G/SPS/N/MAR/101  
2 August  2023 
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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 Food Safety Office)  
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) : Birds of any species, poultry, poultry meat and poultry meat 
products, animal feed, eggs and egg products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Netherlands  
5. Title of the notified document : Interdiction d'importation d'oiseaux de toutes espèces, 
de volailles, de viandes de volailles et produits à base de ces viandes, d'aliments pour 
animaux, d'oeufs et d'ovoproduits à partir des Pays -Bas (Ban on the importation of birds 
of any species, poultry , poultry meat and poultry meat products, animal feed, eggs and 
egg products from the Netherlands) Language(s) : French Number of pages:  
6. Description of content : Following reports of a number of cases of highly pathogenic 
avian influenza in poultry in the Netherlands, imports from that country of birds of any 
species, poultry, poultry meat and poultry meat products, animal feed, eggs and egg 
products are banned until further notice.  
The ban does not apply to meat and meat products that have b een heat -treated to destroy 
the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, in accordance with OMSA recommendations . 
Upon importation, these products must be accompanied by a sanitary certificate and a 
certificate issued by the relevant Dutch health authoriti es confirming that they have been 
heat-treated.  
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.  G/SPS/N/MAR/101  
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  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] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
10. Other 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:  
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  (National Office for Food 
Safety ) 
Avenue Hadj Ahmed Cherkaoui  
Tel.: (+212) 5 3767 6511 / 13 Mobile : (+212) 6 7399 7817  
Fax: (+212) 5 3768 2049  
Email: enquirypoint.spsmar@onssa.gov.ma  
Website: www.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:  
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 3767 6511 / 13 Mobile : (+212) 6 7399 7817  
Fax: (+212) 5 3768 2049  
Email: enquirypoint.spsmar@onssa.gov.ma  
Website: www.onssa.gov.ma