G/SPS/N/MAR/68  
12 May 2020 
(20-3556) 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 Food Safety Office)  
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) : Preserved and semi -preserved fruit and vegetables  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affecte d, to the extent relevant or practicable:  
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document : Projet de décret relatif à la qualité et la sécurité 
sanitaire de certaines conserves végétales commercialisées  (Draft Decree on the quality 
and safety of certain marketed preserved fruit and vegetables) Language(s) : French  
Number of pages : 4 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/SPS/MAR/20_3156_00_f.pdf  
6. Description of content : In order to establish an updated frame of reference to ensure 
the quality and safety of products, consumer information and fair trade, ONSSA, in 
consultation with the occupation concerned, prepared a draft Decree governing the sector.  
The main purpose of the notified draft Decree, which is based on Law No. 28-07 on food 
safety, is to:  
− Update the regulatory framework for preserved fruit and vegetables;  
− Make provision for Orders setting out the definitions and names under which 
preserved and semi -preserved fruit and vegetables can be marketed, as well as their 
specific ations;  
− Define the ways and means of  labelling and marketing preserved and semi -preserved 
fruit and vegetables.  
7. Objective and rationale : [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect 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) : 
[ ] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. T errestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. I SPM number) : G/SPS/N/MAR/68  
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  [X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
11. Proposed date of entry into force : [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : To be determined  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments : [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 11 July 2 020 
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, ONSSA  
Direction de l'Evaluation des Risques et des Affaires Juridiques  
Division de la Normalisation et des Q uestions SPS  
Avenue Hadj Ahmed Cherkaoui Agdal Rabat  
Tel.: (+212) 537 676 510/513  
Fax: (+212) 537 682 049  
Email: ma.sps.enquirypoint@onssa.gov.ma  
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, ONSSA  
Direction de l'Evaluation des Risques et des Affaires Juridiques  
Division de la Normalisation et des Questions SPS  
Avenue Hadj Ahmed Cherkaoui Agdal Rabat  
Tel.: (+212) 537 676 510/513  
Fax: (+212) 537 682 049  
Email: ma.sps.enquirypoint@onssa.gov.ma