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Rabat – The Tarascon Court in France has issued a ruling against the Paysanne Confederation, which was aiming to prevent the sale of Moroccan fruits and vegetables in France’s markets.
The motion raised by Paysanne sought to prevent IDYL, which is the company responsible for marketing Moroccan imports, from selling its products in French markets. They also demanded monetary payments and fines to compensate for alleged damages the company was responsible for.
The legal action was reportedly a part of the efforts from separatist organization Polisario, who seek to establish a self-proclaimed state in Morocco’s southern provinces.
IDYL is responsible for selling the fruits and vegetables imported from Morocco, including from the country’s southern provinces.
The ruling comes a few weeks after the UK’s London Court of Appeals also upheld the country’s trade deal with Morocco.
Pro-polisario NGO WSC had filed a motion in the UK against the Morocco-UK Association Agreement.
The lawsuit aimed to convince the British court to re-examine the trade agreement between the UK and Morocco by challenging Morocco’s territorial integrity.
“We will continue to work closely with Morocco to maximize the £2.7 billion in trade between our countries,” a spokesperson for the UK Department for International Trade said after the first sentence against WSC in December.
Source: Moroccoworldnews