Article 1 
The signing of the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco on certain aspects of air services is hereby approved on behalf of the Community, subject to the Council Decision concerning the conclusion of the said Agreement. The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 2 
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Community subject to its conclusion.
Article 3 
Pending its entry into force, the Agreement shall be applied provisionally from the first day of the first month following the date on which the Parties have notified each other of the completion of the necessary procedures for this purpose.
Article 4 
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to make the notification provided in Article 8(2) of the Agreement. Done at Brussels, 27 March 2006. For the Council The President M. GORBACH Done at Brussels, 27 March 2006. For the Council The President M. GORBACH For the Council The President M. GORBACH THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY of the one part, and THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO of the other part (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Parties’), NOTING that bilateral air service agreements have been concluded between several Member States of the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco containing provisions contrary to European Community law; NOTING that the European Community has exclusive competence with respect to several aspects that may be included in bilateral air service agreements between Member States of the European Community and third countries; NOTING that, under European Community law, Community air carriers established in a Member State have the right to non-discriminatory access to the market in routes between Member States and third countries; HAVING REGARD to the agreements between the European Community and certain third countries providing for the possibility for the nationals of such third countries to acquire ownership of air carriers licensed in accordance with European Community law; RECOGNISING that provisions of the bilateral air service agreements between Member States of the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco which are contrary to European Community law must be brought into full conformity with it in order to establish a sound legal basis for air services between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco and to preserve the continuity of such air services; NOTING that it is not a purpose of the European Community, as part of these negotiations, to increase the total volume of air traffic between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco, to affect the balance between Community air carriers and air carriers of the Kingdom of Morocco, or to negotiate bilateral amendments to the provisions of bilateral air service agreements concerning traffic rights, HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS: