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VI. TRADE DISPUTES AND CONSULTATIONS
1. Theprocedures forthesettlement oftrade disputes involving Morocco arelaiddown inthe
WTO andEuropean Union cooperation agreements, theTreaty oftheArab Maghreb Union (AMU)
orbilateral agreements.
(1) Disputes referred totheGATT andWTO
2. AsatAugust 1995, Morocco hasnotbeendirectly involved, either asacomplainant orasa
defendant, inanyGATT orWTO dispute settlement proceedings.
(2) Dispute settlement under theMorocco-EU Cooperation Agreement
3. TheAgreement provides forthepossibility ofreferring disputes concerning itsinterpretation
totheCooperation Council, consisting ofmembers oftheCommission oftheEuropean Union and
oftheMoroccan Government. Anarbitrator istobenamed byeachoftheparties iftheCouncil is
unable tosettlethedispute. Thethreearbitrators (thethirdbeing appointed bytheCooperation Council)
taketheirdecisions bymajority vote.
4. Morocco hasnothadanytradedisputes withtheEUthathaverequired recourse tothedispute
settlement procedure provided forbythecooperation agreement.
(3) Dispute settlement within theArab Maghreb Union
5. Inaccordance withtheprovisions oftheAMU Treaty, disputes concerning itsinterpretation
andapplication aretobereferred toajudicial body consisting of10judges, twoforeachState. The
judgment ofthisbody areirrevocable anddirectly enforceable.
(4) Other disputes
6. Trade disputes between Morocco anditspartners maybereferred tojointcommissions provided
forinbilateral agreements. Such disputes mayalsobesettled amicably orbyarbitration.Kingdom ofMorocco WT/TPR/S/8
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