2000/204/EC, ECSC: Council and Commission Decision of 24 January 2000 on the conclusion of 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
Date: 2000-01-24
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Commission
Subjects: Morocco, Union for the Mediterranean, association agreement (EU), ratification of an agreement

18.3.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 70/1

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL AND COMMISSION

COUNCIL AND COMMISSION DECISION

of 24 January 2000

on the conclusion of 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

(2000/204/EC, ECSC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

The texts of the Agreement, the Protocols and the Final Act
are attached to this Decision.

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 310 in conjunction with
the second sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2)
and the second subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal
and Steel Community, and in particular Article 95 thereof,

After consultation of
unanimous agreement of the Council,

the Consultative Committee and the

Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament (1),

Whereas 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, signed in Brussels on 26 February 1996,
should be approved,

Article 2

1.
The position to be taken by the Community within the
Association Council and the Association Committee shall
be laid down by the Council, on a proposal
from the
Commission, or, where appropriate, by the Commission, each
in accordance with the corresponding provisions of
the
Treaties
establishing the European Community and the
European Coal and Steel Community.

The President of the Council shall,

in accordance with
2.
the Agreement, preside over the Association
Article 79 of
Council and present
the Community. A
the position of
representative of the President of the Council shall preside over
the Association Committee, in accordance with Article 82 of
the Agreement, and present the position of the Community.

Article 3

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

the Council

The President of
the act of
notification provided for in Article 96 of the Agreement on
behalf of
the
Commission shall deposit that act on behalf of the European
Coal and Steel Community.

the European Community. The President of

shall deposit

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, the Protocols annexed thereto and the Declarations and
Exchanges of Letters attached to the Final Act are hereby
approved on behalf of
the European Community and the
European Coal and Steel Community.

Done at Brussels, 24 January 2000.

For the Commission

The President

R. PRODI

For the Council

The President

J. GAMA

(1) OJ C 181, 24.6.1999, p. 15.