G/TBT/N/MAR/34  
25 February  2021 
(21-1636) 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  (Minist ry 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 desig nated to handle comments 
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)  
Parcell e 14, centre d'affaire aile nord, Bd riad, hay riad - Rabat, Morocco  
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) : School 
exercise books and similar articles ; School satchels and bags ; Products made of leather 
and similar materials  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Arrêté du 
ministre de l'industrie, du commerce de l'économie verte et numérique rendant 
d'applic ation obligatoire des normes marocaines  (Order of the Ministry of Industry, Trade 
and the Green and Digital Economy providing for the mandatory application of Moroccan 
standards)  
6. Description of content : The notified Order provides for the mandatory app lication of 
four new Moroccan standards (listed in section 8 below), with a view to enhancing 
industrial product control.  
Product control will be carried out in Morocco at the competent approved laboratories, the 
list of which is published on the website o f the Ministry of Industry, Trade and the Green 
and Digital Economy.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The notified Order seeks to enhance compliance control for industrial 
products, with a view to ensuring consumer protection and guaranteeing that marketed 
products available to consumers meet the safety requirements set out in Law No. 24-09 G/TBT/N/MAR/34  
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  on the safety of  products and services . By enhancing compliance control, the Order also 
aims to ensure fair and equitable competition between the economic operators concerned ; 
Consumer information, labelling ; Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer 
protection ; Protection of human health or safety ; Reducing trade barriers and facilitating 
trade.  
8. Relevant documents:  
• Loi n° 24 -09 du 16 Ramadan 1432 (17 août 2011) relative à la sécurité des 
produits et des services et complétant le Dahir du 9 Ramadan 1331 (12 août 
1913) formant code des obligations et des contrats  (in particular, the first title 
thereof)  
• 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 des service s et 
complétant le dahir du 9 ramadan 1331 (12 août 1913) formant code des 
obligations et des contrats  (in particular, Article 1 thereof)  
• Loi n° 12 -06 relative à la normalisation, à la certification et à l'accréditation, 
promulguée par le dahir N° 1.10.15 du 26 Safar 1431 (11 Février 2010)  (in 
particular, Article 33 thereof)  
9. Proposed date of adoption : 5 March 2 021 
Proposed date of entry into force : 5 June 2 021 
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from the date of notification  
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  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachm ents/2021/TBT/MAR/21_1315_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/MAR/21_1315_00_x.pdf