United States of America in SCCCR23/7).
Many delegations now want to delete any additional limitation such as an authorized entity whose “primary mission” is to serve the blind and visually impaired persons but the EU apparently has to consult its 27 members!
What is at stake is how few institutions would then qualify and how that would defeat the very purpose of the instrument which is to facilitate more access for blind and visually impaired persons, not less.