G/SPS/N/MAR/105  
19 December  2023 
(23-8676) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
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) : Animals and animal products, products of animal origin and 
aquaculture products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Projet d'arrêté du ministre de l'agriculture, de la pêche 
maritime, du développement rural et des eaux et forêts modifiant et complétant l'arrêté 
du ministre de l'agriculture et de la pêche maritime No. 4260-12 du 31 décembre 2012 
relatif aux substances int erdites à administrer aux animaux d'élevage  (Draft Order of the 
Minister for Agriculture, Marine Fisheries, Rural Development, Water Resources and 
Forestry amending and supplementing Order No. 4260-12 of 3 1 December 2 012 of the 
Minister of Agriculture and Marine Fisheries on substances banned from use in livestock) 
Language(s) : French Number of pages : 3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/MAR/23_14741 _00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content : The notified Law No. 28-07 on food safety, enacted by Dahir 
No. 1-10-08 of 1 1 February 2 010, provides an important legal basis and establishes the 
overarching principles and concepts for food safety in our country . It prohibits the 
placement on the domestic market , importation or exportation of any primary product or 
food product that presents a risk to human life or health.  
Primary products and food products of livestock orig in are only considered to be compliant 
if they do not contain substances banned from use in livestock.  
Furthermore, pursuant to Article 53 of Decree No. 2-10-473 of 6 September 2 011 
implementing certain provisions of Law No. 28-07, the purpose of this meas ure is to 
update the list of substances  in question  contained in the above -mentioned Order with a 
view to protecting consumer health.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/MAR/105  
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Code of Practice to Minimize and Contain Foodborne 
Antimicrobial Resistance ( CXC 61 -2005, amended in 2021) ; Guidelines for Risk 
Analysis of Foodborne Antimicrobial Resistance ( CXG 77 -2011)  
[X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Resolution No. 36 "Combating 
Antimicrobial Resistance through a One Health Approach : Actions and OIE 
Strategy" and Resolution No. 38 "Global action to alleviate the threat of 
antimicrobial resistance : progress and opportunities for future activities under the 
'One Health' initiative"  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM number) : 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international stand ard? 
[X] Ye s [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available : Arrêté 
du ministre de l'agriculture et de la pêche maritime No. 4260-12 du 31 décembre 2012 
relatif aux substances interdites à administrer aux animaux d'élevage objet de la 
modification  (available in French)  
https://www.onssa.gov.ma/wp -content/uploads/2021/11/ARR.4260 -12.FR_.pdf  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 17 February 2 024 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments : [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point . Address, fax number and email address 
(if av ailable) of other body:  
Division de la Normalisation et des Questions SPS  (Standardization and SPS Matters 
Division)  
Direction de l'Evaluation des Risques et des Affaires Juridiques  (Directorate of Risk 
Assessment and Legal Affairs)  
Office National de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits Alimentaires  
Avenue Hadj Ahmed Cherkaoui  
Tel.: (+212 5) 37 67 65 11/13  
Mobile : (+212 6) 73 99 78 17  
Fax: (+212 5) 37 68 20 49  
Email: enquirypoint.spsmar@onssa.gov.ma  
Website: http://www.onssa.gov.ma  G/SPS/N/MAR/105  
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  13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Division de la Normalisation et des Questions SPS  
Direction de l'Evaluation des Risques et des Affaires Juridiques  
Office National de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits Alimentaires  
Avenue Hadj Ahmed Cherkaoui  
Tel.: (+212 5) 37 67 65 11/13  
Mobile : (+212 6) 73 99 78 17  
Fax: (+212 5) 37 68 20 49  
Email: enquirypoint.spsmar@onssa.gov.ma  
Website: http://www.onssa.gov.ma