G/SPS/N/MAR/104  
9 October  2023 
(23-6745) Page: 1/2 
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) : Birds other than poultry 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 : Denmark  
5. Title of the notified document : Suspension de l 'importation des oiseaux autres que la 
volaille et ovoproduits à partir du Danemark  (Import suspension of birds other than 
poultry and egg products from Denmark) Language(s) : French Number of pages:  
6. Description of content : The notified document states that, following reports of a 
number of cases of highly pathogenic  avian influenza affecting poultry in Denmark, 
imports from that country of birds other than poultry and egg products have been 
suspended until the country's disease -free status has been re -established.  
The ban does not apply to egg products that have been heat -treated to destroy the highly 
pathogenic avian influenza virus, in accordance with OMSA recommendations.  
Upon importation, these egg products must be accompanied by a sanitary certificate and 
a certificate issued by the relevant health authoritie s 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.  
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 Protectio n Convention (e.g. I SPM number) : 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/MAR/104  
- 2 - 
  [X] Ye s [ ] 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 d e 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: https://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  (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 : www.onssa.gov.ma