G/SPS/N/MAR/48  
3 March  2017 
(17-1279) 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) : All food products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading par tners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Projet de décret n° 2 -16-922 modifiant et complétant le 
décret n°2 -12-389 du 11 joumada II 1434 (22 avril 2013) fixant les conditions et les 
modalités d'étiquetage des produits a limentaires  (Draft Decree No. 2-16-922 amending 
and supplementing Decree No. 2-12-389 of 11 joumada II 1434 (2 2 April 2 013) 
establishing labelling requirements for food products) Language(s) : French Number of 
pages : 5 
6. Description of content : The notifi ed text seeks to amend existing legislation on labelling 
so that our country has up -to-date regulations applicable indiscriminately to both imported 
and domestically manufactured products . It also seeks to facilitate trade between Morocco 
and its trading p artners, and ensure that consumers are provided with information on the 
shelf-life of food products placed on the market . To this end, it is proposed that 
amendments be made to the provisions of Articles 2, 4, 11 and 24 of Decree No. 2-12-389 
and that new provisions on use -by dates be introduced, as provided for in European 
Regulation No. 1169/2011 on the labelling of food products.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text ) Codex STAN 1 -1985 (as revised)  
[ ] 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) : 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the rele vant international standard?  G/SPS/N/MAR/48  
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  [X] Ye s [ ] 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 Jun e 2017 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 January 2 018 
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) : 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 Na tional 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  
13. Text(s) avai lable 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 Af faires Juridiques  
Avenue Hadj Ahmed Cherkaoui  
Agdal Rabat  
Tel.: (+212) 53 767 6510/11  
Mobile : (+212) 67 399 7803  
Fax: (+212) 53 768 2049