G/SPS/N/MAR/43  
13 January 2016  
(16-0248)  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 - 
Division de la Réglementation, de la Normalisation et de la Coordination  (National Office for 
Food Safety - Regulatory, Standardization and Coordination Division) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff it em number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS nu mbers should be provided in addition 
where applicable): Juices and nectars  
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 la sécurité 
sanitaire des jus et des concentrés de jus de fruits et de légumes et des nectars de fruits commercialisés  (Draft Decree on the quality and safe ty of fruit and vegetable juices and 
juice concentrates and fruit nectars available on the market) Language(s): French 
Number of pages: 10 
http://www.sgg.gov.ma/ 
6. Description of content: In light of the development of the market for these products and 
the increasing level of competition resulting from the opening of borders, it was considered 
necessary to establish a reference framework that would help facilitate trade while 
safeguarding aspects related to product quality and safety, consumer information and fair trade. 
Accordingly, and with a view to addressing industry concerns, the Ministry of Agriculture 
and Marine Fisheries prepared a draft decree governing the sector in question. The main 
objectives of this draft text are as follows: 
 to modify the content of juice of certain fruits in manufactured nectars, taking into 
account international requirements; 
 to provide for the production of nectars without added sugars or with a low energy 
content. In these products, sugars are partly or completely replaced by artificial 
sweeteners that are permitted under existing regulations; 
 to provide for mixtures of fruit juice and vegetable juice; and 
 to clearly establish labelling specifications for the products subject to this draft decree, 
so as to prevent any form of misunderstanding. 
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.  G/SPS/N/MAR/43 
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  8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard: 
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) Codex STAN 247-2005  
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[ ] 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. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Not yet determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 5 April 2016  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Si x months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Date of publication. 
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Date of publication.  
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: 
Office National de Sécurité Sanitaire 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 
Email: ma.sps.enquirypoint@onssa.gov.ma Website: http://www.onssa.gov.ma/  
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: 
Office National de Sécurité Sanitaire 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 Email: ma.sps.enquirypoint@onssa.gov.ma Website: http://www.onssa.gov.ma/