- The EU and Morocco signed a new agreement on 03.10.2025, amending protocols of their association agreement, following a European Court of Justice ruling requiring consent from the people of Western Sahara for agreements affecting the region.
- The new agreement provisionally applies from 04.10.2025 and grants products from Western Sahara under Moroccan customs the same trade preferences as Moroccan products.
- Products from Western Sahara must be identified by their regional origin (Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra, Dakhla Oued Ed-Dahab) in origin documentation.
- In the ATLAS IT system, only specific preference documents (U179 and 7HHF or U180 and 7HHF) are accepted for goods with preferential origin from Western Sahara since 03.10.2025.
- The EU plans a delegated regulation to align origin labeling rules for fruit and vegetables from Western Sahara, with retroactive effect from 04.10.2025; products imported before the regulation can still be marketed until stocks are exhausted if other requirements are met.
Source: awb-international.com
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