G/SPS/N/MAR/34  
5 February 2013  
(13-0605)  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 Office for Food Safety) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Wood packaging for use in international trade. 
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: Arrêté du Ministre de l'Agriculture et de la Pêche 
Maritime relatif à la marque apposée sur les emballages en bois destinés au commerce international  (Order of the  Minister of Agriculture and Marine Fisheries concerning the 
mark affixed to wood packaging used in international trade) Language(s): French 
Number of pages: 5 
6. Description of content: 
 Where required by the importing country's regulations, wood packaging destined for 
export must carry a specific mark in accordance with ISPM No. 15 and the characteristics described in Annex I to the Order. This mark certifies that the 
packaging to which it is affixed has undergone a form of treatment in conformity 
with the technical requirements established in ISPM No. 15. 
 Imported wood packaging, whether new and empty or containing goods, must be 
marked in accordance with ISPM No. 15. 
 Packing blocks and logs must also be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate 
stating the following: "Packing blocks and logs treated in accordance with 
ISPM No. 15". 
 Imports of empty used packaging must be treated in accordance with ISPM No. 15 
and accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate and an analysis report from an official laboratory. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [X] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.  G/SPS/N/MAR/34 
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  8. Is there a relevant international st andard? 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) 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
ISPM No. 15 
[ ] 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:  
9. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 May 2013 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 
[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) : 6 April 2013 
Agency or authority designated to hand le 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 Sanitaire des Produits Alimentaires ( National Office for 
Food Safety ) 
Division de la Réglementation et de la Normalisation ( Regulatory and 
Standardization Division ) 
Tel.: (+212) 05 3767 6510/11 GSM: 006 7399 7803 
E-mail: ma.sps.enquirypoint@onssa.gov.ma 
13. Texts available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:  
E-mail: ma.sps.enquirypoint@onssa.gov.ma