(Consent)

The European Parliament,

–  having regard to the draft Council decision (11226/2011),

–  having regard to the draft Protocol between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco setting out the fishing opportunities and financial compensation provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco (11225/2011),

–  having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 43(2) and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C7-0201/2011),

–  having regard to Rules 81 and 90(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

–  having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Fisheries and the opinions of the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Development (A7-0394/2011),

1.  Declines to consent to conclusion of the Protocol;

2.  Instructs its President to notify the Council that the Protocol cannot be concluded;

3.  Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the Kingdom of Morocco.