EU-Morocco trade agreement has entered into force
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On 1st of October 2012, the new EU-Moroccan trade agreement entered into force.
Published 15 November 2012


Several sources in the EU have confirmed to Western Sahara Resource Watch that the EU-Moroccan trade agreement entered into force on 1st of October 2012.

The agreement covers trade in agricultural and fisheries products. It was supposed to enter into force already in July, but was postponed due to slow ratification process by Morocco. Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW) wrote about the dangers of the agreement in the report Label and Liability earlier this year.

The entering into force coincides now with the agricultural season in occupied Western Sahara.

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