G/SPS/N/MAR/93/Add.1  
24 February  2023 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 2 2 February 2 023, is being circulated at the request of 
the delegation of Morocco . 
 
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Physical and chemical specifications for couscous and pasta  
Order No. 3092 -22 of the Minister of Agriculture, Marine Fisheries, Rural Development, Water 
Resources and Forestry of 14 November 2022 , establishing physical and chemica l specifications 
for couscous and pasta, was published in Official Journal No. 7158 of 5 January 2 023. 
NB: This Order revokes Order No. 250596 of the Minister of Agriculture and Agricultural 
Development of 9 Chaabane 1417 (2 0 December 1 996) on the manufact ure and marketing of 
pasta and couscous.  
https://www.onssa.gov.ma/reglementation -sectorielle -produits -alimentaires -2/ 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/MAR/23_1288_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 notified 
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 d ays. Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for 
comments, the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  G/SPS/N/MAR/93/Add.1  
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  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  (National Office for Food Safety)  
Division de la Normalisation et des Questions SPS -SVSPS  (Standardization and SPS Matters 
Division)  
Direction de l'Evaluation des Risques et des Affaires Juridiques  (Directorate of Risk Assessment 
and Legal Affairs)  
Avenue Hadj Ahmed Cherkaoui  
Tel.: +(212) 05 37 67 65 11/13  
Mobile : 006 7399 7817  
Fax: (+212) 05 3768 2049  
Email: enquirypoint.spsmar@onssa.gov.ma  
Website: http://www.onssa.gov.ma  
Text(s) available from : [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  (National Office for Food Safety)  
Division de la Normalisation et des Questions SPS -SVSPS  (Standardization and SPS Matters 
Division)  
Direction de l'Evaluation des Risques et des Affaires Juridiques  (Directorate of Risk Assessment 
and Legal Affairs)  
Avenue Hadj Ahmed Cherkaoui  
Tel.: +(212) 05 37 67 65 11/13  
Mobile : 006 7399 7817  
Fax: (+212) 05 3768 2049  
Email: enquirypoint.spsmar@onssa.gov.ma  
Website: http://www.onssa.gov.ma  
 
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