G/SPS/N/MAR/89  
26 October  2022 
(22-8030) 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) : Food additives authorized for use in primary products and food 
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 conjoint modifiant et complétant l'arrêté 
conjoint n°1795 -14 du 14 mai 2014 fixant la liste et les limites des additifs alimentaires 
autorisés à être utilisés dans les produits primaires et les produits alimentaires, ainsi 
qu'aux indications que doivent porter leurs emballages  (Draft Joint Order amending a nd 
supplementing Joint Order No. 1795-14 of 1 4 May 2 014 establishing the list of, and limits 
for, food additives authorized for use in primary products and food products, as well as 
the information to be displayed on their packaging) Language(s) : French Number of 
pages : 4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/MAR/22_7155_00_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/MAR/22_7155_01_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/MAR/22_7155_02_f.p df 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/MAR/22_7155_03_f.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/MAR/22_7155_04_f.pdf  
6. Description of content : The purpose of the notified draft Joint Order amending Order 
No. 1795 -14 of 1 4 May 2 014 is to: 
- Update the list of authorized food additives in order to comply with the relevant 
international standards;  
- Establish specifications for these food additives s o as to prevent fraudulent practices 
that could pose a risk to consumer health.  
In addition, in the interest of transparency for the consumer, the notified draft Joint Order 
establishes:  
- A list of functional classes of food additive, on the basis of the technological purpose of 
the additive in the food product;  
- A list of food colours for which additional information must be displayed on the labelling 
of the food products that contain them.  G/SPS/N/MAR/89  
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  7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety, [ ] animal health,  [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
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) : CODEX S TAN 192 -1995, General Standard for Food 
Additives , and its revisions up to 2021  
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM number) : 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international stan dard?  
[X] Ye s [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
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) : The notified Joint Order will enter into effect on the date of its publication 
in the Official Journal.  
However, the operators concerned will have a period of two years from the date of 
publication within which to comply with the provisions on the labelling of food products 
containing the food colours listed in Annex IV to the notified Join t Order.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 25 December 2 022 
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:  
Office National de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits Alimentaires  
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)  
Avenue Hadj Ahmed Cherkaoui  
Tel.: (+212) 05 37 67 65 11/13, Mobile : 006 7399 7817  
Fax: (+212) 05  3768 2049  
Email: enquirypoint.spsmar@onssa.gov.ma  
Website: http://www.onssa.gov.ma  G/SPS/N/MAR/89  
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  13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authorit y, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Office National de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits Alimentaires  
Division de la Normalisation et des Questions SPS  
Direction de l'Evaluation des Risques et des Affaires Juridiques  
Avenue Hadj Ahmed Cherkaoui  
Tel.: (+212) 05 37 67 65 11/13, Mobile : 006 7399 7817  
Fax: (+212) 05 3768 2049  
Email: enquirypoint.spsmar@onssa.gov.ma  
Website: http://www.onssa.gov.ma