EU/Morocco Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement

PURPOSE: to conclude on behalf of the Union, the Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and Morocco, of the other part.

NON-LEGISLATIVE ACT: Council Decision (EU) 2018/146 on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part.

CONTENT:  the Council concluded, on behalf of the Union, the Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and Morocco, of the other part.

The aim of the Agreement is to open markets between the two parties and includes an extensive alignment of aviation legislation with key parts of the Community rules and regulations, including on safety, economic regulation and in particular competition laws, air traffic management and consumer protection. It also contains provisions for cross-investments on both sides of the Mediterranean.

The Agreement was signed on 12 December 2006, pursuant to Decision 2006/959/EC of the Council and of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council. The Agreement has been ratified by all Member States, except for Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia. It is intended that the latter Member States will accede to the Agreement in accordance with their respective Acts of Accession.

The Council Decision states that the positions to be taken by the Union within the Joint Committee set up under the Agreement, as regards the amendment to the Annexes to the Agreement other than Annex I (Agreed Services and Specified Routes) and Annex IV (Transitional Provisions), shall be adopted by the Commission, following consultation with a Special Committee appointed by the Council.

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 22.1.2018.