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Ref. Ares(2021)7938574 - 22/12/2021
ANNEX
Indeed, the provisions set in the "EU-Morocco Agreement", revised in the year 2014, that
regulate the exports of tomatoes originating in Morocco to the EU are not efficient:
The entry price mechanism does not differentiate between the different prices for round
tomatoes, tomatoes on the vine and specialities.
The ad valorem duty applied to imports exceeding the quota if it is applied at all is very
low and is not a disincentive.
The safeguard clause has never been triggered despite the serious depreciation of tomato
prices on the EU markets resulting of the imports of 500,000 tonnes of tomatoes in 2020
corresponding to twofold the quota calculated - theoretically - to preserve the Moroccan
traditional export flow.
Moreover, fruit and vegetables originating in the Western Sahara sold under Moroccan
labelling cause a loss of traceability and mislead European consumers and consist in
breach of the agreement according to the European Court ruling case C-104/16.
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