G/SPS/N/MAR/41  
 
10 April 2015  
(15-1947)  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:   Office National de Sécurité 
Sanitaire des Produits Alimentaires, ONSSA (National Office for Food Safety) 
2. Agency responsible:  Office National de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits Alimentaires, 
ONSSA - Ministère de l'Agriculture et de la Pêche Maritime  (National Office for Food 
Safety - Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Fisheries) 
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):  Olive trees, citrus fruit trees, rosaceous (stone fruit) 
plants, oak trees, grapevines 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners  [X] Specific regions or countries:  Italy  
5. Title of the notified document:  Suspension de l'importation de l'Italie des plants des 
espèces hôtes de la maladie (olivier, agrumes, rosacées à noyau, chênes, vigne)  
(Suspension of the importation into Morocco of Pierce's disease host plants (olive trees, 
citrus fruit trees, rosaceous (stone fruit) plants, oak trees, grapevines) from Italy. 
Language(s):  French  Number of pages:  1 
6. Description of content:  Following two outbreaks of Pierce's disease (caused by the 
bacterium Xylella fastidiosa) in the province of Lecce in south-east Italy, a decision was taken to suspend imports into Morocco of host plants of this disease (olive trees, citrus 
fruit trees, rosaceous (stone fruit) plants, oak trees, grapevines, etc.) from Italy as a 
precautionary measure. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant 
protection, [ ] 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:  Detection of two 
outbreaks of Pierce's disease (caused by the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa) in the province of Lecce in south-east Italy and risk of the introduction of this disease into Morocco. 
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)  
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  G/SPS/N/MAR/41 
 
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  [ ] 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:   
10. Other relevant documents and langua ge(s) in which these are available:   
Instructions (available in French) to all plant protection services to increase 
phytosanitary surveillance and control. 
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
2 April 2015   
[ ] 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  
Avenue Hadj Ahmed Cherkaoui 
Agdal Rabat  
Tel.: (+212) 53 767 6510/11   Mobile:  (+212) 67 399 7803  
Fax:  (+212) 53 768 2049  
E-mail:  ma.sps.enquirypoint@onssa.gov.ma Website: http://www.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:   
Office National de Sécurité Sani taire 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  E-mail:  ma.sps.enquirypoint@onssa.gov.ma 
Website: http://www.onssa.gov.ma