This law establishes an association agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, and the Kingdom of Morocco

22000A0318(01) 22000A0318(01) 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 - Protocol 1 on the arrangements applying to imports into the Community of agricultural products originating in Morocco - Protocol 2 on the arrangements applying to imports into the Community of fishery products originating in Morocco - Protocol 3 on the arrangements applying to imports into Morocco of agricultural products originating in the Community - Protocol 4 concerning the definition of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation - Protocol 5 on mutual assistance in customs matters between the administrative authorities - Final Act - Joint Declarations - Agreements in the form of an Exchange of Letters - Declaration by the Community - Declarations by Morocco Official Journal L 070 , 18/03/2000 P. 0002 - 0204 Dates: of document: 26/02/1996 of effect: 01/03/2000; Entry into force See Art 96 And OJ L 70/2000 P. 228 of signature: 26/02/1996; Brussels end of validity: 99/99/9999; See Art. 93 Authentic language: The official languages ; German ; English ;

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The 15 Member States ; Belgium ; Denmark ; Federal Republic of Germany ; Greece ; Spain ; France ; Ireland ; Italy ; Luxembourg ;

Netherlands ; Austria ; Portugal ; Finland ; Sweden ; United Kingdom ; European Community ; European Coal and Steel Community ; Morocco Subject matter: Association ; External relations ; Provisions implementing Article 95 - ECSC Directory code: 11401020 EUROVOC descriptor: association agreement ; European Association Agreement ; EU country ; Morocco Legal basis:

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Amended by.... 200A0318(02)...... Replacement ANN 2 from 01/03/2000 Amended by.... 200A0318(02)...... Replacement ANN 3 from 01/03/2000 Amended by.... 200A0318(02)...... Replacement ANN 4 from 01/03/2000 Amended by.... 200A0318(02)...... Replacement ANN 6 from 01/03/2000 Adopted by.... 300D0204.......... DP24/1/2000 Derogated in.. 202A1210(02)...... Derogation PROT 1 from 29/11/2002 Amended by.... 203A1231(04)...... Replacement PROT 3 from 01/01/2004 Amended by.... 203A1231(04)...... Amendment ART 18 from 01/01/2004 Amended by.... 203A1231(04)...... Replacement PROT 1 from 01/01/2004 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 THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM, THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK, THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC, THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN, THE FRENCH REPUBLIC, IRELAND, THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC, THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG, THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS, THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA, THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC, THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND, THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN, THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, Contracting Parties to the Treaty establishing the European Community and the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, hereinafter referred to as the "Member States", and THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY, hereinafter referred to as "the Community", of the one part, and THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO, hereinafter referred to as "Morocco", of the other part, CONSIDERING the proximity and interdependence which historic links and common values have established between the Community, its Member States and Morocco;

CONSIDERING that the Community, its Member States and Morocco wish to strengthen those links and to establish lasting relations, based on reciprocity, solidarity, partnership and co-development;

CONSIDERING the importance which the Parties attach to the principles of the United Nations Charter, particularly the observance of human rights and political and economic freedom, which form the very basis of the association;

CONSIDERING recent political and economic developments both on the European continent and in Morocco, and the resulting common responsibilities with regard to the stability, security and prosperity of the Euro-Mediterranean region;

CONSIDERING the considerable progress made by Morocco and its people towards achieving their objectives of full integration of the Moroccan economy into the world economy and participation in the community of democratic nations;

CONSCIOUS, on the one hand, of the importance of relations in an overall Euro-Mediterranean context and, on the other, of the objective of integration between the countries of the Maghreb;

DESIROUS of fully achieving the objectives of the association between them by implementing the relevant provisions of this Agreement to bring the levels of economic and social development of the Community and Morocco closer to each other;

CONSCIOUS of the importance of this Agreement, which is based on reciprocity of interests, mutual concessions, cooperation and dialogue;

DESIROUS of establishing and developing political consultation on bilateral and international issues of mutual interest;

TAKING ACCOUNT of the Community's willingness to provide Morocco with decisive support in its endeavours to bring about economic reform and adjustment and social development;

CONSIDERING the commitment of both the Community and Morocco to free trade, in compliance with the rights and obligations arising out of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in its post-Uruguay Round form;

DESIROUS of establishing cooperation, sustained by regular dialogue, on economic, social and cultural issues in order to achieve better mutual understanding;

CONVINCED that this Agreement provides a suitable framework for the development of a partnership based on private initiative, a landmark option selected by both the Community and Morocco, and that it will create a climate conducive to economic, trade and investment relations between them, a consideration which offers vital backing for economic restructuring and technological modernisation, HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 11. An association is hereby established between the Community and

its Member States, of the one part, and Morocco, of the other part.

Article 2Respect for the democratic principles and fundamental human rights

established by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights shall inspire the domestic and external policies of the Community and of Morocco and shall constitute an essential element of this Agreement.

TITLE I

POLITICAL DIALOGUE

Article 31. A regular political dialogue shall be established between the

Parties. It shall help build lasting links of solidarity between the partners which will contribute to the prosperity, stability and security of the Mediterranean region and bring about a climate of understanding and tolerance between cultures.

Article 4Political dialogue shall cover all issues of common interest to the

Parties, in particular the conditions required to ensure peace, security and regional development through support for cooperation, notably within the Maghreb group of countries.

Article 5Political dialogue shall be established at regular intervals and

whenever necessary notably: (a) at ministerial level, principally within the Association Council; (b) at the level of senior officials representing Morocco, on the one hand, and the Council Presidency and the Commission on the other; (c) taking full advantage of all diplomatic channels including regular briefings, consultations on the occasion of international meetings and contacts between diplomatic representatives in third countries; (d) where appropriate, by any other means which would make a useful contribution to consolidating dialogue and increasing its effectiveness.

TITLE II

FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS

Article 6The Community and Morocco shall gradually establish a free trade

area over a transitional period lasting a maximum of 12 years starting from the date of the entry into force of this Agreement in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and in conformity with those of the 1994 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and the other multilateral agreements on trade in goods annexed to the Agreement establishing the WTO, hereinafter referred to as "GATT".

CHAPTER I

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS

Article 7The provisions of this chapter shall apply to products originating

in the Community and Morocco with the exception of the products referred to in Annex II to the Treaty establishing the European Community.

Article 8No new customs duties on imports nor charges having equivalent

effect shall be introduced in trade between the Community and Morocco.

Article 9Products originating in Morocco shall be imported into the Community

free of customs duties and charges having equivalent effect.

Article 101. The provisions of this chapter shall not preclude the retention

by the Community of an agricultural component on imports of the goods originating in Morocco listed in Annex 1.

The agricultural component shall reflect differences between the price on the Community market of the agricultural products considered as being used in the production of such goods and the price of imports from third countries where the total cost of the said basic products is higher in the Community. The agricultural component may take the form of a fixed amount or an ad valorem duty.

Such differences shall be replaced, where appropriate, by specific duties based on tariffication of the agricultural component or by ad valorem duties.

The provisions of Chapter II applicable to agricultural products shall apply mutatis mutandis to the agricultural component.

The provisions of Chapter II applicable to agricultural products shall apply mutatis mutandis to the agricultural component.

During elimination of the industrial component of the duties pursuant to paragraph 4, the level of the duties to be applied in respect of the products for which the tariff quotas are to be abolished may not be higher than the level of the duties in force on 1 January 1995.

In the case of the products in Annex 2, Lists 1 and 3, originating in the Community, Morocco shall eliminate the industrial component of the duties in accordance with the provisions laid down in Article 11(3) of this Agreement in respect of products in Annex 4.

Article 111. Customs duties and charges having equivalent effect applicable on

import into Morocco of products originating in the Community other than those listed in Annexes 3, 4, 5 and 6 shall be abolished upon the entry into force of this Agreement.

10 years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 20 % of the basic duty;

11 years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement each duty and charge shall be reduced to 10 % of the basic duty;

12 years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement the remaining duties shall be abolished.

Article 121. Morocco hereby undertakes to eliminate the reference prices

applied on 1 July 1995 to the products listed in Annex 5 at the latest three years after this Agreement enters into force.

In cases in which such reference prices are applied to textiles and clothing, those prices shall be progressively eliminated over a period of three years dating from the entry into force of this Agreement. The pace at which elimination of the reference prices takes place shall ensure that products originating in the Community retain a margin of preference of at least 25 % over the reference prices which Morocco applies on an erga omnes basis. If that margin of preference cannot be maintained, Morocco shall apply a tariff reduction to products originating in the Community. That tariff reduction must not be lower than 5 % of the customs duties and charges having equivalent effect in force on the date on which that reduction is due to be made.

If Morocco's commitments under the GATT provide for a shorter period for the elimination of import reference prices, that shorter period shall be applicable.

However, they may be made to apply sooner by a decision of the Association Council; (b) the arrangements applying to the products on Lists 1 and 2 shall be re-examined by the Association Council three years after this Agreement's entry into force.

At the time of that re-examination, the Association Council shall establish a tariff-dismantling timetable for the products appearing in Annex 6, apart from those of subheading 630900.

Article 13The provisions concerning the abolition of customs duties on imports

shall also apply to customs duties of a fiscal nature.

Article 141. Exceptional measures of limited duration which derogate from the

provisions of Article 11 may be taken by Morocco in the form of an increase or reintroduction of customs duties.

These measures may only concern infant industries, or certain sectors undergoing restructuring or facing serious difficulties, particularly where these difficulties produce major social problems.

Customs duties on imports applicable in Morocco to products originating in the Community introduced by these measures may not exceed 25 % ad valorem and shall maintain an element of preference for products originating in the Community. The total value of imports of the products which are subject to these measures may not exceed 15 % of total imports of industrial products from the Community during the last year for which statistics are available.

These measures shall be applied for a period not exceeding five years unless a longer duration is authorised by the Association Committee. They shall cease to apply at the latest on the expiry of the maximum transitional period of 12 years.

No such measures may be introduced in respect of a product if more than three years have elapsed since the elimination of all duties and quantitative restrictions or charges or measures having equivalent effect concerning that product.

Morocco shall inform the Association Committee of any exceptional measures it intends to take and, at the request of the Community, consultations shall be held on such measures and the sectors to which they apply before they are implemented. When taking such measures Morocco shall provide the Committee with a timetable for the elimination of the customs duties introduced under this Article.

This timetable shall provide for a phasing-out of these duties in equal annual instalments starting at the latest two years after their introduction. The Association Committee may decide on a different timetable.

CHAPTER II

AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERY PRODUCTS

Article 15The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the products

originating in the Community and Morocco listed in Annex II to the Treaty establishing the European Community.

Article 16The Community and Morocco shall gradually implement greater

liberalisation of their reciprocal trade in agricultural and fishery products.

Article 171. Agricultural and fishery products originating in Morocco shall

benefit on import into the Community from the provisions set out in Protocols 1 and 2 respectively.

Article 181. From 1 January 2000, the Community and Morocco shall assess the

situation with a view to determining the liberalisation measures to be applied by the Community and Morocco with effect from 1 January 2001 in accordance with the objective set out in Article 16.

CHAPTER III

COMMON PROVISIONS

Article 191. No new quantitative restriction on imports or measure having

equivalent effect shall be introduced in trade between the Community and Morocco.

Article 201. Should specific rules be introduced as a result of implementation

of their agricultural policies or modification of their existing rules, or should the provisions on the implementation of their agricultural policies be modified or developed, the Community and Morocco may modify the arrangements laid down in this Agreement in respect of the products concerned.

The Party carrying out such modification shall inform the Association Committee thereof. At the request of the other Party, the Association Committee shall meet to take appropriate account of that Party's interests.

Article 21Products originating in Morocco shall not enjoy more favourable

treatment when imported into the Community than that applied by Member States among themselves.

The provisions of this Agreement shall apply without prejudice to the provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1911/91 of 26 June 1991 on the application of the provisions of Community law to the Canary Islands.

Article 221. The two Parties shall refrain from any measures or practice of an

internal fiscal nature establishing, whether directly or indirectly, discrimination between the products of one Party and like products originating in the territory of the other Party.

Article 231. This Agreement shall not preclude the maintenance or

establishment of customs unions, free trade areas or arrangements for frontier trade in so far as they do not have the effect of altering the trade arrangements provided for in this Agreement.

Article 24If one of the Parties finds that dumping is taking place in trade

with the other Party within the meaning of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, it may take appropriate measures against this practice in accordance with the Agreement relating to the application of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, related internal legislation and the conditions and procedures laid down in Article 27 of this Agreement.

Article 25Where any product is being imported in such increased quantities and

under such conditions as to cause or threaten to cause:

Article 27

Article 26Where compliance with the provisions of Article 19(3) leads to:

(i) re-export to a third country of a product against which the exporting Party maintains quantitative export restrictions, export duties or measures or charges having equivalent effect; or (ii) a serious shortage, or threat thereof, of a product essential to the exporting Party; and where the situations referred to above give rise, or are likely to give rise, to major difficulties for the exporting Party, that Party may take appropriate measures under the conditions and in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 27. The measures shall be non-discriminatory and shall be eliminated when conditions no longer justify their maintenance.

Article 271. In the event of the Community or Morocco subjecting imports of

products liable to give rise to the difficulties referred to in Article 25 to an administrative procedure having as its purpose the rapid supply of information on trade flow trends, it shall inform the other Party.

In the selection of measures, priority shall be given to those which least disturb the functioning of this Agreement.

The safeguard measures shall be immediately notified to the Association Committee by the Party concerned and shall be the subject of periodic consultations, particularly with a view to their abolition as soon as circumstances permit.

If the Association Committee or the exporting Party has not taken a decision putting an end to the difficulties or no other satisfactory solution has been reached within 30 days of the matter being referred, the importing Party may adopt the appropriate measures to remedy the problem. These measures shall not exceed the scope of what is necessary to remedy the difficulties which have arisen; (c) as regards Article 26, the difficulties arising from the situations referred to in that Article shall be referred for examination to the Association Committee.

The Association Committee may take any decision needed to put an end to the difficulties. If it has not taken such a decision within 30 days of the matter being referred to it, the exporting Party may apply appropriate measures to exports of the product concerned; (d) where exceptional circumstances requiring immediate action make prior information or examination, as the case may be, impossible, the Community or Morocco, whichever is concerned, may, in the situations specified in Articles 24, 25 and 26, apply forthwith the precautionary measures strictly necessary to deal with the situation and shall inform the other Party immediately thereof.

Article 28This Agreement shall not preclude prohibitions or restrictions on

imports, exports or goods in transit justified on grounds of public morality, public policy or public security; the protection of health and life of humans, animals or plants; the protection of national treasures of artistic, historic or archaeological value or the protection of intellectual, industrial and commercial property or rules relating to gold and silver. Such prohibitions or restrictions shall not, however, constitute a means of arbitrary discrimination or a disguised restriction on trade between the Parties.

Article 29The concept of "originating products" for the purposes of

implementing this title and the methods of administrative cooperation relating thereto are laid down in Protocol 4.

Article 30The Combined Nomenclature of goods shall be applied to the

classification of goods in trade between the two Parties.

TITLE III

RIGHT OF ESTABLISHMENT AND SERVICES

Article 311. The Parties agree to widen the scope of this Agreement to cover

the right of establishment of one Party's firms on the territory of the other and liberalisation of the provision of services by one Party's firms to consumers of services in the other.

In making such recommendations, the Association Council will take account of past experience of implementation of reciprocal most-favoured-nation treatment and of the respective obligations of each Party under the General Agreement on Trade in Services annexed to the Agreement establishing the WTO, hereinafter referred to as the "GATS", particularly those in Article V of the latter.

Article 321. At the outset, each of the Parties shall reaffirm its obligations

under the GATS, particularly the obligation to grant reciprocal most-favoured-nation treatment in the service sectors covered by that obligation.

TITLE IV

PAYMENTS, CAPITAL, COMPETITION AND OTHER ECONOMIC PROVISIONS

CHAPTER I

CURRENT PAYMENTS AND MOVEMENT OF CAPITAL

Article 33Subject to the provisions of Article 35, the Parties undertake to

allow all current payments for current transactions to be made in a freely convertible currency.

Article 341. With regard to transactions on the capital account of balance of

payments, the Community and Morocco shall ensure, from the entry into force of this Agreement, that capital relating to direct investments in Morocco in companies formed in accordance with current laws can move freely and that the yield from such investments and any profit stemming therefrom can be liquidated and repatriated.

Article 35Where one or more Member States of the Community, or Morocco, is in

serious balance of payments difficulties, or under threat thereof, the Community or Morocco, as the case may be, may, in accordance with the conditions established under the GATT and Articles VIII and XIV of the Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund, adopt restrictions on current transactions which shall be of limited duration and may not go beyond what is strictly necessary to remedy the balance of payments situation. The Community or Morocco, as the case may be, shall inform the other Party forthwith and shall submit to it as soon as possible a timetable for the elimination of the measures concerned.

CHAPTER II

COMPETITION AND OTHER ECONOMIC PROVISIONS

Article 361. The following are incompatible with the proper functioning of

this Agreement, in so far as they may affect trade between the Community and Morocco: (a) all agreements between undertakings, decisions by associations of undertakings and concerted practices between undertakings which have as their object or effect the prevention, restriction or distortion of competition; (b) abuse by one or more undertakings of a dominant position in the territories of the Community or of Morocco as a whole or in a substantial part thereof; (c) any official aid which distorts or threatens to distort competition by favouring certain undertakings or the production of certain goods, with the exception of cases in which a derogation is allowed under the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community.

Until these rules are adopted, the provisions of the Agreement on interpretation and application of Articles VI, XVI and XXIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade shall be applied as the rules for the implementation of paragraph 1(c) and related parts of paragraph 2.

During the same period of time, Morocco may exceptionally, as regards ECSC steel products, grant State aid for restructuring purposes provided that:

The Association Council shall, taking into account the economic situation of Morocco, decide whether the period should be extended every five years.

In the case of practices incompatible with paragraph 1(c) of this Article, such appropriate measures may, where the GATT applies thereto, only be adopted in accordance with the procedures and under the conditions laid down by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and any other relevant instrument negotiated under its auspices which is applicable between the Parties.

Article 37The Member States and Morocco shall progressively adjust, without

affecting commitments made under the GATT, any State monopolies of a commercial character so as to ensure that, by the end of the fifth year following the entry into force of this Agreement, no discrimination regarding the conditions under which goods are procured and marketed exists between nationals of the Member States and of Morocco. The Association Committee will be informed about the measures adopted to implement this objective.

Article 38With regard to public enterprises and enterprises which have been

granted special or exclusive rights, the Association Council shall ensure, from the fifth year following the entry into force of this Agreement, that no measure which disturbs trade between the Community and Morocco in a manner which runs counter to the interests of the Parties is adopted or maintained. This provision shall not impede the performance in fact or in law of the specific functions assigned to those enterprises.

Article 391. The Parties shall provide suitable and effective protection of

intellectual, industrial and commercial property rights, in line with the highest international standards. This shall encompass effective means of enforcing such rights.

Article 401. The Parties shall take appropriate steps to promote the use by

Morocco of Community technical rules and European standards for industrial and agri-food products and certification procedures.

Article 411. The Parties shall set as their objective a reciprocal and gradual

liberalisation of public procurement contracts.

TITLE V

ECONOMIC COOPERATION

Article 42Objectives

Article 43Scope

Article 44Methods

Economic cooperation shall involve methods including: (a) regular economic dialogue between the two Parties covering all aspects of macroeconomic policy; (b) communication and exchanges of information; (c) advice, use of the services of experts and training; (d) joint ventures; (e) assistance with technical, administrative and regulatory matters.

Article 45Regional cooperation

In order to make the most of this Agreement, the Parties shall foster all activities which have a regional impact or involve third countries, notably: (a) intra-regional trade within the Maghreb; (b) environmental matters; (c) the development of economic infrastructure; (d) research in science and technology; (e) cultural matters; (f) customs matters; (g) regional institutions and the establishment of common or harmonised programmes and policies.

Article 46Education and training

The aim of cooperation shall be to: (a) find ways to bring about a significant improvement in education and training, including vocational training; (b) place special emphasis on giving the female population access to education, including technical training, higher education and vocational training; (c) encourage the establishment of lasting links between specialist bodies on the Parties' territories in order to pool and exchange experience and methods.

Article 47Scientific, technical and technological cooperation

The aim of cooperation shall be to: (a) encourage the establishment of permanent links between the Parties' scientific communities, notably by means of:

Article 48Environment

The aim of cooperation shall be to prevent deterioration of the environment, to improve the quality of the environment, to protect human health and to achieve rational use of natural resources for sustainable development.

The Parties undertake to cooperate in areas including: (a) soil and water quality; (b) the consequences of development, particularly industrial development (especially safety of installations and waste); (c) monitoring and preventing pollution of the sea.

Article 49Industrial cooperation

The aim of cooperation shall be to: (a) encourage cooperation between the Parties' economic operators, including cooperation in the context of access for Morocco to Community business networks and decentralised cooperation networks; (b) back the effort to modernise and restructure Morocco's public and private sector industry (including the agri-food industry); (c) foster an environment which favours private initiative, with the aim of stimulating and diversifying output for the domestic and export markets; (d) make the most of Morocco's human resources and industrial potential through better use of policy in the fields of innovation and research and technological development; (e) facilitate access to credit to finance investment.

Article 50Promotion and protection of investment

The aim of cooperation shall be to create a favourable climate for flows of investment, and to use the following in particular: (a) the establishment of harmonised and simplified procedures, co-investment machinery (especially to link small and medium-sized enterprises) and methods of identifying and providing information on investment opportunities; (b) the establishment, where appropriate, of a legal framework to promote investment, chiefly through the conclusion by Morocco and the Member States of investment protection agreements and agreements preventing double taxation.

Article 51Cooperation in standardisation and conformity assessment

The Parties shall cooperate in developing: (a) the use of Community rules in standardisation, metrology, quality control and conformity assessment; (b) the updating of Moroccan laboratories, leading eventually to the conclusion of mutual recognition agreements for conformity assessment; (c) the bodies responsible for intellectual, industrial and commercial property and for standardisation and quality in Morocco.

Article 52Approximation of legislation

Cooperation shall be aimed at helping Morocco to bring its legislation closer to that of the Community in the areas covered by this Agreement.

Article 53Financial services

The aim of cooperation shall be to achieve closer common rules and standards in areas including the following: (a) bolstering and restructuring Morocco's financial sectors; (b) improving accounting, auditing, supervision and regulation of financial services and financial monitoring in Morocco.

Article 54Agriculture and fisheries

The aim of cooperation shall be to: (a) modernise and restructure agriculture and fisheries through methods including the modernisation of infrastructure and equipment, the development of packaging and storage techniques and the improvement of private distribution and marketing chains; (b) diversify output and external markets; (c) achieve cooperation in health, plant health and growing techniques.

Article 55Transport

The aim of cooperation shall be to: (a) achieve the restructuring and modernisation of road, rail, port and airport infrastructure of common interest, in correlation with major trans-European communication routes; (b) define and apply operating standards comparable to those found in the Community; (c) bring equipment up to Community standards, particularly where multimodal transport, containerisation and transhipment are concerned; (d) gradually improve road, maritime and multimodal transit and the management of ports, airports, sea and air traffic and railways.

Article 56Telecommunications and information technology

Cooperation shall focus on: (a) telecommunications in general; (b) standardisation, conformity testing and certification for information technology and telecommunications; (c) dissemination of new information technologies, particularly in relation to networks and the interconnection of networks (ISDN - integrated services digital networks - and EDI - electronic data interchange); (d) stimulating research on and development of new communication and information technology facilities to develop the market in equipment, services and applications related to information technology and to communications, services and installations.

Article 57Energy

Cooperation shall focus on: (a) renewable energy; (b) promoting the saving of energy; (c) applied research relating to networks of databases linking the two Parties' economic and social operators; (d) backing efforts to modernise and develop energy networks and the interconnection of such networks with Community networks.

Article 58Tourism

The aim of cooperation shall be to develop tourism, particularly with regard to: (a) catering management and quality of service in the various fields connected with catering; (b) development of marketing; (c) promotion of tourism for young people.

Article 59Cooperation in customs matters

Article 60Cooperation in statistics

The aim of cooperation shall be to bring the methods used by the Parties closer together and to put to use data on all areas covered by this Agreement for which statistics can be collected.

Article 61Money laundering

Article 62Combating drug use and trafficking

Such action may involve the appropriate public and private sector institutions and international organisations, in collaboration with the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco and the relevant authorities in the Community and the Member States.

Article 63The two Parties shall together establish the procedures needed to

achieve cooperation in the fields covered by this title.

TITLE VI

COOPERATION IN SOCIAL AND CULTURAL MATTERS

CHAPTER I

WORKERS

Article 641. The treatment accorded by each Member State to workers of

Moroccan nationality employed in its territory shall be free from any discrimination based on nationality, as regards working conditions, remuneration and dismissal, relative to its own nationals.

Article 651. Subject to the provisions of the following paragraphs, workers of

Moroccan nationality and any members of their families living with them shall enjoy, in the field of social security, treatment free from any discrimination based on nationality relative to nationals of the Member States in which they are employed.

The concept of social security shall cover the branches of social security dealing with sickness and maternity benefits, invalidity, old-age and survivors' benefits, industrial accident and occupational disease benefits and death, unemployment and family benefits.

These provisions shall not, however, cause the other coordination rules provided for in Community legislation based on Article 51 of the EC Treaty to apply, except under the conditions set out in Article 67 of this Agreement.

Article 66The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to nationals of the

Parties residing or working illegally in the territory of their host countries.

Article 671. Before the end of the first year following the entry into force

of this Agreement, the Association Council shall adopt provisions to implement the principles set out in Article 65.

Article 68The provisions adopted by the Association Council in accordance with

Article 67 shall not affect any rights or obligations arising from bilateral agreements linking Morocco and the Member States where those agreements provide for more favourable treatment of nationals of Morocco or of the Member States.

CHAPTER II

DIALOGUE IN SOCIAL MATTERS

Article 691. The Parties shall conduct regular dialogue on any social matter

which is of interest to them.

Article 70Dialogue on social matters shall be conducted at the same levels and

in accordance with the same procedures as provided for in Title I of this Agreement, which can itself provide a framework for that dialogue.

CHAPTER III

COOPERATION IN THE SOCIAL FIELD

Article 711. With a view to consolidating cooperation between the Parties in

the social field, projects and programmes shall be carried out in any area of interest to them.

Priority will be afforded to the following projects: (a) reducing migratory pressure, in particular by improving living conditions, creating jobs and developing training in areas from which emigrants come; (b) resettling those repatriated because of their illegal status under the legislation of the state in question; (c) promoting the role of women in the economic and social development process through education and the media in step with Moroccan policy on the matter; (d) bolstering and developing Morocco's family planning and mother and child protection programmes; (e) improving the social protection system; (f) enhancing the health cover system; (g) implementing and financing exchange and leisure programmes for mixed groups of Moroccan and European young people residing in the Member States, with a view to promoting mutual knowledge of their respective cultures and fostering tolerance.

Article 72Cooperation schemes may be carried out in coordination with Member

States and relevant international organisations.

Article 73A working party shall be set up by the Association Council by the

end of the first year following the entry into force of this Agreement. It shall be responsible for the continuous and regular evaluation of the implementation of Chapters I to III.

CHAPTER IV

COOPERATION ON CULTURAL MATTERS

Article 741. In order to boost mutual knowledge and understanding, taking

account of activities already carried out, the Parties shall undertake - while respecting each other's culture - to provide a firmer footing for lasting cultural dialogue and to promote continuous cultural cooperation between them, without ruling out a priori any field of activity.

TITLE VII

FINANCIAL COOPERATION

Article 75

With a view to full attainment of this Agreement's objectives, financial cooperation shall be implemented for Morocco in line with the appropriate financial procedures and resources.

These procedures shall be adopted by mutual agreement between the Parties by means of the most suitable instruments once this Agreement enters into force.

In addition to the areas covered by the Titles V and VI of this Agreement, cooperation shall entail:

Article 76Within the framework of Community instruments intended to buttress

structural adjustment programmes in the Mediterranean countries - and in close coordination with the Moroccan authorities and other contributors, in particular the international financial institutions

Article 77In order to ensure a coordinated approach to dealing with

exceptional macroeconomic and financial problems which could stem from the progressive implementation of this Agreement, the Parties shall closely monitor the development of trade and financial relations between the Community and Morocco as part of the regular economic dialogue established under Title V.

TITLE VIII

INSTITUTIONAL, GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 78An Association Council is hereby established which shall meet at

ministerial level once a year and when circumstances require, on the initiative of its Chairman and in accordance with the conditions laid down in its Rules of Procedure.

It shall examine any major issues arising within the framework of this Agreement and any other bilateral or international issues of mutual interest.

Article 791. The Association Council shall consist of the members of the

Council of the European Union and members of the Commission of the European Communities, on the one hand, and of members of the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco, on the other.

Article 80The Association Council shall, for the purpose of attaining the

objectives of this Agreement, have the power to take decisions in the cases provided for therein.

The decisions taken shall be binding on the Parties, which shall take the measures necessary to implement the decisions taken. The Association Council may also make appropriate recommendations.

It shall draw up its decisions and recommendations by agreement between the two Parties.

Article 811. Subject to the powers of the Council, an Association Committee is

hereby established which shall be responsible for the implementation of the Agreement.

Article 821. The Association Committee, which shall meet at the level of

officials, shall consist of representatives of members of the Council of the European Union and of members of the Commission of the European Communities, on the one hand, and of representatives of the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco, on the other.

The Association Committee shall normally meet alternately in the Community and in Morocco.

Article 83The Association Committee shall have the power to take decisions for

the management of the Agreement as well as in those areas in which the Council has delegated its powers to it.

It shall draw up its decisions by agreement between the Parties.

These decisions shall be binding on the Parties, which shall take the measures necessary to implement the decisions taken.

Article 84The Association Council may decide to set up any working group or

body necessary for the implementation of the Agreement.

Article 85The Association Council shall take all appropriate measures to

facilitate cooperation and contacts between the European Parliament and the parliamentary institutions of the Kingdom of Morocco, and between the Economic and Social Committee of the Community and its counterpart in the Kingdom of Morocco.

Article 861. Either Party may refer to the Association Council any dispute

relating to the application or interpretation of this Agreement.

The Association Council shall appoint a third arbitrator.

The arbitrators' decisions shall be taken by majority vote.

Each party to the dispute shall take the steps required to implement the decision of the arbitrators.

Article 87Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent a Contracting Party from

taking any measures: (a) which it considers necessary to prevent the disclosure of information contrary to its essential security interests; (b) which relate to the production of, or trade in, arms, munitions or war materials or to research, development or production indispensable for defence purposes, provided that such measures do not impair the conditions of competition in respect of products not intended for specifically military purposes; (c) which it considers essential to its own security in the event of serious internal disturbances affecting the maintenance of law and order, in time of war or serious international tension constituting threat of war or in order to carry out obligations it has accepted for the purpose of maintaining peace and international security.

Article 88In the fields covered by this Agreement, and without prejudice to

any special provisions contained therein:

Article 89Nothing in this Agreement shall have the effect of:

Article 901. The Parties shall take any general or specific measures required

to fulfil their obligations under this Agreement. They shall see to it that the objectives set out in this Agreement are attained.

In the selection of measures, priority must be given to those which least disturb the functioning of this Agreement. These measures shall be notified immediately to the Association Council and shall be the subject of consultations within the Association Council if the other Party so requests.

Article 91Protocols 1 to 5, Annexes 1 to 7 and the Declarations shall form an

integral part of this Agreement. The Declarations and Exchanges of Letters can be found in the Final Act, which shall likewise form an integral part of this Agreement.

Article 92For the purposes of this Agreement, "Parties" shall mean, on the one

hand, the Community or the Member States, or the Community and its Member States, in accordance with their respective powers, and, on the other hand, Morocco.

Article 93

This Agreement shall be concluded for an unlimited period.

Either Party may denounce this Agreement by notifying the other Party. This Agreement shall cease to apply six months after the date of such notification.

Article 94This Agreement shall apply, on the one hand, to the territories in

which the Treaties establishing the European Community and the European Coal And Steel Community are applied and under the conditions laid down in those Treaties and, on the other hand to the territory of the Kingdom of Morocco.

Article 95

This Agreement is drawn up in duplicate in the Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish and Arabic languages, each of these texts being equally authentic.

Article 961. This Agreement shall be approved by the Contracting Parties in

accordance with their own procedures.

It shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date on which the Contracting Parties notify each other that the procedures referred to in the first paragraph have been completed.

Hecho en Bruselas, el veintisłis de febrero de mil novecientos noventa y seis.

Udfördiget i Bruxelles, den seksogtyvende februar nitten hundrede og seksoghalvfems.

Geschehen zu BrŽssel am sechsundzwanzigsten Februar neunzehnhundertsechsundneunzig. >ISO_7>øółżõ ėĮłĖ ĀęįžąūūõĖ, ėĮłĖ õčś˙ėł ąžł Öõņę˙įńęč˙į ščūłń õżżłńśŽėłń õżõżČżĮń ąžł. >ISO_1>Done at >ISO_7>Ā>ISO_1>russels on the twenty-sixth day of February in the year one thousand nine hundred and ninety-six.

Fait š Bruxelles, le vingt-six fłvrier mil neuf cent quatre-vingt-seize.

Fatto a Bruxelles, addü ventisei febbraio millenovecentonovantasei.

Gedaan te Brussel, de zesentwintigste februari negentienhonderd zesennegentig.

Feito em Bruxelas, em vinte e seis de Fevereiro de mil novecentos e noventa e seis.

Tehty Brysselissō kahdentenakymmenentenōkuudentena pōivōnō helmikuuta vuonna tuhatyhdeksōnsataayhdeksōnkymmentōkuusi.

Som skedde i Bryssel den tjugosjōtte februari nittonhundranittiosex. >PIC FILE= "L_2000070EN.002101.TIF"> Pour le Royaume de Belgique/Voor het Koninkrijk Belgiū/FŽr das KŠnigreich Belgien >PIC FILE= "L_2000070EN.002102.TIF"> Cette signature engage łgalement la Communautł fran÷aise, la Communautł flamande, la Communautł germanophone, la Rłgion wallonne, la Rłgion flamande et la Rłgion de Bruxelles-Capitale.

Deze handtekening verbindt eveneens de Vlaamse Gemeenschap, de Franse Gemeenschap, de Duitstalige Gemeenschap, het Vlaamse Gewest, het Waalse Gewest en het Brusselse Hoofdstedelijke Gewest.

Diese Unterschrift verbindet zugleich die Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft, die Flōmische Gemeinschaft, die FranzŠsische Gemeinschaft, die Wallonische Region, die Flōmische Region und die Region BrŽssel-Hauptstadt.

Põ Kongeriget Danmarks vegne >PIC FILE= "L_2000070EN.002103.TIF"> FŽr die Bundesrepublik Deutschland >PIC FILE= "L_2000070EN.002201.TIF"> >ISO_7>Ćłń Į÷ż Åūū÷żłśČ Ä÷ü˙śęńĮčń >ISO_1>> PIC FILE= "L_2000070EN.002202.TIF"> Por el Reino de Espaęa >PIC FILE= "L_2000070EN.002203.TIF"> Pour la Rłpublique fran÷aise >PIC FILE= "L_2000070EN.002204.TIF"> Thar cheann Na hÉireann/For Ireland >PIC FILE= "L_2000070EN.002205.TIF"> Per la Repubblica italiana >PIC FILE= "L_2000070EN.002206.TIF"> Pour le Grand-Duchł de Luxembourg >PIC FILE= "L_2000070EN.002301.TIF"> Voor het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden >PIC FILE= "L_2000070EN.002302.TIF"> FŽr die Republik Österreich >PIC FILE= "L_2000070EN.002303.TIF"> Suomen tasavallan puolesta >PIC FILE= "L_2000070EN.002304.TIF"> FŠr Konungariket Sverige >PIC FILE= "L_2000070EN.002305.TIF"> Pela RepŪblica Portuguesa >PIC FILE= "L_2000070EN.002306.TIF"> For the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland >PIC FILE= "L_2000070EN.002401.TIF"> Por las Comunidades Europeas/For De Europöiske Föllesskaber/FŽr die Europōischen Gemeinschaften/>ISO_7>Ćłń ĮłĖ ÅįęųĘńŪśąĖ Ź˙łżŽĮ÷ĮõĖ/>ISO_1>For the European Communities/Pour les Communautłs europłennes/Per le Comunitš europee/Voor de Europese Gemeenschappen/Pelas Comunidades Europeias/Euroopan yhteisŠjen puolesta/Põ Europeiska gemenskapernas vōgnar >PIC FILE= "L_2000070EN.002402.TIF"> >PIC FILE= "L_2000070EN.002403.TIF"> >PIC FILE= "L_2000070EN.002404.TIF"> >PIC FILE= "L_2000070EN.002405.TIF">

LIST OF ANNEXES >TABLE POSITION> ANNEX 1 PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 10(1) >TABLE POSITION> ANNEX 2 PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 10(2) List 1((Products for which Morocco will maintain the level of customs charges prevailing on 1 January 1995 for four years, within the tariff quotas shown, in accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 10(3).

In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 10(3), during the elimination of the industrial component of the duties pursuant to Article 10(4), the level of the duties to be applied in respect of the products for which the tariff quotas are to be abolished may not be higher than the level of the duties in force on 1 January 1995.)) >TABLE POSITION> List 2 >TABLE POSITION> List 3 >TABLE POSITION> ANNEX 3 PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 11(2) HS heading 1505 1522 1901 90 10 10 1903 2001 except 2001 90 30 2004 10 91 2101 20 2103 10 2106 90 10 2208 2502 2503 2504 2505 2506 2507 2508 2509 2510 2511 2512 2513 2514 2516 2517 2518 2519 2521 2523 21 2523 30 2523 90 2524 2525 2526 2527 2528 2529 2530 10 2530 30 2530 40 2530 90 2701 2702 2703 2704 2705 2706 2707 2708 2709 2710 00 19 2710 00 20 2710 00 30 2710 00 40 2711 14 2711 19 2711 21 2711 29 2712 2713 2714 2715 2801 20 2801 30 2803 2804 21 2804 29 2804 50 2804 61 2804 69 2804 70 2804 80 2804 90 2805 2808 2810 00 2811 11 2811 19 2811 22 2811 23 2812 2813 2814 2815 20 2815 30 2816 2817 00 90 2818 2819 2820 2821 2822 2823 2824 2825 2826 2827 2829 2830 2831 2832 2833 11 2833 19 2833 23 2833 24 2833 27 2833 29 2833 40 2834 2835 24 2835 29 2835 31 2835 39 2836 2837 2838 2840 2841 2842 10 2843 2844 2845 2846 2847 2848 2849 2850 2901 21 2901 22 2901 24 2902 2903 2904 2905 11 2905 12 2905 13 2905 14 2905 15 2905 16 2905 17 2905 19 10 2905 21 2905 22 2905 29 2905 31 2905 32 2905 39 2905 41 2905 42 2905 43 2905 44 2905 49 2905 50 2906 2907 2908 2909 2910 2911 2912 2913 2914 2915 2916 2917 2918 2919 2920 2921 2922 2923 2924 2925 2926 2927 2928 2929 2930 2931 2932 2933 2934 2935 2936 2937 2938 2939 2940 2941 2942 3002 10 3002 20 3002 39 90 3003 39 20 3003 90 91 3004 10 20 3004 10 30 3004 10 91 3004 10 92 3004 10 93 3004 20 20 3004 20 30 3004 20 91 3004 20 92 3004 20 93 3004 20 94 3004 31 10 3004 31 91 3004 31 92 3004 31 93 3004 32 20 3004 32 30 3004 32 91 3004 32 92 3004 32 93 3004 32 94 3004 39 20 3004 39 30 3004 39 40 3004 39 91 3004 39 92 3004 39 93 3004 40 20 3004 40 30 3004 40 91 3004 40 92 3004 40 93 3004 50 20 3004 50 91 3004 50 92 3004 50 93 3004 90 20 3004 90 30 3004 90 40 3004 90 50 3004 90 91 3004 90 92 3004 90 93 3004 90 94 3005 10 10 3006 20 3006 30 3006 60 11 3006 60 12

Chapter 31

3201 3202 3203 3204 except 3204 12 3206 3207 3208 90 10 3209 90 10 3210 3402 11 3402 12 3402 13 3402 19 3403 99 10 3404 20 3507 90 10 3606 90 3701 10 3701 20 10 3701 20 99 3701 30 3701 91 3701 99 3702 10 3702 20 10 3702 20 99 3702 31 3702 32 3702 39 3702 41 3702 42 3702 43 3702 44 3702 51 3702 52 3702 53 3702 54 3702 55 3702 56 3702 91 3702 92 3702 93 3702 94 3702 95 3706 10 93 3706 90 93 3801 3802 3803 3805 3806 3807 3812 3813 3814 3815 3817 3818 3821 3822 3823 10 3823 20 3823 30 3823 60 10 3823 60 90 3823 90 10 3823 90 20 3823 90 91 3823 90 92 3823 90 93 3901 10 90 3901 20 90 3901 30 20 3901 30 90 3901 90 20 3901 90 90 3902 10 90 3902 20 90 3902 30 20 3902 30 90 3902 90 20 3902 90 90 3903 11 90 3903 19 90 3903 20 90 3903 30 90 3903 90 90 3904 30 90 3904 40 20 3904 40 90 3904 50 90 3904 61 90 3904 69 20 3904 69 90 3904 90 19 3904 90 29 3904 90 95 3904 90 99 3905 19 19 3905 19 29 3905 19 95 3905 19 99 3905 20 90 3905 90 30 3905 90 95 3905 90 99 3906 10 90 3906 90 19 3906 90 95 3906 90 99 3907 10 3907 20 3907 30 3907 40 3907 60 10 3907 99 90 3908 10 90 3908 90 90 3909 10 11 3909 20 90 3909 30 90 3909 40 90 3909 50 90 3910 3911 10 11 3911 10 13 3911 10 19 3911 10 91 3911 10 93 3911 10 99 3911 90 93 3911 90 99 3912 11 00 3912 20 10 3912 31 10 3912 39 10 3912 90 21 3913 10 00 3914 3920 41 10 3920 42 10 3921 90 10 4001 4002 4003 4004 00 10 4004 00 21 4004 00 22 4004 00 40 4004 00 90 4005 10 10 4005 20 4005 91 91 4005 99 4006 90 11 4007 4011 30 4012 90 21 4014 4015 11 4016 99 92 4016 99 93 4101 4102 4103 4110 4301 4401 4402 4403 4701 00 10 4702 00 10 4702 00 21 4702 00 29 4702 00 31 4702 00 91 4703 11 4703 19 10 4703 21 10 4703 21 90 4703 29 10 4704 11 4704 19 10 4704 21 10 4704 21 90 4704 29 10 4705 00 10 4706 4707 10 4801 00 10 4802 20 4804 31 21 4813 4816 30 4901 10 4901 91 90 4901 99 99 4902 10 90 4902 90 90 4904 00 90 4905 4906 4907 00 10 4908 10 91 4908 90 91 4911 10 10 4911 99 10

Chapter 50

5101 5102 5103 5104 5105 5111 11 10 5111 19 10 5111 20 10 5111 30 10 5111 90 10 5112 11 10 5112 19 10 5112 20 10 5112 30 10 5112 90 10 5201 5202 5203 5301 5302 5303 5304 5305 5501 5502 5503 5504 5505 5506 5507 5601 30 5603 00 10 5604 90 30 5608 11 10 5608 90 11 5608 90 21 5811 00 5902 10 10 5902 20 10 5902 90 10 5903 10 10 5903 20 10 5903 90 10 5906 99 10 5906 99 20 5907 00 10 5908 5909 5910 5911 6115 91 91 6115 92 91 6115 93 91 6115 99 91 6214 10 6215 10 6310 10 10 6310 90 10

Chapter 66 except 6601 10

Chapter 67

6902 10 6903 10 6909 6914 7001 7002 7003 7004 7005 7006 7008 7010 90 21 7010 90 29 7011 7012 7014 7015 7016 7017 7018 7019

Chapter 71

7201 7202 7203 7204 7205 7206 7207 7208 7209 7210 50 7210 11 99 7211 7212 10 10 7212 10 21 7212 10 29 7212 10 91 7212 10 99 7212 40 31 7212 50 10 7212 50 207212 50 31 7212 50 32 7212 50 33 7212 50 39 7212 50 61 7212 50 62 7212 50 64 7212 50 69 7212 60 10 7212 60 21 7212 60 29 7212 60 91 7213 10 10 7213 10 91 7213 10 99 7213 20 00 7213 31 90 7213 39 10 7213 41 90 7213 49 10 7213 49 90 7213 50 10 7213 50 91 7213 50 99 7214 10 00 7214 20 10 7214 20 99 7214 30 00 7214 40 90 7214 50 90 7214 60 10 7214 60 99 7215 10 00 7215 20 99 7215 30 99 7215 40 10 7215 40 99 7215 90 10 7215 90 39 7215 90 90 7216 7217 12 10 7217 13 90 7217 19 10 7217 22 10 7217 23 90 7217 29 10 7217 31 10 7217 32 10 7217 32 91 7217 33 10 7217 33 99 7217 39 20 7217 39 10 7218 7219 7220 7221 7222 7223 7224 7225 7226 7227 7228 7229 7301 10 7302 7303 7304 10 10 7304 10 99 7304 20 7304 31 7304 39 7305 11 99 7305 12 99 7305 19 99 7305 20 99 7305 31 99 7305 39 99 7305 90 99 7306 10 99 7306 20 99 7306 30 99 7306 40 99 7306 50 99 7306 60 99 7306 90 99 7311 00 10 7312 10 10 7315 7318 12 10 7318 13 10 7318 14 10 7318 15 10 7318 16 10 7318 19 10 7318 21 10 7318 22 10 7318 23 10 7318 24 10 7318 29 10 7319 7321 90 10 7401 7402 7403 7404 7405 00 10 7405 00 90 7406 10 00 7406 20 00 7407 10 10 7407 10 90 7407 21 7408 11 00 7408 19 90 7408 21 10 7408 21 29 7408 21 30 7408 21 41 7408 21 91 7408 22 10 7408 22 29 7408 29 10 7408 29 29 7409 7410 7415 21 10 7415 29 10 7415 31 10 7415 32 10 7415 39 10 7419 91 30 7419 99 30 7501 7502 7503 7504 7505 7506 7507 7508 00 10 7508 00 21 7601 7602 7603 7604 10 31 7604 10 40 7604 10 51 7604 10 91 7604 29 21 7604 29 30 7604 29 41 7604 29 91 7605 11 00 7605 19 21 7605 19 90 7605 21 00 7605 29 21 7605 29 90 7606 11 7606 12 7606 91 7606 92 7607 11 00 7607 19 10 7616 10 10 7616 90 10 7616 90 60

Chapter 78

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Chapter 81

8201 20 8202 10 00 8203 8204 8205 except 8205 20 8206 8207 11 10 8207 11 90 8207 12 10 8207 12 20 8207 12 90 8207 20 10 8207 20 90 8207 30 10 8207 30 90 8207 40 10 8207 40 20 8207 40 90 8207 50 11 8207 50 19 8207 50 20 8207 50 90 8207 60 10 8207 60 20 8207 60 90 8207 70 10 8207 70 20 8207 70 90 8207 80 19 8207 80 30 8207 80 90 8207 90 11 8207 90 19 8207 90 20 8207 90 31 8207 90 33 8207 90 39 8207 90 50 8207 90 90 8208 8210 8212 8213 8308 8404 10 90 8407 10 8408 10 8412 80 99 8414 30 90 8415 82 00 8415 90 00 8418 61 00 8420 99 00 8421 19 00 8450 20 8450 90 8451 90 10 8451 90 90 8474 10 8482 8483 10 19 8483 20 8483 60 90 8504 21 10 8504 22 10 8504 23 10 8504 31 91 8504 32 91 8504 33 10 8504 34 10 8504 90 8507 90 8510 8511 8512 8513 8516 31 00 8516 32 00 8516 33 00 8516 40 00 8516 50 00 8516 71 00 8516 72 00 8516 79 00 8517 8518 8519 8520 8521 8522 8523 8524 8525 8526 8527 8528 8529 except 8529 10 23 8533 8535 40 8539 8540 8544 19 8545 8546 8547 8548 8701 10 8701 20 11 8701 30 8702 10 10 8702 90 10 8704 10 10 8704 21 10 8704 22 10 8704 23 10 8704 31 10 8704 32 10 8704 90 10 8708 40 8708 50 8708 60 8708 70 8708 80 99 8708 93 00 8708 94 8709 8710 9001 9002 9005 9006 9007 9008 9018 39 11 9028 90 11

Chapter 91

Chapter 92

Chapter 95 except 9504 40

9602 9605 9606 9612 9613 9614 9617 9618 ANNEX 4 PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 11(3) HS heading 1803 1804 1805 2101 10 2101 30 2102 2103 except 2103 10 2104 2106 except 2106 90 10 2201 10 2202 10 2202 90 2205 2207 2209 2402 2403 2501 2515 2520 2522 2523 10 2523 29 2530 20 2710 00 11 2710 00 90 2711 11 2711 12 2711 13 2801 10 2802 2804 10 2804 30 2804 40 2806 2807 2809 2811 21 2811 29 2815 11 2815 12 2817 00 10 2828 2833 21 2833 22 2833 25 2833 26 2833 30 2835 10 2835 21 2835 22 2835 23 2835 25 2835 26 2839 2842 90 2851 2901 10 2901 23 2901 29 2905 19 90 3001 3002 31 3002 39 10 3002 90 3003 except 3003 39 20 3004 10 10 3004 20 10 3004 31 20 3004 32 10 3004 39 10 3004 40 10 3004 50 10 3004 90 10 3005 except 3005 10 10 3006 10 3006 40 3006 50 3006 60 19 3006 60 91 3006 60 99 3204 12 3205 3208 10 3208 20 3208 90 90 3209 except 3209 90 10

Chapter 33

3401 3402 20 3403 except 3403 99 10 3404 except 3404 20 3405 3406 3407 3501 3502 3503 3504 3505 3506 3507 except 3507 90 10 3605 3701 20 91 3702 20 91 3703 3704 3705 3706 except 3706 10 93 3804 3808 3809 3810 3811 3816 3819 3820 3823 40 3823 50 3823 90 3901 10 10 3901 20 10 3901 30 10 3901 90 10 3902 10 10 3902 20 10 3902 30 10 3902 90 10 3903 11 10 3903 19 10 3903 20 10 3903 30 10 3903 90 10 3904 10 3904 21 3904 22 3904 30 10 3904 40 10 3904 50 10 3904 61 10 3904 69 10 3904 90 11 3904 90 91 3905 11 3905 19 11 3905 19 91 3905 20 11 3905 90 11 3905 90 91 3906 10 10 3906 90 11 3907 50 3907 60 20 3907 91 3907 99 10 3908 10 10 3908 90 10 3909 10 19 3909 20 10 3909 30 10 3909 40 10 3909 50 10 3911 10 17 3911 10 97 3911 90 10 3912 12 3912 20 90 3912 31 90 3912 39 90 3912 90 10 3913 90 3915 3916 3917 3918 3919 3920 except 3920 41 10 3921 except 3921 90 10 3922 3923 3924 3925 3926 4004 00 23 4005 10 20 4005 91 10 4006 except 4006 90 11 4008 to 4010 4011 except 4011 30 4012 10 4012 90 10 4012 90 29 00 4012 90 31 4012 90 39 00 4012 90 40 10 4012 90 90 11 4013 4015 except 4015 11 4016 except 4016 99 92 4017 4104 4105 4106 4107 4108 4109 4111

Chapter 42

4302 4303 4304 4404 to 4421 4501 to 4504

Chapter 46

4701 00 90 4702 00 39 4703 19 90 4704 19 20 4705 00 90 4707 20 4801 00 90 4802 10 48034804 except 4804 31 21 4805 4806 4807 4809 4810 4811 4812 4814 4815 4816 10 4817 4818 4819 4820 4821 4822 4823 4901 91 10 4901 99 10 4902 10 10 4902 90 10 4903 4904 00 10 4907 00 30 4908 10 10 4908 90 10 4909 4911 10 99 4911 91 4911 99 20 5106 5107 5108 5109 5110 5111 11 99 5111 19 99 5111 20 99 5111 30 99 5111 90 99 5112 11 99 5112 19 99 5112 20 99 5112 30 99 5112 90 99 5113 5204 5205 5206 5207 5208 5209 5210 5211 5212 5306 5307 5308 5309 5310 5311 5401 5402 5403 5404 5405 5406 5407 5408 5508 to 16 5601 10 10 5601 10 90 5601 21 to 29 5602 5603 except 5603 00 10 5604 except 5604 90 30 5605 5606 5607 5608 11 90 5608 19 5608 90 19 5608 90 29 5608 90 30 5608 90 90 5609

Chapter 57

Chapter 58 except 5811 00

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Chapter 60

6101 6102 6103 6104 6105 6106 6107 6108 6109 6110 6111 6112 6113 6114 6115 11 6115 12 6115 19 6115 20 6115 91 10 6115 91 99 6115 92 10 6115 92 99 6115 93 10 6115 93 99 6115 99 10 6115 99 99 6116 6117

Chapter 62 except 6214 10

Chapter 63 except 6310 10 10

Chapter 64

Chapter 65

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Chapter 68

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In the case of the headings marked with an asterisk, tariff dismantling will follow the schedule set out below: three years after the Agreement enters into force, each of the duties and charges will be reduced to 97 % of the basic duties, four years after the Agreement enters into force, each of the duties and charges will be reduced to 94 % of the basic duties, five years after the Agreement enters into force, each of the duties and charges will be reduced to 91 % of the basic duties, six years after the Agreement enters into force, each of the duties and charges will be reduced to 88 % of the basic duties, seven years after the Agreement enters into force, each of the duties and charges will be reduced to 73 % of the basic duties, eight years after the Agreement enters into force, each of the duties and charges will be reduced to 58 % of the basic duties, nine years after the Agreement enters into force, each of the duties and charges will be reduced to 43 % of the basic duties, 10 years after the Agreement enters into force, each of the duties and charges will be reduced to 28 % of the basic duties, 11 years after the Agreement enters into force, each of the duties and charges will be reduced to 13 % of the basic duties, 12 years after the Agreement enters into force, each of the remaining duties and charges will be eliminated.

ANNEX 5 PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 12(1) >TABLE POSITION> New cars: 69500 DH per car.

Used cars: 65000 DH per car.

ANNEX 6 PRODUCTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 12(2) List 1((The concept of used goods will be governed by a benchmark of age, based on the length of time for which the goods have been in use. This should be determined by the Parties six months before the Agreement enters into force.

The concept of used goods will not apply to reconditioned goods which are recognised as complying with the technical regulations in force in Morocco.)) >TABLE POSITION> List 2((The concept of used goods will be governed by a benchmark of age, based on the length of time for which the goods have been in use. This should be determined by the Parties six months before the Agreement enters into force.

The concept of used goods will not apply to reconditioned goods which are recognised as complying with the technical regulations in force in Morocco.)) >TABLE POSITION> ANNEX 7 relating to intellectual, industrial and commercial property 1. By the end of the fourth year after the entry into force of the Agreement, Morocco shall accede to the following multilateral conventions on the protection of intellectual, industrial and commercial property:

LIST OF PROTOCOLS >TABLE POSITION> PROTOCOL 1 on the arrangements applying to imports into the Community of agricultural products originating in Morocco

Article 11. The products listed in the Annex, originating in Morocco, shall

be admitted for import into the Community in accordance with the conditions set out below and in the Annex.

Where the Common Customs Tariff provides for the application of ad valorem customs duties and a specific customs duty in respect of certain products, the rates of reduction shown in column (a) and in column (c), as referred to in paragraph 3, shall apply only to the ad valorem customs duty.

The Common Customs Tariff duties in respect of the quantities imported in excess of the quotas shall be reduced by the percentage indicated in column (c).

Where imports of a product exceed the reference quantities, the Community may, having regard to an annual review of trade flows which it shall carry out, make the product concerned subject to a Community tariff quota the volume of which shall be equal to the reference quantity. In such a case, for quantities imported in excess of the quota, the Common Customs Tariff duty shall, according to the product concerned, be applied in full or reduced, as indicated in column (c).

Article 21. In the case of the products originating in Morocco which are

referred to in Articles 3 and 4, the entry price levels from which specific duties will be reduced to zero shall be the prices hereinafter referred to as "agreed entry prices", within the limits of the maximum quantities, periods and conditions stipulated in those Articles.

Article 31. For fresh tomatoes falling with CN code 0702 00:

(a) >TABLE POSITION> (b) From 1 November to 31 March: (i) if, in any given month, the quantity specified in subparagraph (a) has not been used up, the balance of that quantity, up to 20 %, may be carried over to the next month; (ii) the quantity specified may be exceeded by up to 20 % in any given month, provided that the overall limit of 145676 tonnes is not exceeded. (c) Morocco shall notify the Commission of weekly exports to the Community within a space of time which allows precise and accurate reporting. That space of time must not exceed 15 days.

Article 4>TABLE POSITION>

ANNEX >TABLE POSITION> PROTOCOL 2 on the arrangements applying to imports into the Community of fishery products originating in Morocco

Article 1The products listed below, originating in Morocco, shall be imported

into the Community free of customs duties. >TABLE POSITION>

Article 2Imports into the Community of prepared or preserved sardines of CN

codes 16041311, 1604 13 19 and ex 1604 20 50 originating in Morocco shall be covered by the arrangements established by Article 1, subject to the following provisions:

From 1 January to 31 December 1996:

From 1 January to 31 December 1997:

From 1 January to 31 December 1998:

PROTOCOL 3 on the arrangements applying to imports into Morocco of agricultural products originating in the Community Sole Article The customs duties on import into Morocco of the products originating in the Community listed in the Annex shall not be higher than those shown in column (a) within the limits of the tariff quotas shown in column (b).

ANNEX >TABLE POSITION> PROTOCOL 4 concerning the definition of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation

TITLE I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1Definitions

For the purposes of this Protocol: (a) "manufacture" means any kind of working or processing including assembly or specific operations; (b) "material" means any ingredient, raw material, component or part, etc., used in the manufacture of the product; (c) "product" means the product being manufactured, even if it is intended for later use in another manufacturing operation; (d) "goods" means both materials and products; (e) "customs value" means the value as determined in accordance with the Agreement on implementation of Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade of 1994 (WTO Agreement on customs valuation); (f) "ex-works price" means the price paid for the product ex-works to the manufacturer in whose undertaking the last working or processing is carried out, including the value of all the materials used, minus all internal taxes which are, or may be, repaid when the product obtained is exported; (g) "value of materials" means the customs value at the time of importation of the non-originating materials used, or, if this is not known and cannot be ascertained, the first ascertainable price paid for the materials in the territories concerned; (h) "value of originating materials" means the customs value of such materials as defined in point (g) applied mutatis mutandis; (i) "chapters" and "headings" means the chapters and the headings (four-digit codes) used in the nomenclature which makes up the Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System, referred to in this Protocol as "the Harmonized System" or "HS"; (j) "classified" refers to the classification of a product or material under a particular heading; (k) "consignment" means products which are either sent simultaneously from one exporter to one consignee or covered by a single transport document covering their shipment from the exporter to the consignee or, in the absence of such a document, by a single invoice.

TITLE II

DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT OF "ORIGINATING PRODUCTS"

Article 2Origin criteria

For the purpose of implementing this Agreement and without prejudice to the provisions of Articles 3, 4 and 5 of this Protocol, the following products shall be considered as:

Article 3Bilateral cumulation

Article 4Cumulation with materials originating in Algeria and Tunisia

Article 5Cumulation of working or processing

Article 6Wholly obtained products

Vessels operating on the high seas, including factory ships on which the fish caught is worked or processed, shall be considered as part of the territory of the Community or of Morocco provided that they satisfy the conditions set out in paragraph 2.

Article 7Sufficiently worked or processed products

For the products falling under Chapters 84 to 91, as an alternative to satisfying the conditions set out in Column 3, the exporter may opt to apply the conditions set out in Column 4 instead.

Where in the list in Annex 2 a percentage rule is applied in determining the originating status of a product obtained in the Community or in Morocco the value added by the working or processing shall correspond to the ex-works price of the product obtained, less the value of third-country materials imported into the Community or Morocco.

Article 8Insufficient working or processing operations

For the purpose of implementing Article 7 the following shall be considered as insufficient working or processing to confer the status of originating products, whether or not there is a change of heading: (a) operations to ensure the preservation of products in good condition during transport and storage (ventilation, spreading-out, drying, chilling, placing in brine, sulphur dioxide or other aqueous solutions, removal of damaged parts, and like operations); (b) simple operations consisting of removal of dust, sifting or screening, sorting, classifying, matching (including the making-up of sets of articles), washing, painting, cutting-up; (c) (i) changes of packaging and division and assembly of packages; (ii) simple placing in bottles, flasks, bags, cases, boxes, fixing on cards or boards, etc., and all other simple packaging operations; (d) affixing marks, labels and other like distinguishing signs on products or their packaging; (e) simple mixing of products, whether or not of different kinds, where one or more components of the mixture do not meet the conditions laid down in this Protocol to enable them to be considered as originating in the Community or in Morocco; (f) simple assembly of parts to constitute a complete product; (g) a combination of two or more operations specified in subparagraphs (a) to (f); (h) slaughter of animals.

Article 9Unit of qualification

Article 10Accessories, spare parts and tools

Accessories, spare parts and tools dispatched with a piece of