G/TBT/N/MAR/27  
29 July 201 9 
(19-4964) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : MOROCCO  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible:  
Institut Marocain de Normalisation , IMANOR (Moroccan Standards Institute)  
Office national de sécurité sanitaire des produits alimentaires , ONSSA (National Food 
Safety Board)  
Direction de l'Évaluation des Risques et des Affaires Juridiques (Directorate  of Risk 
Assessment and Legal Affairs)  
Division de la normalisation et des questions SPS  (Standardization and SPS Matters 
Division)  
Avenue Hadj Ahmed Cherkaoui  
Agdal Rabat  
Tel.: (+212) 53 767 6510/13  
Mobile : (+212) 67 399 7803  
Fax: (+212) 53 768 2049  
Email : ma.sps.enquirypoint@onssa.gov.ma  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN  where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading . ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : 
Non-alcoholic beverages  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Projet de décret 
relatif à la qualité et à la sécurité sanitaire de certaines boissons non-alcoolisées 
commercialisées  (Draft Decree on the quality and safety of certain marketed non -alcoholic 
beverages) (6 pages, in French)  
6. Description of content : In light of the development of the soft drink market, it was 
considered necessary to establish a reference framework that would help facilitate trade 
while safeguarding aspects related to product safety and quality, consumer information 
and fair trade.  
A draft  Decree was therefore implemented to govern the sector in question . The main 
objectives of this draft text are:  
• To provide definitions for certain products placed on the market, particularly 
instant beverages, energy drinks, milk beverages, tea - and coffee -based drinks, 
and iced tea ; and G/TBT/N/MAR/27  
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  to clearly establish labelling specifications for the products subject to this draft Decree, 
so as to prevent any form of misunderstanding, and specify the warnings concerning 
energy drinks.  
7. Objective and rat ionale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Food safety  
8. Relevant documents:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/MAR/19_1794_00_f.pdf  
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined.  
Proposed date of entry into force : Following publication of the Decree in the Official 
Journal, a period of 12 months will be established in order to enable the establishments, 
enterprises and importers concerned to clear their existing stocks of products 
manufactured before the publication of this Decree in the Official Journal.  
10. Final date for comments : 31 May 2 019 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone  and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Institut Marocain de Normalisation , IMANOR (Moroccan Standards Institute)  
Angle av Kamal zebdi et rue Dadi secteur 21  
Hay Riad - Rabat  
Tel.: (+212) 53 757 19 52/48/49/51  
Fax: (+212) 53,771 17 73  
Email: bensmaine@imanor.ma  
Office national de sécurité sanitaire des produits alimentaires , ONSSA (National Food 
Safety Board)  
Direction de l'Évaluation des Risques et des Affaires Juridiques (Directorate of Risk 
Assessment and Legal Affairs)  
Division de la normalisation et des questions SPS  (Standardization and SPS Matters 
Division)  
Avenue Hadj Ahmed Cherkaoui  
Agdal Rabat  
Tel.: (+212) 53 767 6510/13  
Mobile : (+212) 67 399 7803  
Fax: (+212) 53 768 2049  
Email: ma.sps.enquirypoint@onssa.gov.ma  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/MAR/19_4135_00_f.pdf