G/SPS/N/MAR/42
4 August 2015
(15-4007)  Page: 1/2
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  French
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
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):  All species of birds, poultry, poultry meat and poultry 
meat products and eggs and egg products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries:  United Kingdom  
5. Title of the notified document:  Mesures d'urgence relatives à la prohibition 
d'importation d'oiseaux de toutes espèces, volailles, viandes de volailles et produits à 
base de ces viandes, oeufs et ovoproduits à partir du Royaume Uni à cause d'influenza 
aviaire hautement pathogène (Emergency measures prohibiting the importation into 
Morocco of all species of birds, poultry, poultry meat and poultry meat products and 
eggs and egg products from the United Kin gdom on account of highly pathogenic avian 
influenza) 
Language(s):  French  Number of pages:  1 
6. Description of content:  Following the recent reports of cases of highly pathogenic 
avian influenza in the United Kingdom, measures have been introduced prohibiting the 
importation into Morocco of all species of birds, poultry, poultry meat and poultry meat 
products and eggs and egg products from this country.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant 
protection, [X] protect humans from animal /plant pest or disease, [ ] protect 
territory from other damage from pests.  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  To prevent the 
introduction into Morocco of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus. 
9. Is there a relevant international standa rd?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text)  
[X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) Chapter 10.4: Infection with Avian 
Influenza Viruses 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  G/SPS/N/MAR/42 
 
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  [ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [X] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible,  how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
10. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:    
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
21 July 2015 until further notice 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Agency or authority designated to handle  comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body: 
Office National de Sécurité Sa nitaire des Produits Alimentaires  
Rue Ahmed Cherkaoui 
Agda Rabat Tel.: (+212) 53 767 6510 
Fax: (+212) 53 768 2049 
E-mail: hamid.lachhab@onssa.gov.ma  
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Noti fication Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail a ddress (if available) of other body:   
Rue Ahmed Cherkaoui 
Agdal Rabat  
Tel.: (+212) 53 767 6510 
Fax: (+212) 53 768 2049 E-mail: hamid.lachhab@onssa.gov.ma