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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/MAR/18 
8 March 2004 
 
 (04-1006) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   French 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  MOROCCO
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Marine Fisheries - 
Livestock and Veterinary Services Department  
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):  Marine and freshwater products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft decree No. 2-97-
1003 relating to the sanitary and qualitative in spection of marine and freshwater products 
(16 pages)  
6. Description of content:  The aim of this draft decree is to: 
- Lay down the sanitary and qualitative conditions applicable to marine and 
freshwater products during and after unloading; 
- lay down the sanitary and hygiene conditions  which must be met by plants where 
marine and freshwater products are handled , treated, prepared, processed, packaged, 
stored or placed on sale;  
- hold plants that treat and process marine or freshwater products and by-products 
accountable for guaranteeing the healthiness of their products by taking all the necessary measures, i.e. by introducing th e Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point 
(HACCP) system.  
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  To harmonize national regulations with the mandatory sanitary 
standards, protect consumer health, meet  the requirements of importing countries and 
encourage and promote the quality of  marine and freshwater products.  
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [ X ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations: G/SPS/N/MAR/18 
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 9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Available in Arabic 
and French  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  May 2004  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  After its publication in the Official Journal  
12. Final date for comments:  April 2004  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [    ] National notification 
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or add ress, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Developmen t and Marine Fisheries - Livestock and 
Veterinary Services Department 
Tel:  (00 212) 37 76 50 77 
Fax:  (00 212) 37 76 44 04 
E-mail:  demamv@mtds.com or lachhab@de.madrpm.gov.ma  
13. Texts available from:  [    ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Developmen t and Marine Fisheries - Livestock and 
Veterinary Services Department 
Tel:  (00 212) 37 76 50 77 
Fax:  (00 212) 37 76 44 04 
E-mail:  demamv@mtds.com or lachhab@de.madrpm.gov.ma