G/SPS/N/MAR/64  
22 November  2019 
(19-7976) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member : MOROCCO  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Office national de sécurité sanitaire des produits alimentaires , 
ONSSA (National Food Safety Board)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Materials intended to come into contact with  primary products and 
food products.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Projet d'arrêté fixant la compositio n et les conditions 
d'emploi des emballages ou conditionnement composés de matériaux destinés à entrer 
en contact avec des produits primaires et des produits alimentaires  (Draft Order 
establishing the composition and conditions for the use of packaging fro m materials 
intended to come into contact with primary products and food products) Language(s) : 
French Number of pages : 9 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/MAR/19_6628_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified draft Order is issued under Article 53 of Decree No. 
2-10-473 implementing Law No. 28-07 on food safety.  
It establishes the composition and conditions for the use of packaging from materials 
intended to come into contact with primary products a nd food products, such as the 
general characteristics the materials must fulfil ; labelling information that all such 
materials must bear when marketed ; and groups of materials intended to come into 
contact with primary products and food products, and their  specific characteristics.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant internationa l standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM number) : G/SPS/N/MAR/64  
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  [X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 21 January 2 020 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address 
(if available) of other body:  
Office national de sécurité sanitaire des produits alimentaires , ONSSA  
Direction de l'évaluation des risques et des affaires juridiques (Directorate of Risk 
Assessment and Legal Affairs)  
Division de la normalisation et des questions SPS (Standardization and SPS Matters 
Division)  
Avenue Hadj Ahmed Cherkaoui  
Agdal Rabat  
Tel.: (+212) 53 767 6510/13  
Mobile : (+212) 67 399 7803  
Fax: (+212) 53 768 2049  
Email : ma.sps.enquirypoint@onssa.gov.ma  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if a vailable) of other body:  
Office national de sécurité sanitaire des produits alimentaires , ONSSA  
Direction de l'évaluation des risques et des affaires juridiques  
Division de la normalisation et des questions SPS  
Avenue Hadj Ahmed Cherkaoui  
Agdal Rabat  
Tel.: (+212) 53 767 6510/13  
Mobile : (+212) 67 399 7803  
Fax: (+212) 53 768 2049  
Email : ma.sps.enquirypoint@onssa.gov.ma