The recent decision of the European Court of Justice (see EUROPE 11789), which challenges the exclusive competence of the European Commission in the conclusion of free trade agreements, raises questions in Morocco. This opinion "shakes up the European policy on free trade", it is said in Rabat, where the prospect of having to obtain the approval of all the member state parliaments is cause for concern.
The Court's decision, which focused on the EU-Singapore free trade agreement that was...