The EU-Moroccan fisheries agreement of 2006

Here is the EU-Moroccan Fisheries Partnership Agreement that was signed in 2006, in several languages.

Published 15 December 2006

* FISHERIES PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT between the European Communities and the Kingdom of Morocco [PDF - English]

* ACUERDO DE COLABORACIÓN en el sector pesquero entre la Comunidad Europea y el Reino de Marruecos [PDF -Spanish]

* ACCORD DE PARTENARIAT dans le secteur de la pêche entre la Communauté européenne et le Royaume du Maroc [PDF -French]

* AVTAL om fiskepartnerskap mellan Europeiska gemenskapen och Konungariket Marocko [PDF - Swedish]

* ACORDO DE PARCERIA no domínio da pesca entre a Comunidade Europeia e o Reino de Marrocos [PDF - Portuguese]

* PARTNERSCHAFTLICHES FISCHEREIABKOMMEN zwischen der Europäischen Gemeinschaft und dem Königreich Marokko [PDF -German]

* PARTNERSCHAPSOVEREENKOMST inzake visserij tussen de Europese Gemeenschap en het Koninkrijk Marokko [PDF -Dutch]

* ACCORDO DI PARTENARIATO nel settore della pesca tra la Comunità europea e il Regno del Marocco [PDF - Italian


 

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