Annex RELEVANT INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION PROVIDED FOR IN THE AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS

The information exchanged is to be used to update the joint report of 11 June 2018 by the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS)^f1. The exchange of information is therefore to include detailed information that allows for the impact of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters to be evaluated during its implementation, including general information on the territories and people concerned. This information is intended solely for the purposes of evaluation and the updating of the report by the Commission and the EEAS. The following are examples of relevant information:

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   Information provided by the Kingdom of Morocco:

   1. (a)

      General information:

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         Socio-economic and environmental statistics.

   2. (b)

      Information on the main export sectors of the economy:

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         production by type of product;

      2. *

         the area farmed and the volume harvested;

      3. *

         exports to the European Union in terms of volume and value;

      4. *

         economic activities of local operators related to the sectors covered by the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters, and employment generated;

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         sustainable management of resources;

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         production establishments.

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   Information provided by the EU:

   Information on trade in products exported to the Kingdom of Morocco by customs code and in terms of volume and value, as well as, where such data are available, on the production of specific products.

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   Other relevant information:

   As stated in the correspondence exchanged by the European Commission and the Mission of the Kingdom of Morocco to the European Union on 6 December 2018, the Kingdom of Morocco is setting up a mechanism for collecting information on exports covered by the Association Agreement, as amended by the Exchange of Letters, which will systematically and regularly provide and make available each month precise data so that the European Union has transparent and reliable information on the origin of these exports to the Union, by region^f2. The European Commission will have direct access to such data and will share them with the customs authorities of the Member States of the European Union.

   For its part, the Kingdom of Morocco will have transparent and reliable statistical information on exports from the European Union to the Kingdom of Morocco.