G/SPS/N/MAR/45  
2 August  2016 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosan itary 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) : Plant products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partne rs 
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Arrêté fixant les formalités et les conditions 
phytosanitaires auxquelles sont soumis certains produits végétaux destinés l'exportation  
(Order establishing the formalities and phyto sanitary requirements applicable to certain 
plant products for export ) Language(s) : French Number of pages : 12 
6. Description of content : The notified Order establishes provisions concerning the marking 
of wood packaging used in international trade, namel y: 
 the requirement that packaging material imported empty or carrying products be 
marked correctly, in accordance with ISPM No. 15; and 
 the requirement that companies manufacturing and treating wood packaging used in 
international trade be registered at the national level.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standa rd? 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)  
[X] Internat ional Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM number) ISPM No. 15: 
Regulation of Wood Packaging Material in International Trade, adopted on 
15 March 2 002 by the Interim Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (ICPM) of 
the International Plant Protection Conven tion. 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Ye s [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/MAR/45  
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  9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 November 2 016 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 November 2 016 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [X] Six months from date of publication, 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 
[X] Trade facilitating m easure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 1 October 2 016 
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 réglementation, de la normalisation et de la coordination  
Avenue Hadj Ahmed Cherkaoui  
Agdal Rabat  
Tel.: +(212) 53  767 6510/11  
Mobile : +(212) 67 399 7803  
Fax: +(212) 53 768 2049  
Email : ma.sps.enquirypoint@onssa.gov.ma  
Website: http://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:  
Office national de sécurité sanitaire des produits alimentaires  
Division de la réglementation, de la normalisation et de la coordination  
Avenue Hadj Ahmed Cherkaoui  
Agdal R abat 
Tel.: +(212) 53 767 6510/11  
Mobile : +(212) 67 399 7803  
Fax: +(212) 53 768 2049  
Email : ma.sps.enquirypoint@onssa.gov.ma  
Website: http://www.onssa.gov.ma/