G/TBT/N/MAR/35  
15 April 2021 
(21-3110) 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 MAROC  
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 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 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) : Hydraulic 
binders/cements and cemen t constituents  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Notification 
under the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade, most notably Article 2 thereof, on 
the preparation, adoption and application of technical regulations by central government 
bodies  
Title: Liants hydrauliques ciments et les constituants des ci ments - Composition, 
spécifications et critères de conformité - Évaluation de la conformité - Contrôle de la 
qualité à la livraison (Hydraulic binders/cements and cement constituents - Composition, 
specifications and conformity criteria - Conformity assess ment - Quality control on 
delivery)  
6. Description of content : This standard defines and presents specifications for various 
common cements . The following information is included in each cement definition:  
- the proportions in which the constituents must be combined to obtain these different 
products within a range of eight strength classes;  
- the requirements to be met by constituents of cement;  G/TBT/N/MAR/35  
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  - the mechanical, physical and chemical requirements for cement s and constituents of 
cement, and conformity criteria.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The objective is to protect consumers and ensure fair competition between 
economic operators, 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 . Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection ; Protection of human 
health or safety ; Consumer information, labelling ; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection ; Protection of human health or safety ; Protection of the 
environment ; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:  
• Loi n° 24 -09 relative à la sécurité des produits et des ser vices et complétant le 
Dahir du 9 Ramadan 1331 (12 août 1913) formant code des obligations et des 
contrats  
• Décret n° 2.12.502 du 2 Rejeb 1434 (13 mai 2013) pris pour l'application du titre 
premier de la loi n° 24 -09 relative à la sécurité des produits et d es services et 
complétant le dahir du 9 ramadan 1331 (12 aout 1913) formant code des 
obligations et des contrats  
• NM 10.1.004 Liants hydrauliques ciments et les constituants des ciments - 
Composition, spécifications et critères de conformité - Evaluation de l a conformité - 
Contrôle de la qualité à la livraison  
9. Proposed date of adoption : Upon the publication of the Order in the Official Journal  
Proposed date of entry into force : Upon the publication of the Order in the Official 
Journal  
10. Final date for comments : 30 April 2 021 
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