G/SPS/N/MAR/47  
3 March  2017 
(17-1278) 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  
(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) : Plants, plant products, and products of plant origin.  
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 Loi N° 41 -15 relative à la Protection des 
Végétaux  (Draft Law No. 41-15 on plant protection) Language(s) : French Number of 
pages : 19 
6. Description of content : The notified text seeks to harmonize  domestic legislation with 
the international phytosanitary standards established in the International Plant Protection 
Convention.  
The draft l aw, consisting of six chapters and 29 articles, m ost notably covers the following 
aspects:  
 definitions of the technical terms commonly used in phytosanitary regulations;  
 requirements governing  the importation, possession, marketing and distribution of 
plants and plant products;  
 requirements for importing  and exporting plants, plant products and other items;  
 rules governing the sanitary surveillance of plant s and plant products, and the control 
of the production thereof, in national territory;  
 the introduction of penalties for anyone violating the provisio ns of the law ; and 
 transitional arrangements.  
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 r elevant 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) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM number) : 
[X] None  G/SPS/N/MAR/47  
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  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) : 1 June 2 018 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 January 2 018 
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [X] Six mon ths from date of publication, 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 2 May 2 017 
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  
Direction de l'Évaluation des Risques et des Affaires Jurid iques 
Avenue Hadj Ahmed Cherkaoui  
Agdal Rabat  
Tel.: (+212) 53 767 6510/11  
Mobile : (+212) 67 399 7803  
Fax: (+212) 53 768 2049  
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  
Direction de l'Évaluation des Risques et des Affaires Juridiques  
Avenue Hadj Ahmed Cherkaoui  
Agdal Rabat  
Tel.: (+212) 53 767 6510/11  
Mobile : (+212) 67 399 7803  
Fax: (+212) 53 768 2049