. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/MAR/25 
10 May 2005 
 (05-1892) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   French 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  KINGDOM OF MOROCCO
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development 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):  Health certification for imports of live animals, animal food products and food 
products of animal origin. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
 Trading partners of Morocco  
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Order of the Ministry of 
Agriculture, Rural Development and Marine Fisheries Amending the Veterinary Health 
Certificates Specified in Paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of Article 3 of Decree No. 2-89-597 
of 25 Rebia II 1414 (12 October 1993) Implementing Law No. 24-89 Laying Down Veterinary Health Control Measures Governi ng the Importation of Animals, Animal Feed, 
Products of Animal Origin, Animal Repr oduction Products and Ma rine and Freshwater 
Products (2 pages). 
6. Description of content:  This Order establishes the content of the veterinary health 
certificates required to accompany imported anim als, animal feed, products of animal 
origin, animal reproduction products and marine  and freshwater products.  It also provides 
that veterinary health certificates are required to state the health guarantees established by 
common accord by Morocco's central veterinary  health authority and the official health 
authority of the exporting country.  The two authorities must also mutually agree to the 
formats of such certificates. 
7. Objective and rationale: [    ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [    ] plant protection, 
[   ] 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:   G/SPS/N/MAR/25 
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 9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Available in Arabic 
and French.  
10. Proposed date of adoption:  2005  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  Subsequent to publication in the Official Journal.  
12. Final date for comments:  Not stated.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification 
authority, [    ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Ministère de l'Agriculture, du Développe ment Rural et des Pêches Maritimes  
Direction de l'Élevage et des Services Vétérinaires 
Tel.:   (00 212) 37-68-13-51/37-68-62-86 
Fax:  (00 212) 37-68-20-49 E-mail: lachabhamid@yahoo.fr  
13. Texts available from:  [  X ] National notification authority, [    ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ministère de l'Agriculture, du Développe ment Rural et des Pêches Maritimes  
Direction de l'Élevage et des Services Vétérinaires 
Tel.:   (00 212) 37-68-13-51/37-68-62-86 
Fax:  (00 212) 37-68-20-49 E-mail: lachabhamid@yahoo.fr