Considerations on COM(2018)74 - Conclusion of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the EU and Morocco on the terms and conditions for the participation of Morocco in PRIMA

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dossier COM(2018)74 - Conclusion of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the EU and Morocco on the terms and ...
document COM(2018)74 EN
date November  6, 2018
 
table>(1)Decision (EU) 2017/1324 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) provides for the participation of the Union in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (‘PRIMA’) jointly undertaken by several Member States.
(2)The Kingdom of Morocco (‘Morocco’) has expressed its wish to join PRIMA as a Participating State and to be on an equal footing with the Member States and third countries associated with Horizon 2020 — the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020) — that participate in PRIMA.

(3)In accordance with Article 1(2) of Decision (EU) 2017/1324, Morocco is to become a Participating State in PRIMA subject to the conclusion of an international agreement for scientific and technological cooperation with the Union setting out the terms and conditions for the participation of Morocco in PRIMA.

(4)In accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2018/639 (3), the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco setting out the terms and conditions for the participation of the Kingdom of Morocco in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) (‘the Agreement’) was signed on 10 April 2018, subject to its conclusion at a later date.

(5)The Agreement should be approved,