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Bonne nouvelle ! La Cour de Justice européenne annule les accords de l’UE avec le Maroc

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bonne nouvelle (une fois n'est pas coutume) : la Cour européenne de Justice annule l'accord de commerce avec le Maroc. Elles estime que ni le Maroc ni l'UE n'ont le droit de vendre les ressources naturelles du peuple Saharaoui.

 



La Cour de justice de l'Union européenne a annulé l’accord de commerce entre l’Union européenne et le Maroc, ce jeudi 10 décembre, à cause de l’inclusion des produits du Sahara Occidental illégalement exploité par le Maroc.

En effet, cet arrêt de la haute juridiction européenne est un cinglant désaveu infligé au Maroc. « La décision 2012/497/UE du Conseil, du 8 mars 2012, concernant la conclusion de l’accord sous forme d’échange de lettres entre l’Union européenne et le Royaume du Maroc relatif aux mesures de libéralisation réciproques en matière de produits agricoles, de produits agricoles transformés, de poissons et de produits de la pêche, au remplacement des protocoles nos 1, 2 et 3 et de leurs annexes et aux modifications de l’accord euro-méditerranéen établissant une association entre les Communautés européennes et leurs États membres, d’une part, et le Royaume du Maroc, d’autre part, est annulée en ce qu’elle approuve l’application dudit accord au Sahara occidental », précise aujourd’hui La Cour de justice de l’Union européenne.

En outre, le paragraphe 114 du verdict précise que « dès lors que le Front Polisario est directement et individuellement concerné par la décision attaquée, il n’existe de ce point de vue aucun doute quant à la recevabilité du recours, contrairement à ce que font valoir le Conseil et la Commission ». En octobre 2014, cette même Cour avait déclaré illégal l’accord de pêche entre l’Union européenne et le Maroc.

Il convient de rappeler que le Bureau du Conseiller Juridique de l’Union africaine avait adopté un Avis Légal très clair en ses conclusions, qualifiant le Maroc de force d’occupation illégale du Sahara Occidental, et soulignant que toute exploration ou exploitation des ressources de ce pays africain occupé est illégale.

M.L. - http://www.impact24.info/la-cour-de-justice-europeenne-annule-les-accords-de-lue-avec-le-maroc/
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La cour européenne de justice annule l'accord de libre échange sur les produit agricole EU-Maroc sur recours du Polisario, parce qu'il porte sur le Sahara Occidental aussi... c'est là http://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf…
 et c'est enfin une application du droit ! Bonne nouvelle !!!!
« Relations extérieures – Accord sous forme d’échange de lettres entre l’Union et le Maroc – Libéralisation réciproque en matière de produits agricoles, de produits agricoles transformés, de poissons et de produits de la pêche – Application de l’accord au Sahara occidental – Front Polisario –
curia.europa.eu»

wsrw.org|Par Western Sahara Resource Watch




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LATEST: European Court annuls EU trade agreement with Morocco

The European Court of Justice has this morning ordered the annulment of a trade agreement between Morocco and the European Union since it includes the territory of Western Sahara. "A landmark decision in the history of the occupation of Western Sahara", states WSRW. Press conference in Brussels, Friday.

Published: 10.12 - 2015 11:52

WSRW will hold a press conference in Brussels Friday 11 December at 0900. Place: Room P1C051, Paul Henri Spaak building

The judgment was published by the court in Luxembourg at 09.30 this morning and can be read in full text here (in French only)

The conclusion is as follows (translated from French by Western Sahara Resource Watch):

“The Council Decision 2012/497 of 8 March 2012 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures on agricultural products, processed agricultural products, fish and fishery products, the replacement of Protocols 1, 2 and 3 and their Annexes and amendments to 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, is annulled insofar as it permits the implementation of the agreement in Western Sahara” ["…est annulée en ce qu’elle approuve l’application dudit accord au Sahara occidental”]

As the parties met in Luxembourg earlier this year, an important part of the argumentation of the Council and Commission was that Polisario did not have a legal standing in such a process. Polisario is indeed representing the Saharawis in UN talks, the EU institutions said. But they claimed this does not mean they can represent the Saharawis in a court.

The judgment today (paragraph 114) declares that Polisario is indeed directly and individually affected by the trade agreement between Morocco and the EU, and that there is “no doubt” regarding the ‘recevabilité’ of the demand of annulment.

"This judgment shows how clear-cut the Western Sahara case is legally. Neither Morocco nor the EU have the right to exploit the resources of Western Sahara. No state in the world recognise the baseless Moroccan claims to that land. If the EU wants to deal with the goods of Western Sahara, they need to first consult the people of the territory, not Morocco", stated Sara Eyckmans, coordinator of Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW).

"This is a good day for the Saharawi people. Hopefully this will be the first step in stopping not only the overall trade, but also the unfounded EU fisheries practices which originate from the Franco era", Eyckmans stated.

WSRW has followed the trade protocol since before it was signed. In 2012, WSRW published the report Label and Liability, going into the implication of the agreement.

The former Legal Counsel of the UN, Hans Corell, has in he past said he is "embarrassed" of being European, in the light of the EU's illegal agreements with Morocco. The EU has applied Corell's statements to legitimise their actions. Some states, such as Sweden and the Netherlands, have been very clear that in their interpretation that the FTA with Morocco cannot apply to Western Sahara.

Two other cases are currently dealt with in the ECJ. One is initiated by the same Frente Polisario, regarding EU fisheries in the territory. The other is a case initiated by Western Sahara Campaign UK regarding labelling of goods -; a case which was forwarded to the ECJ by a UK court in October 2015.

The EU is now in negotiations with Morocco for a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement. The EU has ignored all requests from WSRW to have the non-self-governing territory of Western Sahara explicitly excluded from those negotiations.

For further comments or questions, contact;

Erik Hagen, board member of WSRW, tel +47 45265619
Sara Eyckmans, coordinator of WSRW, tel +32 468221440
Julia Finer, Director Emmaus Stockholm, tel +46 704880025
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