G/LIC/N/2/MAR/5  
26 February  2020 
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Committee on Import Licensing  Original:  French  
 
  
AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES  
NOTIFICATION UNDER A RTICLE 5.1 TO 5.4 OF  THE AGREEMENT1 
MOROCCO  
The following notification, dated 1 8 February 2 020, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Morocco.  
 
 Category  Notification details  
1 Notifying Member  Kingdom of Morocco  
2 Title of new 
legislation/procedure  Order of the Minister of Industry, Trade, Investment and the 
Digital Economy No. 917.19 of 2 2 March 2 019 supplementing 
Order No. 1308-94 of 1 9 April 1 994 establishing the list of goods 
subject to quantitative import and export restrictions  
3 Date of publication  15 August 2 019 
4 Date of entry into force  15 August 2 019 
5 Website link/  
Official publication of the new 
regulation/procedure  Official Journal ( Bulletin officiel ) No. 6804 (French version) 
(page  1,823)  
http://www.sgg.gov.ma/BO/FR/2019/BO_6804_fr.pdf?ver=2019 -
09-06-142933 -000 
6 Have you attached a copy of the 
regulation (PDF) to the 
Secretariat?  
  Yes. (Please attach a copy of th e regulation to the 
notification .) 
 
 No. 
7 Type of notification   a) New licensing regulation/procedure2; (please answer 
questions 8 to 14 ) 
 
 (b) Changes to a regulation/procedure which has been 
previously notified in document : ______________ ; (please 
answer questions 15 and 16 ) 
8 List of products subject to 
licensing procedures  Please provide the HS codes and detailed descriptions of the 
products . In case of a long list, please attach the list as an Annex 
in an MS Word document.  
 
HS: Ex 8903.10 .00.00  
Rigid inflatable boats  
HS: Ex 8407.21  
Spark -ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston 
engines (outboard motors)  
HS: Ex 8408.10.10.00  
Compression -ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel 
or semi -diesel outboard motors)  
 
1 It is understood that the notifying Member has also completed its notification obligations under 
Article  1.4(a) and Article 8.2(b) regarding the relevant law/regulation/procedure notified for by filling in this 
form in a full and complete manner.  
2 "New licensing regulation/procedure" is understood to refer to any newly introduced law, regulation or 
procedure, and those which are in force but being notified for the first time to the Committee.  G/LIC/N/2/MAR/5  
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   Category  Notification details  
9 Nature of licensing  Automatic:  
 
Non-automatic:  
10 Administrative 
purpose/measure being 
implemented  (a)  Protect public morals  
(b)  Protect human, animal or plant life and health ; protect 
the environment  
(c)  Collect trade statistics or market surveillance  
(d)  Protection of patents, trademarks and copyrights, and 
the prevention of deceptive practices  
(e)  Pursue obligations under the UN Charter and other 
international treaties ( i.e. CITES, Basel Convention, 
Rotterdam Convention, UNSC Resolutions etc. ) 
(f)  Quota (including TRQ) administration  
(g)  Regulate imports of arms, ammunition or fissionable 
materials and safeguard national security  
(h)  Other : __________ ( please specify ) 
11 Administrative body(ies) for 
submission of application  
 Ministry/authority and Department : Trade Defence and  Regulation 
Directorate, Directorate -General for Trade . 
Address : Parcelle 14, centre d'affaire aile nord, Bd Riad, Hay Riad  
Website: http://www.mcinet.gov.ma  
Telephone : (+212) 537 70 18 46  
Fax: (+212) 537 72 71 50 / 75 16 22  
Email: yamani@mcinet.gov.ma ; 
baitaddi@mcinet.gov.ma  
 
12 Contact point for information on 
eligibility  Ministry/authority and Department : Trade Defence and  Regulation 
Directorate, Directorate -General for Trade . 
Address : Parcelle 14, centre d'affaire aile nord, Bd Riad, Hay Riad  
Website: http://www.mcinet.gov.ma  
Telephone : (+212) 537 70 18 46  
Fax: (+212) 537 72 71 50 / 75 16 22  
Email: yamani@mcinet.gov.ma ; 
baitaddi@mcinet.gov.ma  
 
13 Expected duration of licensing 
procedure  Indefinite  
14 A summary of the notification in 
one of the WTO official 
languages  Order submitting components of plastic bags to the import 
licensing system.  
Implementation of a suitable import licensing system for 
controlling the upstream and downstream use of nautical 
engines.  
15 In the case of 7(b), please 
indicate the type of new 
change(s)  (a)  Termination  
(b)  Suspension  
(c)  Modification of specific details in existing 
procedures:  
 Product coverage  
 Administrative purpose  
 Automatic or non -automatic  
 Duration of licensing  
 Change the nature of quantity/value restriction  
 Eligibility of applicants  
 Contact information on eligibility  
 Administrative body(ies) for submission of applicati on 
 Documentation requirements (including application form)  
 Period for application  
 Administrative body(ies) to issue licence  
 Processing time for issuing licence  G/LIC/N/2/MAR/5  
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   Category  Notification details  
 Licence fee/administrative charge  
 Deposit/advance payment and relevant conditions  
 Appeal regulations/procedures  
 Validity of licence  
 Other conditions of licence (extension, transferability, 
penalty of non -use, etc.)  
 Foreign exchange requirements  
 Other : __________ ( please specify ) 
 
16 Please elaborate on the changes 
in detail (in one of the official 
WTO languages)   
 
 
 
__________