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 position to be adopted on behalf of the Union within the EU-Kingdom of Morocco 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, shall be based on the draft Decision of the Association Committee attached to this Decision.

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

1 In a spirit of partnership and in order to allow the parties to assess the impact of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters during its application from a sustainable development perspective, the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco have agreed to exchange information by means of the Association Committee on an annual basis.

2 The European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco shall exchange data considered relevant in the main areas of activity concerned as well as statistical, economic, social and environmental information, in particular with regard to the advantages of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters for the people concerned and the exploitation of the natural resources of the territories in question. A list of relevant information is set out in the Annex to this Decision. The exchange shall be based on a prior written communication sent by the end of March each year; the communication may be followed by requests for clarification and supplementary questions raised in the subject areas covered by this Decision. Responses shall be provided by the end of June each year.

3 In a spirit of partnership and in order to allow them to assess the impact of the Agreement the form of an Exchange of Letters, the parties have also agreed that the Kingdom of Morocco may, on the basis of existing information systems, ask the European Union for information on production and trade in specific product categories of particular interest to the Kingdom of Morocco. For this purpose, the Kingdom of Morocco shall send its request in writing to the European Union by the end of March each year; the communication may be followed by requests for clarification and supplementary questions. Responses shall be provided by the end of June each year.

4 The parties shall take note of those exchanges within the Association Committee once a year.

5 The minutes, including the Association Committee’s conclusions, shall be approved by the parties by the end of the month following that in which the meeting takes place.

The Annex shall form an integral part of this Decision.

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.