G/SPS/N/MAR/76/Add.1  
5 November  2021 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 3 November 2 021, is being circulated at the request of 
the delegation of Morocco . 
 
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Order No. 1340-21 of 2 0 May 2 021 of the Minister of Agriculture, Marine Fisheries, Rural 
Development, Water Resources and Forestry establishing the names and characteristics of 
preserved tomatoes (Official Journal no. 7032 of 2 1 October 2 021, page 2054)  
The purpose of the Order setting out the names and characteristics of preserved tomatoes is to 
establish a regulatory framework for the preserved and semi -preserved vegetable sector within 
the framework of the new legislation on the safety of food products . The Order issued under Article 
3 of Decree No. 2-20-422 on the quality and food safety of preserved and semi -preserved 
vegetables aims primarily to:  
− Provide a definition of tomato concentrate and preserved tomatoes;  
− establish names for tomato concentrate taking into account dry matter, and for preserved 
tomatoes taking into account the presentation of the product;  
− determine the physico -chemical characteristics of tomato concentrate;  
− specify the packing media used and the ingredients authorized for preserved tomatoes ; and 
− provide for the specific informati on to be included on labelling.  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/MAR/21_6990_00_f.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[ ] Other:  
Comment period : (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notifi ed 
measure in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days . Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for 
comme nts, the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  G/SPS/N/MAR/76/Add.1  
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  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
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  
Division de la Normalisation et des Questions SPS  
Avenue Hadj Ahmed Cherkaoui Agdal Rabat  
Tel.: +(212) 537 676 513  
Fax: +(212) 537 682 049  
Email : enquirypoint.spsmar@onssa.gov.ma  
Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  National En quiry 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  
Division de la Normalisation et des Qu estions SPS  
Avenue Hadj Ahmed Cherkaoui Agdal Rabat  
Tel.: +(212) 537 676 513  
Fax: +(212) 537 682 049  
Email : enquirypoint.spsmar@onssa.gov.ma  
 
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