Decision 2020/462 - EU position within the Association Committee set up by the association agreement with Morocco concerning the exchange of information for the purpose of evaluating the impact of the Agreement on the amendment of the Agreement - Main contents
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Council Decision (EU) 2020/462 of 20 February 2020 establishing the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the Association Committee set up by 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, concerning the exchange of information for the purpose of evaluating the impact of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on the amendment of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement| Legal instrument | Decision |
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| Number legal act | Decision 2020/462 |
| Original proposal | COM(2019)432  |
| CELEX number i | 32020D0462 |
| Document | 20-02-2020; Date of adoption |
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| Publication in Official Journal | 31-03-2020; OJ L 99 p. 13-17 |
| Effect | 20-02-2020; Entry into force Date of document See Art 2 |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
31.3.2020 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
L 99/13 |
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2020/462
of 20 February 2020
establishing the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the Association Committee set up by 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, concerning the exchange of information for the purpose of evaluating the impact of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on the amendment of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(3) and the first subparagraph of Article 207(4) in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) |
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 (1) (‘the Association Agreement’) was concluded on behalf of the European Union by means of Council and Commission Decision 2000/204/EC, ECSC (2) and entered into force on 1 March 2000. |
(2) |
By means of Decision (EU) 2019/217 (3), the Council approved the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Association Agreement (4) (‘the amending Agreement’) with a view to extending the tariff preferences laid down in the Association Agreement to products originating in Western Sahara. |
(3) |
In accordance with Article 81 of the Association Agreement, an Association Committee was established to manage the Association Agreement. Pursuant to Article 83 of the Association Agreement, the Association Committee has the power to take decisions for the management of the Association Agreement as well as in those areas in which the Council has delegated its powers to it. |
(4) |
The Association Committee is to adopt, at the latest two months after the entry into force of the amending Agreement, a decision on the arrangements for evaluating the impact of the amending Agreement, in particular on sustainable development and with regard to the advantages for the people concerned and the exploitation of the natural resources of Western Sahara. |
(5) |
It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union's behalf in the Association Committee, as the proposed decision will be binding on the Union. |
(6) |
In order to monitor the effects of the amending Agreement on the people concerned and the exploitation of the natural resources of the territories in question, the amending Agreement specifically provides for a suitable framework and procedure to allow the parties, on the basis of regular exchanges of information, to evaluate its consequences during implementation. The Union and the Kingdom of Morocco have agreed to exchange information at least once a year by means of the Association Committee. The specific arrangements for the evaluation exercise should therefore be laid down with a view to their adoption by the Association Committee. |
(7) |
The purpose of the exchange of information coincides with that of the joint report of 11 June 2018 by the Commission and the European External Action Service on the benefits for the people of Western Sahara and the public consultation on extending tariff preferences to products from Western Sahara. |
(8) |
As regards the impact on the territory’s economy, the information available to date primarily concerns agriculture and fishing, but the preferences concern all products; the... |
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