G/TBT/N/MAR/30  
27 May 2020 
(20-3826) 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'affair e 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 [X], 5.6.2 [ ], 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) : Protective 
masks of non -woven fabric for non -medical use.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of  the notified document : Arrêté du 
ministre de l'industrie, du commerce et de l'économie verte et numérique n°1060 -20 du 14 
chaabane 1441 (8 avril 2020) relatif aux masques de protection en tissu non -tissé à usage 
non-médical  (Order of the Minister of Industry, Trade and the Green and Digital Economy 
No. 1060-20 of 14 Chaabane 1441 ( 8 April 2 020) on protective masks of non -woven fabric 
for non -medical use)  
6. Description of content : The notified Order establishes specificatio ns for non -woven fabric 
masks, which must be made from virgin spunbond polypropylene . It also sets out:  
- design, structural and performance requirements;  
- packaging, marking and labelling requirements ; and 
- the obligation of the party responsible for making these masks available on the market to 
have a certificate, issued by the Moroccan Standardization Institute, showing conformity 
with the relevant Moroccan normative references or, failing that, to ensure that a 
conformity assessment body approved under Law No. 24-09 on the safety of products and 
services conducts an assessment of the product's conformity with the requirements 
established by the Order.  G/TBT/N/MAR/30  
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of ur gent problems where 
applicable : The notified Order was adopted within the framework of action taken to curb 
the spread of the Covid -19 coronavirus pandemic . Its aim is to protect consumers and 
ensure fair competition between economic operators, while ensur ing that protective masks 
of non -woven fabric conform to the technical safety requirements that are applicable under 
Law No. 24-09 on the safety of products and services ; prevention of deceptive practices 
and consumer protection ; protection of human health  or safety ; harmonization.  
8. Relevant documents:  
• Law No. 24-09 of 16 Ramadan 1432 (1 7 August 2 011) 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 the first title 
thereof.  
• Decree No. 2.12.502 of 2 Rejeb 1434 (1 3 May 2 013) implementing 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 Article 1 thereof.  
9. Proposed date of adoption : 16 April 2 020 
Proposed date of entry into force : 16 April 2 020 
10. Final date for comments : 16 May 2 020 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] 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