(Consent)

The European Parliament,

–  having regard to the draft Council decision (12712/2010),

–  having regard to the Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part, on a framework agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the general principles for the participation of Morocco in Union programmes (12711/2010),

–  having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 217, Article 218(6)(a) and Article 218(8), second subparagraph, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C7-0430/2010),

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

–  having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A7-0016/2012),

1.  Consents to conclusion of the protocol;

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