G/SPS/N/MAR/44  
9 February 2016  
(16-0843)  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 - Direction de l'évaluation des risques et des affaires juridiques (National Office for 
Food Safety - Directorate of Risk Assessment and Legal Affairs) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS nu mbers should be provided in addition 
where applicable): Live animals and animal products, plants and plant products and all 
food products and animal feed, additives, ag ricultural inputs, pesticides, and veterinary 
drugs and products.  
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 d'Arrêté relatif aux méthodes et techniques de 
contrôle de la conformité des produits primaires, des produits alimentaires et des aliments 
pour animaux à l'importation  (Draft Order on conformity control methods and techniques 
for imported primary products, food products and animal feed) Language(s):   French  
Number of pages: 5 
6. Description of content: The notified text establishes the conformity control methods and 
techniques to be employed at the borders on imported primary products, food products 
and animal feed. Controls on imported g oods must be performed prior to customs 
clearance on the basis of documents submitted by the importer or his authorized 
representative. Border controls on imported goods involve: 1) documentation checks; 2) 
identity checks; and 3) physical checks. The notified text details the control procedures. 
Where goods are refused clearance, the importer or his duly authorized representative 
may submit a reasoned appeal within eight days of the date of notification of refusal of 
clearance. The importer or his representative may remove the goods before obtaining the results of the analyses. The importer is resp onsible for storing the goods, secured by an 
official customs seal, at premises approved by the National Office for Food Safety (ONSSA) 
while awaiting the results of the analyses.   
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety , [X] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] protect territory from 
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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 number of Codex 
standard or related text)   
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) 
[ ] 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: [ ] Si x months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and email address (if 
available) of other body:  
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Noti fication Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body: