G/TBT/N/MAR/28  
18 December  2019 
(19-8797) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : MOROCCO  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  
Ministère de l'Industrie, du Commerce et de l'Économie Verte et Numérique  (Ministry of 
Industry, Trade and the Green and Digital Economy)  
Direction Générale du Commerce  (Directorate -General for Trade)  
Direction de la Protection du Consommateur, de la Surveillance du Marché et de la 
Qualité  (Department of Consumer Protection, Market Surveillance and Quality)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comme nts 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
Directeur de la Protection du Consommateur, de la Surveillance du Marché et de la 
Qualité  (Head of Consumer Protection, Market Surveillance and Quality)  
Parcelle 14, centre d'affaire aile nord, Bd Riad, Hay Riad , Rabat , Morocco  
Tel.: (+212) (0) 5 37 71 62 15  
Fax: (+212 ) (0) 5 37 71 17 98  
Email: dpcsmq@mcinet.gov.ma  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ ], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [ ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : All 
industrial products covered by Law No. 24-09 on the safety of products and services, 
other than food and pharmaceutical products . The list of products concerned is available 
at: 
http://www.mcinet.gov.ma/sites/defaul t/files/liste%20des%20produits%20controles%2
0a%20limportation%20au%20maroc.pdf  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Notification 
under the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade, most notably Article 5 thereof on 
procedure s for the assessment of conformity by central government bodies . Title: 
Vérification de la conformité à l'importation des produits industriels autres qu'alimentaires 
et pharmaceutiques  (Verification of conformity upon the importation of industrial products  
other than food and pharmaceutical products)  
6. Description of content : Approved conformity assessment bodies ( sociétés d'inspection ) 
will be authorized to assess the conformity of industrial products as follows:  
- Conformity assessment will be carried out in Moroccan territory for the following 
products:  
• Auto parts : Tyres, batteries, brake shoes, windows, filter elements, mechanical 
control cable  
• Construction products : Ceramic tiles, cement, sheets for waterproofin g, sanitary 
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  • Wood panels  
• Gas appliances : Gas heating appliances, gas water heaters  
• Wire rods and reinforcing bars  
• Clothing other than occupational clothing  
• Electrical products : Chargers for mobile telephones, circuit -breakers  
• Blankets, rugs, carpets and upholstery fabrics  
• Napkins for babies (diapers)  
- Conformity assessment for all other industrial products will be carried out in the 
exporting country.  
Economic operators may obtain a list of the products concerned from the website of the 
Ministry of Industry, Trade and the Green and Digital Economy at: 
http://www.mcinet.gov.ma/fr/content/surveillance -du-march%C3%A9  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The objective is to protect co nsumers and facilitate trade while ensuring that 
products conform to the technical safety requirements that are applicable under Law No. 
24-09 on the safety of products and services . To this end, Morocco has approved various 
conformity assessment bodies un der Order No. 3873-13 of 22 Safar 1435 (2 6 December 
2013) on the approval of conformity assessment bodies , to verify the conformity of 
industrial products declared for importation, as described  in section  6 above . Protection 
of human health or safety ; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade.  
8. Relevant documents:  
• Law No. 24-09 on the safety of products and services, supplementing the Dahir 
of 9 Ramadan 1331 (1 2 August 1 913) comprising the Code of Obligations and 
Contracts.  
• Decree No. 2.12.502 of 2 Rejeb 1434 (1 3 May 2 013) implement ing the first title 
of Law No. 24-09 on the safety of products and services, supplementing the 
Dahir of 9 Ramadan 1331 (1 2 August 1 913) comprising the Code of Obligations 
and Contracts, in particular Articles  4, 5 and 6 thereof.  
• Order of the Ministry of Industry, Trade, Investment and the Digital Economy 
No. 3873-13 of 22 Safar 1435 (2 6 December 2 013) on the approval of 
conformity assessment bodies.  
9. Proposed date of adoption : 1 February 2 020 
Proposed date of entry into force : Transition period until 2 0 April 2 020, during which 
importers may continue to submit  all their imports to conformity assessment at Moroccan 
border points.  
10. Final date for comments : 40 days from the date of notificatio n. 
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Ministère de l'Industrie, du Commerce et de l'Économie Verte et Numérique  
Direction Générale du Commerce  
Direction de la Protection du Consommateur, de la Surveillance du Marché et de la 
Qualité (DPCSMQ)  
Tel.: (+212) 5 37 71 62 15  
Fax: (+212) 5 37 71 17 98  
Email: dpcsmq@mcinet.gov.ma  
http://www.mcinet.gov.ma/fr/content/surveillance -du-march%C3%A9