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ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/MAR/31 
25 July 2011 
 (11-3755) 
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 San itaire des Produits Alimentaires - 
Ministère de l'Agriculture et de la Pêche Maritime  (National Office for Food Safety - 
Ministry of Agriculture and Maritime Fisheries) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  HS codes 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 
19, 20, 21, 22 and 23. 
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 pris pour l'application de la loi n°28-07 
relative à la sécurité sanita ire des produits alimentaires (Draft decree implementing Law 
No. 28-07 on food safety)  Language(s):  French  Number of pages:  12 
6. Description of content:  The notified text establishes: 
- Modalities for issuing, suspending and withdrawing sanitary authorization and 
approval and for controlling the conformity of food products, in accordance with 
Article 7 of Law No. 28-07; 
- health and hygiene requirements for establis hments and companies and their staff, and 
for primary products, food products and mean s of transport covered by Article 8 of 
Law No. 28-07;  requirements concerning cleaning and disinfectant products and physical, chemical and biological contamination levels; 
- rules for the implementation, by operators  of establishments and companies in the 
food and animal food sectors, of self- control programmes and guidelines on good 
health practices, as provided for in Article 9 of Law No. 28-07; 
- requirements for the implementation of the provisions of Article 10 of Law No. 28-07 
concerning the mandatory information to be  provided by operators of establishments 
and companies in the food and animal food sectors; 
- modalities for the implementation of the traceability requirements set forth in 
Article 12 of Law No. 28-07. 
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  The notified Decree also establishes: 
- Modalities for the registration of the livestock farms concerned and technical 
requirements and modalities for the identification and monitoring of animals, as 
provided for in Articles 13 and 14 of Law No. 28-07; 
- establishment modalities and requirements fo r keeping maintenance and management 
registers for primary products of plant origin, as provided for in Article 15 of Law No. 28-07. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or  disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[X] 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. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  Official 
Journal ( Bulletin Officiel ) (available in French) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  18 September 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined 
[X] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  10 August 2011 
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:  
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: