G/TFA/N/MAR/2/Rev.1  
2 March  2021 
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Committee on Trade Facilitation  Original:  French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLES 1.4, 10.4.3, 10.6.2 AND 12.2.2  
OF THE AGREEMENT ON TRADE FACILITATION  
COMMUNICATION FROM MOROCCO  
Revision  
The following  communication, dat ed 26 February  2021, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Morocco . 
 
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Morocco  hereby  makes the following notifications relating to Articles  1.4, 10.4.3, 10.6.2 and 12.2.2 
of the Agreement on Trade Facilitation.  
 
Article 1, paragraph 4  
 
(a) The official places where the items in subparagraphs 1.1(a) to (j) have been published  
 
1.1(a) Procedures for importation, exportation, and transit (including port, airport, and other entry 
point procedures), and required forms and documents ; 
 
 
General Secretariat of the 
Government  http://www.sgg.gov.ma  Publication of laws and draft 
laws in the Official Journal  
Ministry of Industry, Trade 
and the Green and Digital 
Economy  http://www.mcinet.gov.ma/ce  Import and export p rocedures  
Ministry of Health  http://dmp.sante.gov.ma/textes -legislatifs -
et-reglementaires?rlc=853898  Publication of laws on the 
importation of medicines and 
medical materials  
Ministry of Energy and 
Mining  https://www.mem.gov.ma/Pages/procedure
s_autorisations.aspx  Procedure for authorizing the 
importation of substances that 
may be used to manufacture 
explosives or blasting 
accessories  
-Procedure for examining  the 
import licence for explosives 
and blasting accessories  
State Secretariat to the 
Minister of Energy, Mining 
and Sustainable 
Development, responsible 
for sustainable development  http://www.environnement.gov.ma/fr/?opti
on=com_content&view=article&layout=edit
&id=3315  Granting of permits for the 
import and export of waste and 
chemicals  
National Office for Food 
Safety  http://www.onssa.gov.ma/fr/controle -et-
certification -a-limport -export  Procedures for the import and 
export of plants, animals and 
their derivatives, including 
animal feed G/TFA/N/MAR/2/Rev.1  
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  Customs and Indirect Taxes 
Administration  http://www.douane.gov.ma/web/guest/23?
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STANCE_9zLK_com.sun.faces.portlet.NAME_
SPACE=_333_WAR_internetqr_INSTANCE_9
zLK_&cible=65  Customs clea rance procedure  
Foreign Exchange Board  https://services.oc.gov.ma/DataBase/Comm
erceExterieur  Control p rocedure for foreign 
exchange operations  
Foreign exchange statistics 
and indicator s 
National 
Telecommunications 
Regulatory Authority  https://www.anrt.ma/e -
services/presentation  Procedure for issuing permits 
for the operation of radio 
communications networks and  
for the approval of 
telecommunications 
equipment  
Independent Export Control 
and Coordination Agency  https://www.moroccofoodex.org.ma/fr/agre
age-technique -des-export ateurs -unites  Export control procedures  
National Single Window for 
Foreign Trade (PortNet)  https://www.portnet.ma/fr/guides -
utilisateurs  Single Window User Guide 
 
1.1(b) Applied rates of duties and taxes of any kind imposed on or in connection with importation or 
exportation ; 
 
Customs and Indirect 
Taxes Administration  http://www.douane.gov.ma/adil  The "Online Assistance with 
Customs Clearance of 
Imported Goods " (ADIL) 
system offers a simulator 
provid ing information on  the 
customs taxation and specific 
regulations applicable to each 
imported product  
 
1.1(c) Fees and charges imposed by or for governmental agencies on or in connection with 
importation, exportation or transit ; 
 
Customs and Indirect 
Taxes Administration  http://www.douane.gov.ma/adil  Fees and charges imposed by 
Customs  
National Office for Food 
Safety  http://www.onssa.gov.ma/fr/tarifs -des-
prestations  List of services offered by the 
National Office for Food Safety 
subject to a fee  
National Single Window for 
Foreign Trade (PortNet)  https://www.portnet.ma/sites/default/files/gu
ide_utilisateur_anp_0.pdf  
https://ww w.portnet.ma/sites/default/files/de
venir_client_portnet_s_a.pdf  -PortNet  User Guide 
-Multi-channel payment  
-Single Window subscription 
fee 
Ministry of Health  https://www.sante.gov.ma/Pages/Accueil.asp
x  
Independent Export 
Control and Coordination 
Agency  https: //www.moroccofoodex.org.ma/fr/autorit
e-de-controle/guides -et-procedures  Guide to and procedure for the 
control of the exportation of 
agricultural products  
National Ports Agency  https://www.anp.org.ma/Espaceprofessionnel
/Pages/Tarification.aspx  Public ceiling tariffs 
determined by the National 
Ports Agency for various port 
services : h andling , 
warehous ing, ship s ervices , 
goods services, etc. 
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  1.1(d) Rules for the classification or valuation of products for customs purposes ; 
 
Customs and Indirect 
Taxes Administration  http://www.douane.gov.ma/adil  "ADIL" allows for the tariff 
description to be determined 
by entering a key word or part 
of the product's tariff item 
number  
 
1.1(e) Laws, regulations, and administrative rulings of general application relating to rules of origin ; 
 
Customs and Indirect 
Taxes Administration  http://www.douane.gov.ma/code/T_Sommair
e_F.htm  
http://www2.douane.gov.ma/certificat/#/sear
chCertificat  Overview of the Customs and 
Indirect Taxes Code  
Authentication  of certificates of 
origin  
Federation of Moroccan 
Chambers of Commerce, 
Industry and Services  https://www.chamber -
commerce.net/dir/2938/Federation -des-
Chambres -de-Commerce -et-dIndustrie -et-de-
services -du-Maroc --FCMCIS --in-Rabat  Contact points at the 
Federation of Moroccan 
Chambers of Commerce, 
Industry and Services  
 
1.1(f) Import, export or transit restrictions or prohibitions ; 
 
Ministry of Industry, 
Investment, Trade and the 
Digital Economy  http://www.mcinet.gov.ma/ce/Ministere/Arret
es/Arrete1308 -94_218.pdf  Order of the Minister of Foreign 
Trade, Foreign Investment and 
Handicrafts No. 1308-94 of 
7 kaada 1414 (1 9 April 1994) 
determining the list of goods 
subject to quantitative 
restrictions upon importation 
and exportation  
Customs and Indirect 
Taxes Administration  http://www.douane.gov.ma/web/guest/23?p_
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ible=65  Customs authority  reference 
texts relating to import 
restrictions  
 
1.1(g) Penalty provisions for breaches of import, export, or transit formalities ; 
 
Customs and Indirect 
Taxes Administration  http://www.douane.gov.ma/web/guest/23?p_
p_id=333_WAR_internetqr_INSTANCE_9zLK&
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ible=65  Infringements detected and 
sanctioned by  Customs  
 
1.1(h) Procedures for appeal or review ; 
 
Customs and Indirect 
Taxes Administration  http://www.douane.gov.ma/web/guest/23?p_
p_id=333_WAR_internetqr_INSTANCE_9 zLK&
p_p_lifecycle=1&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mo
de=view&p_p_col_id=column -
1&p_p_col_count=1&_333_WAR_internetqr_I
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NCE_9zLK_com.sun.faces.portlet.NAME_SPAC
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ible=65  Dispute procedures and  
remedies  
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  1.1(i) Agreements or parts thereof with any country or countries relating to importation, exportation, 
or transit;  
 
Customs and Indirect 
Taxes Administration  http://www.douane.gov.ma/web/guest/accor
ds-et-
conventions#http://www.douane.gov.ma/acc
ords Bilateral, regional and 
international agreements 
relating to  custo ms 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
and International 
Cooperation  https://www.diplomatie.ma/fr  Website of the Ministry  
Ministry of Industry, 
Investment, Trade and the 
Digital Economy  http://www.mcinet.gov.ma/ce/Ministere/Lois_
mce.asp  Trade agreements  
 
1.1(j) Procedures relating to the administration of tariff quotas;  
 
Ministry of Industry, 
Investment, Trade and the 
Digital Economy  http://www.mcinet.gov.ma/ce/importateurs/c
ontignent.asp  Procedures relating to tariff 
quotas and customs duty relief  
 
(b) The Uniform Resource Locators  (URLs)  of website(s) referred to in paragraph  2.1 of 
Article  1 
 
(a) A description of the Member's  procedures for importation, exportation, and transit, including 
procedures for appeal or review, that informs governments, traders, and other interested parties of 
the practical steps needed for importation, exportation, and transit ; 
 
Ministry of Industry, 
Investment, Trade and the 
Digital Economy  http://www.mcinet.gov.ma/ce/flache_info/tou
t_news.a sp Updates  on the procedures and 
notices for importers and 
exporters  
 
(b) The forms and documents required for importation into, exportation from, or transit through the 
territory of that Member ; 
 
Ministry of Industry, 
Investment, Trade and the 
Digital Economy  http://www.mcinet.gov.ma/ce/flache_info/doc
_formulairet.asp  Downloadable f orms and 
documents for import and 
export formalities  
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  (c) The contact information of the enquiry points referred to in paragraph 3.1  
 
Ministry of Industry, 
Trade and the Green 
and Digital Economy  
Directorate -General 
for Trade : Mr Said HASSANI MAGHRAOUI  
Telephone : 00212673707683  
Address: Parcelle 14, aile Nord Bd Erriyad, Hay Riad 
BP610, Rabat Chellah, M orocco  
Email: smaghraoui@mcinet.gov.ma  
Website : http://www.mcinet.gov.ma/ce  Director of Trade Defence 
and Regulation  
Ministry of Industry, 
Trade and the Green 
and Digital Economy  
Directorate -General 
for Trade:  Mr Brahim AIT ADDI  
Telephone : 00212659510458  
Address: Parcelle 14, aile Nord Bd Erriyad, Hay Riad 
BP610, Rabat Chellah, M orocco  
Email: baitaddi@mcinet.gov.ma  
Website : http://www.mcinet.gov.ma/ce  Head of the Trade 
Regulation and Facilitation  
Division  
Ministry of Industry, 
Trade and the Green 
and Digital Economy  
Directorate -General 
for Trade:  Mr Mohamed BENAGUID  
Telephone : 00212668815070  
Address: Parcelle 14, aile Nord Bd Erriyad, Hay Riad 
BP610, Rabat Chellah, M orocco  
Email : mbenaguid@mcinet.gov.ma  
Website : http://www.mcinet.gov.ma/ce  Head of the Logistics and 
Procedures  Service  
Ministry of Industry, 
Trade and the Green 
and Digital Economy  
Directorate -General 
for Trade:  Ms Loubna MARAHATI  
Telephone : 00212668817494  
Address: Parcelle 14, aile Nord Bd Erriyad, Hay Riad 
BP610, Rabat Chellah, M orocco  
Email: lmarahati@mcinet.gov.ma  
Website : http://www.mcinet.gov.ma/ce  Logisti cs and Procedures 
Officer  
 
Article 10, p aragraph 4.3  
 
PortNet  is a public limited company under Moroccan law with a capital of DH 6 million , in which the 
State is the majority shareholder through the National Ports Agency.  
 
PortNet's  main tasks are to : 
 
• make a common data exchange platform available to partner port and foreign trade  
operat ors under the best possible operating conditions;  
• provide services that facilitate information exchange and electronic data interchange (EDI) 
and the sharing of this information among the different partners to increase the 
effectiveness and competitiveness of port transit;  
• provide the foreign trade community with a value -added service to facilitate exchanges 
and simplify procedures;  
• enable the forei gn trade community to benefit from developments in electronic data and 
information exchange technologies ; and 
• offer a support  and assistance  service to users.  
PortNet currently has over 57,000 clients, including over 48,000 importers and exporters, over 
1,500 forwarding agents, 20 banks and 43 administrations . 
 
The PortNet Single Window can be accessed at https://portail.portnet.ma  and operates on a 24/7 
basis. G/TFA/N/MAR/2/Rev.1  
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  Article 10, p aragraph  6.2 
 
Morocco does not require the mandatory use of customs brokers.  
However, customs brokers must obtain a licence authorizing them to perform their duties, in 
accordance with the Moroccan Customs and Indirect Taxes Code.  
The conditions for the issuance of licences to customs b rokers are published on the Moroccan 
customs website:  http://www.douane.gov.ma . 
 
Article 12, p aragraph  2.2 
 
Information on the contact point for customs cooperation : 
 
Customs and Indirect Taxes 
Administration  Mr Chafik ESSALOUH  
Telephone : +212 (0)5 37 57 93 00/+212 
(0)5 37 57 93 01  
Address: Avenue Annakhil, Hay Riad . 
Rabat, M orocco  
Email : c.essalouh@douane.gov.ma  
Website: 
http://www.douane.gov.ma/web/guest  Directorate for Studies and 
International Cooperation  
 
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