PROTOCOL  
to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement between the European Communities and their Member 
States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part, on a framework 
agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the general principles 
for the participation of the Kingdom of Morocco in Union programmes  
THE EUROPEAN UNION, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Union’,  
of the one part, and  
THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO, hereinafter referred to as ‘Morocco’,  
of the other part,  
hereinafter jointly referred to as ‘the Parties’,  
WHEREAS:  
(1) On 26 February 1996, Morocco concluded a Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between 
the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Morocco, of the other part (  1 ) (here ­
inafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’).  
(2) The Brussels European Council of 17 and 18 June 2004 welcomed the Commission’s proposals for a European 
Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) and endorsed the Council conclusions of 14 June 2004.  
(3) The Council has on numerous later occasions adopted conclusions supporting that policy.  
(4) On 5 March 2007, the Council expressed support for the general and global approach outlined in the Commis ­
sion’s communication of 4 December 2006 to enable ENP partners to participate in Community agencies and 
Community programmes on their merits and where authorised by the relevant legal bases.  
(5) Morocco has expressed its desire to participate in a number of Union programmes.  
(6) The detailed arrangements, in particular the financial contribution and the reporting and evaluation procedures, 
applicable to Morocco’s participation in any particular programme should be determined by a protocol between 
the Commission and the competent Moroccan authorities,  
HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:  
Article 1  
Morocco is hereby authorised to participate in all current and 
future Union programmes opened to its participation, in 
accordance with the relevant provisions adopting those 
programmes.  
Article 2  
Morocco shall make a financial contribution to the general 
budget of the Union corresponding to its participation in 
specific programmes.  
Article 3  
The representatives of Morocco shall be allowed to take part, as 
observers and for the points which concern Morocco, in the 
management committees responsible for monitoring the 
programmes to which Morocco contributes financially.  
Article 4  
Projects and initiatives submitted by participants from Morocco 
shall, wherever possible, be subject to the same conditions, rules 
and procedures for the programmes concerned as those 
applicable to the Member States.  
Article 5  
The detailed arrangements governing Morocco’s participation in 
each programme, in particular the financial contribution payable and the reporting and evaluation procedures, shall be 
determined by a Memorandum of Understanding between the 
Commission and the competent Moroccan authorities, on the 
basis of the criteria established in the relevant programmes.  
If Morocco applies for Union external assistance to participate 
in a given Union programme on the basis of Article 3 of 
Regulation (EC) No 1638/2006 of the European Parliament 
and of the Council of 24 October 2006 laying down general 
provisions establishing a European Neighbourhood and Part ­
nership Instrument (  2 ) or under any similar regulation 
providing for Union external assistance to Morocco that may 
be adopted in the future, the conditions governing the use by 
Morocco of Union external assistance shall be set out in a 
financing agreement in accordance with, in particular, Article 20 
of Regulation (EC) No 1638/2006.  
Article 6  
In accordance with Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 
1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation 
applicable to the general budget of the European Commu ­
nities (  3 ), each Memorandum of Understanding concluded 
under Article 5 of this Protocol must stipulate ‘that financial 
controls or audits, or other checks, including administrativeEN L 90/2 Official Journal of the European Union 28.3.2012  
( 1 ) OJ L 70, 18.3.2000, p. 2.  ( 2 ) OJ L 310, 9.11.2006, p. 1.  
( 3 ) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.
investigations, will be carried out by, or under the authority of, 
the Commission, the European Anti-Fraud Office and the Court 
of Auditors’.  
Detailed provisions should be adopted for financial controls and 
audits, administrative measures, penalties and recoveries that 
accord the Commission, the European Anti-Fraud Office and 
the Court of Auditors powers equivalent to their powers with 
regard to beneficiaries or contractors established in the Union.  
Article 7  
This Protocol shall apply for the period during which the 
Agreement is in force.  
This Protocol shall be signed and approved by the Parties in 
accordance with their respective procedures.  
Either Party may denounce this Protocol by written notification 
to the other Party. This Protocol shall cease to apply six months 
after the date of such notification.  
The denunciation of this Protocol by either of the Parties shall 
not affect the checks and controls to be carried out, where 
necessary, under the provisions of Article 5 or 6.  
Article 8  
No later than three years after the date of entry into force of 
this Protocol, and every three years thereafter, the Parties may review the implementation of this Protocol on the basis of the 
Kingdom of Morocco’s actual participation in Union 
programmes.  
Article 9  
This Protocol shall apply, on the one hand, to the territories in 
which the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union 
applies and under the conditions laid down in that Treaty, and, 
on the other hand, to the territory of the Kingdom of Morocco.  
Article 10  
This Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the 
month following the date on which the Parties notify each 
other, through diplomatic channels, of the completion of their 
respective procedures necessary for its entry into force.  
Article 11  
This Protocol shall form an integral part of the Agreement.  
Article 12  
This Protocol shall be drawn up in duplicate in the Bulgarian, 
Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, French, Finnish, 
German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, 
Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, 
Spanish, Swedish and Arabic languages, each text being 
equally authentic.EN 28.3.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 90/3
Съставено  в Брюксел  на тринадесети  декември  две хиляди  и десета  година . 
Hecho en Bruselas, el trece de diciembre de dos mil diez.  
V Bruselu dne t řináctého prosince dva tisíce deset  
Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den trettende december to tusind og ti.  
Geschehen zu Brüssel am dreizehnten Dezember zweitausendzehn.  
Kahe tuhande kümnenda aasta detsembrikuu kolmeteistkümnendal päeval Brüsselis.  
Έγινε  στις Βρυξέλλες  στις δεκατρείς  Δεκεμβρίου  δύο χιλιάδες  δέκα . 
Done at Brussels on the thirteenth day of December in the year two thousand and ten.  
Fait à Bruxelles, le treize décembre deux mille dix.  
Fatto a Bruxelles, addì tredici dicembre duemiladieci.  
Brisel ē, divi t ūkstoši desmit ā gada tr īspadsmitaj ā decembr ī. 
Priimta du t ūkstan čiai dešimt ų met ų gruodžio trylikt ą dien ą Briuselyje.  
Kelt Brüsszelben, a kétezer-tizedik év december tizenharmadik napján.  
Mag ħmul fi Brussell, fit-tlettax-il jum ta' Di ċembru tas-sena elfejn u g ħaxra.  
Gedaan te Brussel, de dertiende december tweeduizend tien.  
Sporz ądzono w Brukseli dnia trzynastego grudnia roku dwa tysi ące dziesi ątego.  
Feito em Bruxelas, em treze de Dezembro de dois mil e dez.  
Întocmit la Bruxelles, la treisprezece decembrie dou ă mii zece.  
V Bruseli d ňa trinásteho decembra dvetisícdesa ť. 
V Bruslju, dne trinajstega decembra leta dva tiso č deset.  
Tehty Brysselissä kolmantenatoista päivänä joulukuuta vuonna kaksituhattakymmenen.  
Som skedde i Bryssel den trettonde december tjugohundratio.
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За Европейския  съюз  
Por la Unión Europea  
Za Evropskou unii  
For Den Europæiske Union  
Für die Europäische Union  
Euroopa Liidu nimel  
Για την Ευρωπαϊκή  Ένωση  
For the European Union  
Pour l'Union européenne  
Per l'Unione europea  
Eiropas Savien ības v ārd ā – 
Europos S ąjungos vardu  
Az Európai Unió részér ől 
Għall-Unjoni Ewropea  
Voor de Europese Unie  
W imieniu Unii Europejskiej  
Pela União Europeia  
Pentru Uniunea European ă 
Za Európsku úniu  
Za Evropsko unijo  
Euroopan unionin puolesta  
För Europeiska unionen
  
За Кралство  Мароко  
Por el Reino de Marruecos  
Za Marocké království  
For Kongeriget Marokko  
Für das Königreich Marokko  
Maroko Kuningriigi nimel  
Για το Βασίλειο  του Μαρόκου  
For the Kingdom of Morocco  
Pour le Royaume du Maroc  
Per il Regno del Marocco  
Marokas Karalistes v ārd ā – 
Maroko Karalyst ės vardu,  
A Marokkói Királyság részér ől 
Għar-Renju tal-Marokk  
Voor het Koninkrijk Marokko  
W imieniu Królestwa Maroka  
Pelo Reino de Marrocos  
Pentru Regatul Maroc  
Za Marocké krá ľovstvo  
Za Kraljevino Maroko  
Marokon kuningaskunnan puolesta  
För Konungariket Marocko
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