G/TBT/N/MAR/38  
22 November  2021 
(21-8761) 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 et du Commerce  (Ministry of Industry and Trade)  
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 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)  
Parcelle 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) : Non-
metallic joints  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Arrêté du 
Ministre de l'Industrie  et du Commerce relatif aux joints non -métalliques  (Order of the 
Minister of Industry and Trade on non -metallic joints)  
6. Description of content : The notified Order of the Minister of Industry and Trade sets 
out the characteristics of non -metallic joints  in terms of their safety and composition, as 
well as measures to ensure their traceability and their assessment of conformity with the 
applicable safety requirements.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : The notified Order seeks to strengthen compliance control for non -metallic 
joints, with a view to ensuring consumer protection, by guaranteeing that marketed 
products available to consumers meet the safety requirements set out in Law No. 24-09 
on the safety of products and services . The Order also aims to ensure fair and equitable 
competition between the economic operators concerned ; Consumer information, 
labelling.  G/TBT/N/MAR/38  
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  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'applicatio n du 
titre premier de la loi n° 24 -09 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, 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 : 19 November 2 021 
Proposed date of entry into force : Three months from the date of adoption  
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 et du Commerce.  
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