G/SPS/N/MAR/83  
14 February  2022 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  French  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
1. Notifying Member : MOROCCO  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible : Office National de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits Alimentaires , 
ONSSA (National Office for Food Safety)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO ; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable) : Poultry, birds of any species and hatching eggs  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Canada  
5. Title of the notified document : Interdiction d'importation de la volaille, des oiseaux de 
toute espèce et des oeu fs à couver à partir du Canada  (Ban on the importation of poultry, 
birds of any species and hatching eggs from Canada) Language(s) : Number of pages:  
6. Description of content : Following reports of a number of cases of highly pathogenic 
avian influenza aff ecting poultry in Canada, imports from that country of poultry, birds of 
any species and hatching eggs have been suspended.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ 
] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action : To prevent highly 
pathogenic avian influenza from entering Morocco.  
9. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 1.2.14  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM number) : 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Ye s [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/MAR/83  
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  10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
11. Date of entry into force (dd/mm/yy) /period of application (as applicable) : 
Immediately - Until the ban is lifted  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. 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'Évalua tion des Risques et des Affaires Juridiques  (Directorate of Risk 
Assessment and Legal Affairs)  
Division de la Normalisation et des Questions SPS  (Standardization and SPS Matters 
Division)  
Avenue Hadj Ahmed Cherkaoui, Agdal, Rabat  
Tel.: (+212) 537 676 513 
Fax: (+212) 537 682 049  
Email : enquirypoint.spsmar@onssa.gov.ma  
13. 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, 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 04 9 
Email : enquirypoint.spsmar@onssa.gov.ma