G/SPS/N/MAR/54  
20 December  2017 
(17-7120) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original:  French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
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) : Birds of any species, poult ry, poultry meat products, eggs, and egg 
products.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[ ] All trading partners  
[X] Specific regions or countries : Netherlands  
5. Title of the notified document : Interdiction d'importation d'oiseaux de toutes espèces, 
volailles, produits à base de viandes de volailles, oeufs et ovoproduits  (Ban on the 
importation of birds of any species, poultry, poultry meat products, eggs, and egg 
products) Language(s) : French Num ber of pages : 1 
6. Description of content : Following reports of a number of cases of highly pathogenic 
avian influenza in the Netherlands, imports from that country of birds of any species, 
poultry, poultry meat products, eggs, and egg products are banned  until further notice . 
The ban does not apply to poultry meat and poultry meat products that have been heat -
treated to destroy the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus . These products must be 
accompanied by a sanitary certificate and a certificate issue d by the relevant health 
authorities confirming t hat they have been heat treated . 
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 highly 
pathogenic avian influenza from entering Morocco.  
9. Is there a relevant international standard ? If so, identify the stand ard: 
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : 
[X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 2.1.14  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM number) : 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  G/SPS/N/MAR/54  
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  [X] Ye s [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
11. Date of entry into force (dd/mm/yy)/period of application (as applicable):  
15 December 2 017 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. 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 Jur idiques  
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