G/SPS/N/MAR/ 52 
 
26 June 2017  
(17-3374) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  French  
 
 NOTIFICATION  OF EMERGENCY MEASURE S 
1. Notifying Member: MOROCCO  
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible: Office National de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits Alimentaires, 
ONSSA (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): Birds, poultry, poultry  meat and poultry meat products  
and eggs a nd egg products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Germany   
5. Title of the notified document: Prohibition d'importation d'oiseaux, de volail les, de 
viandes de volailles et produits à base de ces viandes, oeufs et ovoproduits  (Prohibition 
on the importation into Morocco of birds, poultry, poultry meat and poultry meat 
products and eggs and egg products ) Language(s): French  Number of pages: 1 
6. Description of content: Prohibition on the importation into Morocco of birds, poultry, 
poultry meat and poultry meat products and eggs and egg products following the 
occurrence of cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Germany.   
7. Objective and rationale: [ X] food safety, [ X] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] 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: To prevent the  
introduction into Morocco of avian influenza  
9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[X] World Organi sation for Anim al Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 10.4: Infection with Avian 
Influenza Viruses  
[ ] 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:   G/SPS/N/MAR/ 52 
 
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  10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
27 July 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 Sanitaire des Produits Alimentaires , ONSSA  
Rue Ahmed Cherkaoui  
Agda Rabat  
Tel.: (+212) 53 767 6510  
Fax: (+212) 53 768 2049  
E-mail: hamid.lachhab@onssa. gov.ma  
13. Text(s) available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Office National de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits Alimentaires, ONSSA  
Rue Ahmed Ch erkaoui  
Agdal Rabat  
Tel.: (+212) 53 767 6510  
Fax: (+212) 53 768 2049  
E-mail: hamid.lachhab@onssa.gov.ma