G/SPS/N/MAR/55  
25 May 2018 
(18-3136) 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  
(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) : Phytopharmaceutical 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 de Loi No. 34-18 Relative aux produits 
phytopharmaceutiques  (Draft Law No. 34-18 on phytopharmaceutical products) 
Language(s) : French : Number of pages : 19 
http://www.sgg.gov.ma/portals/0/AvantProjet/169/Avp_Loi_34.18_Fr.PDF  
6. Description  of content : The draft law in question provides mainly for the following:  
 The evaluation of phytopharmaceutical products in two different stages:  
 The first stage entails the evaluation and approval of active substances, safeners 
and synergists that may for m part of the composition of phytopharmaceutical 
products;  
 The second entails evaluating and authorizing the placing on the market of 
commercial preparations containing previously approved active substances, 
safeners and synergists.  
 The placing on the mark et of products that pose a negligible risk to human or animal 
health or to the environment:  
 by introducing requirements that are less stringent than for other products;  
 by extending the period of validity for the approval and authorization of the 
placing on the market of the product to 15 years (as opposed to ten years for 
other products).  
 The re -evaluation, at any time, of products placed on the market, where information 
comes to light showing that the requirements on the basis of which the products were 
authorized are no longer being met, particularly as regards the products' effects on 
human and animal health and the environment;  
 The requirement that holders of phytopharmaceutical products notify any potentially 
harmful effects their products may have as  soon as they become aware of them, and 
that the competent authority ensure the list of authorized products is made publicly 
available;  
 The establishment of requirements for conducting activities involving the import, G/SPS/N/MAR/55  
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  repackaging, distribution and use of p hytopharmaceutical products.  These most 
notably include the requirement to provide proof of access to premises that meet the 
safety and hygiene standards set out in existing regulations, and the requirement to 
show that employees hold individual certificat es issued upon the completion of a 
training course relevant to the activity they are required to carry out or on the basis of 
a diploma that they already hold;  
 The increased monitoring of trade in phytopharmaceutical products, so as to ensure 
compliance wi th the provisions of the law and the traceability of these products from 
the time they are imported or manufactured through to when they are used;  
 The inclusion  of the settlement procedure, which will be applicable only for offences 
punishable by fine.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[X] 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:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[ ] International Plant Protec tion Convention (e.g. I SPM number) : 
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes [ ] 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) : 31 December 2 018 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 30 March 2 019 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 30 March 2 019 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 24 July 2 018 
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  
Direction de l'Évaluation de s Risques et des Affaires Juridiques  
Avenue Hadj Ahmed Cherkaoui  
Agdal Rabat  
Morocco  
Tel.: (+212) 53 767 6510/11/68/13  
Mobile : (+212) 67 399 7803  
Fax: (+212) 53 768 2049  G/SPS/N/MAR/55  
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  13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Office National de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits Alimentaires  
Direction de l'Évaluation des Risques et des Affaires Juridiques  
Avenue Hadj Ahmed Cherkaoui  
Agdal Rabat  
Morocco  
Tel.: (+212) 53 767 6510/11/13/68  
Mobile : (+212) 67 399 7803  
Fax: (+212) 53 768 2049