. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/MAR/27 
23 May 2008  
 (08-2403) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   French 
  
 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  MOROCCO
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:  Ministère de l'Agriculture et de la Pêche Maritime – Direction de 
l'Élevage et des Services Vétérinaires  (Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Fisheries – 
Livestock and Veterinary Services Department)  
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, animal food products a nd food products of animal origin,  
animal feed, substances prohibited for use in livestock production, animal by-products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Projet de loi sur la 
protection de la santé des anim aux, la protection des animaux et  la sécurité sanitaire des 
denrées d'origine animale, des aliments pour  animaux et des sous-produits animaux  (Draft 
Law on the protection of animals and animal health and the safety of food products of 
animal origin, animal feed and animal by-products).  
6. Description of content:  The notified draft Law covers all issues falling within the 
competence of veterinary services from stable to table:  animal health, animal protection, 
the safety of food products of animal origin an d animal feed, veterinary border controls, 
substances prohibited for u se in livestock production, inter alia . 
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. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations: 
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Available in French  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  2009  G/SPS/N/MAR/27 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Upon publication in the Official Journal  
12. Final date for comments:  Not indicated  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [    ] National notification 
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or add ress, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
Ministère de l'Agriculture et de la Pêche Maritime  
Direction de l'Élevage et des Services Vétérinaires 
Tel.: +(212) 075 37 94 25 Fax: +(212) 37 68 20 49 E-mail: lachabhamid@yahoo.fr  
13. Texts available from:  [    ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:  
Ministère de l'Agriculture et de la Pêche Maritime 
Direction de l'Élevage et des Services Vétérinaires 
Tel.: +(212) 075 37 94 25 
Fax: +(212) 37 68 20 49 E-mail: lachabhamid@yahoo.fr