WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/REG103/R/B/1
G/L/371
2 May 2000
(00-1746)
Original:  French
COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND MOROCCO
Biennial Report on the Operation of the Agreement
Communication from the Parties
The report below presents the information rece ived from the Permanent Delegation of the
European Commission, dated 21 March 2000.  It is organized in accordance with the standard format
(WT/REG/W/6).
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I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE AGREEMENT
1. Membership and dates of signature, ratification and entry into force
The first cooperation agreement between the European Community and Morocco was signed
in Rabat on 27 April 1976.  Since then, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Finland and Sweden have
become parties to the Agreement, following their accession to the European Communities.
2. Type of agreement
The cooperation agreement between the European Community and Morocco covers three
main areas:  trade, social affairs and economic and financial cooperation.
On 26 February 1996, the Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement was signed between
Morocco and the European Union (EU) with a view to reinforcing existing links by establishing a
balanced partnership.
The new Association Agreement will enter into force once it has been ratified by all the
EU member States and will replace the 1976 Cooperation Agreement and its successive adjustment
protocols.  It covers a number of areas, essentially involving political dialogue, the gradual creation of
a free-trade area, economic and financial cooperation and cooperation in social and cultural affairs.
4. Trade data
The development of trade between the parties and the relevant trade statistics, including those
for the rest of the world, appear in annex.WT/REG103/R/B/1
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II. TRADE PROVISIONS
1. Import restrictions and
2. Export restrictions
The trade provisions of the 1976 Cooperati on Agreement, according to which industrial
products (other than those listed in Annex II to the Treaty establishing the EEC) originating in
Morocco may be imported into the Community without quantitative restrictions or measures having
an equivalent effect and with exemption from customs duties or charges having an equivalent effect,
remain unchanged.
The transitional measures provided for in th e additional protocols signed in 1998 following
the accession of Spain and Portugal to the European Communities and relating to imports into those
two countries of industrial and agricultural products from Morocco will remain in force until the
implementation of the 1996 association agreement.
3. Rules of origin
4. Standards5. Safeguards6. Anti-Dumping and countervailing measures, and7. Subsidies and State aid
The cooperation agreement does not contain provisions relating to standards or State aid.
With regard to trade defence instruments and rules of origin, the provisions of the Agreement remain
unchanged.
8. Sector-specific provisions
The cooperation agreement does not contain any specific measures relating to imports of
textile products originating in Morocco; a specific subsequently concluded self-restricting
arrangement expired on 31 December 1997.
The provisions of the agreement relating to agriculture remain unchanged.
The Cooperation Agreement does not cover fisheries;  a first specific agreement in this regard
was signed in 1988, followed by a second in 1992 for a duration of four years and finally, a third
agreement in 1996 which also lasted for four years.  This latest agreement expired on
30 November 1999.
IV. OTHER
Financial aspects
From 1976 to 1996, Morocco benefited from four five-yearly financial protocols
(ECU 1,125 million) providing for grants financed from the EC budget and EIB loans.WT/REG103/R/B/1
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Areas related or complementary to trade liberalization
The Cooperation Agreement does not contain provisions in these areas.  No specific
agreement has since been signed concerning the harmonization of legislation or the creation ofcommon regulatory structures or disciplines.
Services and intellectual property
The Cooperation Agreement does not cover either services or intellectual property, and no
specific agreement has since been signed in these areas.WT/REG103/R/B/1
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Table 1 – EU Imports from the World and Morocco 1980-1998
(Millions  of ECU)
SITC: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TOTAL
1980 (EU 9)
      World 23,908 1,929 27,501 85,384 1,579 11,374 37,648 37,853 22,176 20,502 269,853
      Morocco 387 3 379 47 22 31 112 21 123 39 1,164
1984 (EU 10)
      World 33,643 2,810 36,139 107,594 2,803 19,968 48,969 71,432 34,537 24,205 382,100
      Morocco 404 3 458 98 4 166 153 55 292 25 1,659
1988 (EU 12)
      World 32,221 2,152 35,752 47,393 1,499 25,067 59,078 106,689 49,968 27,937 387,757
      Morocco 576 3 400 42 1 213 174 146 704 13 2,271
1992 (EU 12)
      World 34,580 3,215 32,218 65,183 1,748 33,888 69,355 146,277 76,771 23,900 487,135
      Morocco 759 5 268 74 3 225 152 409 1,404 13 3,312
1996 (EU 15)
      World 41,305 3,599 34,829 75,910 2,423 44,328 75,479 189,056 93,962 20,131 581,065
      Morocco 910 7 296 28 44 348 212 491 1,865 15 4,232
1997 (EU 15)
      World 44,248 4,072 40,131 85,155 2,554 51,485 87,685 229,346 108,779 17,690 672,413
      Morocco 876 7 373 17 50 382 231 663 2,109 12 4,750
1998 (EU 15)
      World 45,198 4,458 39,370 64,843 2,891 55,290 94,672 264,153 116,092 22,676 709,643
      Morocco 902 7 379 57 6 329 236 1,063 2,286 19 5,321
                                                     
1 Source for all tables: Eurostat (COMEXT).WT/REG103/R/B/1
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(Millions of ECU)
S I T C : 0 123 456 789 T O T A L
1980 (EU 9)
      World 13,662 3,422 4,327 10,071 717 23,228 46, 455 84,154 21,333 13,716 221,084
      Morocco 221 5 55 41 12 152 300 546 90 57 1,479
1984 (EU 10)
      World 21,120 5,784 7,319 18,087 1,343 38,465 65,412 129,088 39,835 24,806 351,259
      Morocco 79 5 68 51 61 172 473 716 128 81 1,833
1988 (EU 12)
      World 19,588 6,205 7,602 8,232 1,158 44,449 65, 673 141,249 48,507 20,256 362,917
      Morocco 78 10 123 28 46 318 729 983 215 79 2,610
1992 (EU 12)
      World 24,887 8,778 8,068 10,552 1,491 54,200 71,091 180,838 59,247 16,939 436,091
      Morocco 238 19 122 47 21 379 1,165 1,580 329 52 3,953
1996 (EU 15)
      World 30,646 10,339 11,414 15,431 1,998 79,14 4 102,957 283,081 79,287 12,695 627,011
      Morocco 259 16 166 107 53 504 1,439 1,630 446 42 4,696
1997 (EU 15)
      World 33,504 12,374 13,084 17,109 2,575 93,04 6 114,927 331,113 88,686 13,717 721,109
      Morocco 228 18 175 151 58 538 1,605 1,855 603 42 5,329
1998 (EU 15)
      World 31,772 12,005 11,554 13,833 2,831 95,88 5 112,815 343,435 89,424 16,869 730,423
      Morocco 321 18 158 149 51 587 1,792 2,733 654 49 6,547WT/REG103/R/B/1
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Page 6Table 3 – EU Trade with Morocco by HS Section
(Millions of ECU)
EXPORTS IMPORTS
SECTION 1988 1992 1996 1997 1998 SECTION 1988 1992 1996 1997 1998
TOTAL 2,610 3,953 4,696 5,329 6,547 TOTAL 2,271 3,312 4,232 4,750 5,321
I 32 51 86 61 94 I 129 199 225 260 281
II 39 171 173 156 214 II 312 424 505 445 441
III 46 22 53 61 53 III 1 3 43 50 6
IV 29 51 51 56 63 IV 167 176 237 230 237
V 44 70 133 176 178 V 358 265 235 272 338
VI 254 303 388 415 461 VI 213 225 349 382 329
VII 112 140 208 223 236 VII 7 8 17 21 22
VIII 35 38 48 55 47 VIII 48 53 72 59 44
IX 39 32 67 77 75 IX 9 18 20 22 29
X 60 86 144 152 161 X 35 24 26 34 26
XI 436 802 1,089 1,304 1,467 XI 698 1,342 1,754 1,972 2,120
XII 8 23 29 33 42 XII 52 71 117 140 148
XIII 36 50 51 55 56 XIII 2 6 17 23 27
XIV 6 8 3 14 10 XIV 25 14 17 27 32
XV 265 344 328 357 416 XV 45 40 54 78 78
XVI 605 1,016 1,142 1,257 1,526 XVI 89 173 373 478 568
XVII 376 561 483 599 1,204 XVII 58 235 118 184 492
XVIII 57 82 79 107 99 XVIII 5 13 11 13 22
XIX 15 2 3 2 3 XIX 0 0 0 0 0
XX 38 53 64 77 78 XX 8 10 14 16 25
XXI 12 4 26 34 30 XXI 2 4 12 13 19WT/REG103/R/B/1
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Page 7Table 4 – EU Trade with the World by HS Section
(Millions of ECU)
EXPORTS IMPORTS
SECTION 1988 1992 1996 1997 1998 SECTION 1988 1992 1996 1997 1998
TOTAL 362,917 436,091 627,011 721,109 730,423 TOTAL 387,757 487,135 581,065 672,413 709,643
I 7,060 8,001 9,980 10,897 10,062 I 8, 349 10,300 10,897 12,227 13,296
II 6,372 8,511 8,819 9,757 9,145 II 17,55 5 17,353 23,130 25,437 24,992
III 1,341 1,673 2,286 2,977 3,156 III 1,542 1,781 2,250 2,390 2,693
IV 13,817 19,194 24,510 27,744 27,279 I V 13,638 15,595 18,511 19,019 19,518
V 9,723 12,152 17,487 19,630 16,711 V 55,920 73,081 84,793 95,737 75,508
VI 37,393 46,951 68,968 81,772 85,215 V I 22,179 29,303 39,774 46,234 49,432
VII 15,521 16,914 23,128 27,148 27,504 V II 10,125 13,862 17,132 19,323 21,043
VIII 4,119 4,084 7,159 7,375 6,435 VIII 6,121 5,701 7,590 8,498 8,224
IX 1,771 2,035 4,045 4,927 5,182 IX 9, 615 10,926 9,118 10,973 11,434
X 7,937 10,271 18,033 19,764 19,803 X 17,605 19,227 11,110 11,996 12,571
XI 20,244 25,208 31,611 34,724 35,221 X I 28,639 39,478 47,467 55,248 57,903
XII 3,440 4,526 5,922 6,313 6,043 XII 3,325 5,451 7,029 8,308 8,274
XIII 7,153 8,120 11,257 12,916 12, 894 XIII 2,593 3,883 4,386 5,090 5,648
XIV 13,026 12,425 16,992 19,285 17,990 X IV 17,526 15,037 21,620 23,890 26,981
XV 30,826 30,864 42,214 46,944 45,623 X V 26,101 29,345 33,661 40,312 44,472
XVI 93,666 120,842 193,730 226,482 234,539 XVI 81,389 106,397 146,298 173,122 195,378
XVII 46,674 59,351 89,086 104,705 110,049 XVII 25,240 40,386 42,797 56,275 68,476
XVIII 14,107 17,067 23,982 28,129 29,109 XVIII 14,869 19,652 24,343 27,814 29,926
XIX 402 388 1,097 1,326 1,656 XIX 118 194 466 603 510
XX 7,819 9,378 13,350 15,177 15,242 XX 6 ,655 12,072 14,394 17,529 19,046
XXI 8,204 5,727 13,354 13,115 11,565 XXI 5,733 5,511 14,298 12,387 14,318
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