Audio By Carbonatix
Morocco and the European Union have agreed to introduce origin labelling as an amendment to their agricultural deal, ensuring that products from Western Sahara receive the same preferential tariffs as those originating from Morocco, Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said on Thursday.
The European Court of Justice ruled that the trade deal was invalid in October 2024, on the grounds that it included products from the disputed Western Sahara.
Western Sahara has been at the heart of a territorial dispute between Morocco, which rules the territory, and the Algerian-backed Polisario Front, which seeks an independent state there.
The new deal will be signed shortly in Brussels, Bourita told state news agency MAP.
The deal introduces technical adjustments concerning consumer information about the origin of products, he said.
Products from Western Sahara will carry the labels "Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra" and "Dakhla-Oued Eddahab," he said. These refer to the subregions Morocco uses in its administrative division in the area.
Latest Stories
-
Chamber of Aquaculture Ghana calls for strong public-private partnerships to unlock finance and transform the sector
21 minutes -
Lions celebrate International Volunteer Day with over decades of service and impact
26 minutes -
3 dead, dozens injured in Mampong Abuontem head-on collision
35 minutes -
MoFFA shuts down several Eastern Region mortuaries over poor sanitation, non-compliance
36 minutes -
Domestic violence case: John Odartey Lamptey remanded over alleged brutal assault on wife
46 minutes -
Minority urges government to tackle smuggling and protect local farmers
49 minutes -
Ashanti regional minister drags Democracy Hub member to court over alleged galamsey remarks
50 minutes -
Mineral royalties surge across all sub-sectors in 2025; record strong gains in gold, manganese
52 minutes -
Police arrest five suspects behind robberies in Sefwi Bekwai
52 minutes -
Ghana’s economy to expand marginally to 5.9% in 2026 – Fitch Solutions
53 minutes -
Newage Agric Solutions donates rice, soybean oil and cash to MoFA for farmers’ day
53 minutes -
Analysis: After allocating over ₵1bn, parliament now turns on the OSP
2 hours -
OSP’s failure to stop Ofori-Atta is an irrecoverable mistake – Kpebu
2 hours -
UPSA confers posthumous honorary doctorate on former first lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings
2 hours -
Martin Kpebu says he has not been formally charged by OSP
2 hours