Western Sahara update: the agreement between the EU and Morocco enters into force
25 JULY 2019On 25 July 2019, a note in the Official Journal of the EU was published announcing the entry into force of the agreement between the EU and Morocco to include Western Sahara in the scope of the trade agreement.
Please see the note here.
Background information:
The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the EU and Morocco was partially annulled by the European Court of Justice on 21 December 2016. Trade preferences could no longer apply to Western Sahara.
The EU and Morocco negotiated a modification to Protocols 1 and 4 of the FTA to include products from Western Sahara in the scope of the FTA. The agreement modifying these protocols entered into force on 19 July 2019.
Contact : Daniel Pérez Vega, dperezvega@frucom.eu