G/SPS/N/MAR/60  
1 April 2019 
(19-2006) Page: 1/2 
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 Food Safety Board)  
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) : Marketed non -alcoholic soft drinks  
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 décret relatif à la qualité et à la sécurité 
sanitaire de certaines boisso ns non-alcoolisées commercialisées  (Draft Decree on the 
quality and safety of certain marketed non -alcoholic soft drinks) Language(s) : French 
Number of pages : 6 
Text available at:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/MAR/19_1794_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content : In light of  the development of the soft drink market, it was 
considered necessary to establish a reference framework that would help facilitate trade 
while safeguarding aspects related to product safety and quality, consumer information 
and fair trade.  
A draft Decree  was therefore implemented to govern the sector in question . The main 
objectives of this draft text are:  
1. To provide definitions for certain products placed on the market, particularly instant 
beverages, energy drinks, milk beverages, tea - and coffee -based drinks, and iced 
tea; and 
2. to clearly establish labelling specifications for the products subject to this draft 
Decree, so as to prevent any form of misunderstanding, and specify the warnings 
concerning energy drinks.  
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:  
[ ] 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) : G/SPS/N/MAR/60  
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  [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM 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) : 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) : Following publication of the Decree in the Official Journal, a period of 12 
months will be established in order to enable the establishments, enterprises and 
importers concerned to clear their existi ng stocks of products manufactured before the 
publication of this Decree in the Official Journal.  
[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) : 31 May 2 019 
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 , ONSSA (National Food 
Safety Board)  
Direction de l'Évaluation des Risques et des Affaires Juridiques (Directorate of Risk 
Assessment and Legal Affairs)  
Division de la normalisation et des questions SPS  (Standardization and SPS Matters 
Division)  
Avenue Hadj Ahmed Cherkaoui  
Agdal Rabat  
Tel.: (+212) 53 767 6510/13  
Mobile : (+212) 67 399 7803  
Fax: (+212) 53 768 2049  
Email: ma.sps.enquirypoint@onssa.gov.ma   
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Aut hority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Office national de sécurité sanitaire des produits alimentaires, ONSSA  
Direction de l'évaluation des risques et des affaires juridiques  
(Division de la normalisation et des questions SPS)  
Avenue Hadj Ahmed Cherkaoui  
Agdal Rabat  
Tel.: (+212) 53 767 6510/13  
Mobile : (+212) 67 399 7803  
Fax: (+212) 53 768 2049  
Email: ma.sps.enquirypoint@onssa.gov.ma