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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/MAR/12
6 November 2000
(00-4660)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  French
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  MOROCCO
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Sea 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 may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Certain animals and animal products or products of animal origin intended for
human consumption.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft Order of the Ministry of
Agriculture, Rural Development and Sea Fisheries repealing Order No. 906-99 of
8 June 1999 Banning the Entry into the National Territory of Certain Animals and Animal
Products or Products of Animal Origin Intended for Human Consumption (1 page).
5. Description of content:  Suspension of the measures banning the import of poultry and
poultry products from Belgium and of the conditions for importing the same products from
the countries of the European Community.
6. 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  In the light of the close monitoring
of the results of investigations carried out by the Belgian authorities in conjunction with the
Veterinary Committee of the European Commission in Brussels, which made it possible to
determine the origins of the contamination and the protective measures required to protect
consumers' health, and following Decision 2000/301/EC of the Veterinary Committee
lifting all the protective measures relating to pigmeat, poultry meat and their by-products
and annulling Decision 1999/788/EC of 3 December 1999, it has been deemed advisable toissue and order repealing Order No. 906-99 of  23 Safar 1420 (8 June 1999) mentioned in
paragraph 4 above.
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  French
9. Proposed date of adoption:  August 2000
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  August 2000G/SPS/N/MAR/12
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11. Final date for comments:           
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 Développement Rural et des Pêches Maritimes
Direction de l'Élevage et des Services Vétérinaires
Tel: (212) 776 50 77
Fax: (212) 776 44 04
E-mail: demamv@mtds.com
12. 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 Développement Rural et des Pêches Maritimes
Direction de l'Élevage et des Services Vétérinaires
Tel: (212) 776 50 77Fax: (212) 776 44 04
E-mail: demamv@mtds.com