G/SPS/N/MAR/94  
14 April 2023 
(23-2670) 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 , 
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) : Live animals  
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 loi No. 61-22 modifiant et complétant le dahir 
portant loi No. 1-75-292 du 19 septembre 1977 édictant des mesures propres à garantir 
les animaux domestiques contre les maladies contagieuses  (Draft Law No. 61-22 amending 
and supplementing the Dahir containing Law No. 1-75-292 of 1 9 September 1 977 on 
measures to protect domestic animals against contagious diseases) Lang uage(s) : French 
Number of pages : 1 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/MAR/23_8955_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content : Efforts to protect the health of Moroccan livestock against 
contagious animal diseases are based primarily on the health measures put in place by the 
ONSSA to monitor and tackle these diseases . Moreover, given the diversity of pathogens 
and the variability of their impact on ani mal health, a list of notifiable contagious diseases 
has been established in order to standardize the measures for monitoring and combating 
such diseases . The list has been established by the Dahir containing Law No. 1-75-292 of 5 
Chaoual 1397 (1 9 Septembe r 1977) on measures to protect domestic animals against 
contagious diseases, as supplemented and amended.  
7. Objective and rationale : [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ] 
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] prote ct territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. 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 Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Terrestrial Animal Health Code and 
Aquatic Animal Health Code  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM number) : 
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/MAR/94  
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Ye s [ ] 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 : Dahir 
portant loi n°1 -75-292 du 5 chaoual 1397 (19 septembre 1977) édictant des mesures 
propres à garantir les animaux domestiques contre les maladies contagieuses  
https://www.onssa.gov.ma/wp -
content/uploads/2022/06/Reglementation/B.Regl ementation -
Sectorielle/1.%20Sant%C3%A9%20Animale/1.3.%20Maladies%20Animales/DAH.1 -75-
292.FR.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/MAR/23_8955_01_f.pdf  
(Available in French)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
Proposed date of publi cation (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [X] Six months from date of publication, 
and/or ( dd/mm/yy ): 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 13 June 2 023 
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  
Division de la Normalisation et des Questions SPS  (Standardization and SPS Matters 
Division)  
Direction de l'Evaluation des Risques et des Affaires Juridiques  (Directo rate of Risk 
Assessment and Legal Affairs)  
Avenue Hadj Ahmed Cherkaoui  
Tel.: (+212 5) 37 67 65 11/13  
Mobile : (+212 6) 73 99 78 17  
Fax: (+212 5) 37 68 20 49  
Email: enquirypoint.spsmar@onssa.gov.ma  
Website: http://www.onssa.gov.ma  
13. Text(s) available from : [X] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enqu iry 
Point . Address, fax number and email address (if available) of other body:  
Office National de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits Alimentaires  
Division de la Normalisation et des Questions SPS  
Direction de l'Evaluation des Risques et des Affaires Juridiques  
Avenue Hadj Ahmed Cherkaoui  
Tel.: (+212 5) 37 67 65 11/13  
Mobile : (+212 6) 73 99 78 17  
Fax: (+212 5) 37 68 20 49  
Email: enquirypoint.spsmar@onssa.gov.ma  
Website: http://www.onssa.gov.ma