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Official Journal of the European Union
7.9.2012
COUNCIL DECISION
of 8 March 2012
on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European
Union and the Kingdom of Morocco concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures on agricultural
products, processed agricultural products, fish and fishery products, the replacement of Protocols 1,
2 and 3 and their Annexes and amendments to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an
association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the
Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part
(2012/497/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Article 1
Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4),
in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) thereof,
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters (here
inafter the ‘Agreement’) between the European Union and the
Kingdom of Morocco concerning reciprocal liberalisation
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
measures on agricultural products, processed agricultural
products, fish and fishery products, the replacement of
Protocols 1, 2 and 3 and their Annexes and amendments to
Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,
the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association
between the European Communities and their Member States,
of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part,
is approved on behalf of the European Union.
Whereas:
(1) Article
16
of
the
Euro-Mediterranean
Agreement
estab
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
lishing an association between the European Commu
nities and their Member States, of the one part, and
the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part ( 1 ) (here
Article 2
inafter the ‘Association Agreement’), which has been in
force since 1 March 2000, provides for the gradual
Where the Union needs to take a safeguard measure concerning
implementation of greater liberalisation of reciprocal
agricultural products, fish and fishery products, as provided for
trade in agricultural products, processed agricultural
in the Association Agreement, that measure shall be adopted in
products, fish and fishery products.
accordance with the procedures provided for in Article 159(2)
of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007
establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and
(2) In
July
2005,
the
EU-Morocco
Association
Council on specific provisions for certain agricultural products ( 2 ); or by
adopted an Action Plan of the European Neighbourhood
Article 30 of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of
Policy including a specific provision having the objective
17 December 1999 on the common organisation of the
of the further liberalisation of trade in agricultural
markets in fishery and aquaculture products ( 3 ). For processed
products, processed agricultural products, fish and
agricultural products, the safeguard measures shall be adopted
fishery products.
according to the procedures provided for in Article 7(2) of
Council Regulation (EC) No 614/2009 of 7 July 2009 on the
common system of trade for ovalbumin and lactalbumin ( 4 ), or
(3) On
14
October
2005,
the
Council
authorised
the Article 11(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1216/2009 of
Commission to conduct negotiations with the Kingdom
30 November 2009 laying down the trade arrangements
of Morocco within the framework of the Association
applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of
Agreement, in order to achieve that objective.
agricultural products ( 5 ).
(4) On
14
December
2009,
the
Commission
concluded
Article 3
negotiations on behalf of the Union in respect of an
Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters (here
The President of the Council is authorised to appoint the person
inafter the ‘Agreement’) with the aim of amending the
or persons empowered to proceed, on behalf of the Union, to
Association Agreement.
the deposit of the instrument of approval provided for in the
Agreement, in order to bind the Union.
(5) The
Agreement
should
be
approved,
( 2 ) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
( 3 ) OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22.
( 4 ) OJ L 181, 14.7.2009, p. 8.
( 1 ) OJ L 70, 18.3.2000, p. 2.
( 5 ) OJ L 328, 15.12.2009, p. 10.

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7.9.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
241/3
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This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 8 March 2012.
For the Council
The President
M. BDSKOV

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