WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/MAR/2
26May1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-2178)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION OFEMERGENCY MEASURES
1. Member toAgreement notifying: MOROCCO
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Ministry ofAgriculture andAgricultural Development
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with the
WTO. ICS numbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Live bovine
animals, bovine meat andoffal, products obtained from slaughtered bovine animals
capable ofentering thehuman oranimal food chain andintended fortheanimal by-
product industry, products ofthebovine animal by-product industry intended for
medical, cosmetic orpharmaceutical use, flours andmeals ofmeat orbones of
mammals.
4. Title and number ofpages ofthenotified document: Ministry ofAgriculture and
Agricultural Development Order No.738-96 Banning theEntry ofLiveBovine Animals,
Animal Feeding Stuffs, Animal Products andAnimal Reproduction Products from
Bovine Animals Originating inorComing from Specified Countries (2pages).
5. Description ofcontent:
- Banonentry oftheanimals andproducts listed inpoint 3above from theUnited
Kingdom;
- Banonentry oftheproducts listed inpoint 3above from France, Germany,
Switzerland, Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Canada, Denmark andOman.
6. Objective andrationale: Inview ofthepossible linkbetween Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease
andtheconsumption offoods containing products derived from bovine animals infected
withBSE, theLivestock Directorate hasassessed thepotential riskposed byanimals and
products imported from countries where cases ofBSEhavebeendetected andhastaken
thepreventive measures setoutintheabove-mentioned order.
7. Nature oftheurgent problem(s): Theobjective istoprotect Morocco 'shealth situation
with respect toBSE inview ofthelatest discoveries made inthisconnection as
published bytheWorld Health Organization.
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8. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations: Adoption ofmeasures notyetcovered byregulations ofinternational
organizations since thisisanewdisease.
9. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: Ministry ofAgriculture
andAgricultural Development Order No.738-96 of18April 1996, published inthe
Official Bulletin No.4374 of2May1996, page201.
10. Date ofentry intoforce/period ofapplication (asapplicable): 18April 1996
11. Texts available from/and agency orauthority designated tohandle comments: National
enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail address (ifavailable) ofother
body:
Ministère del'Agriculture etdelaMise enValeur agricole
Direction del'Elevage
Quartier administratif
Rabat-Chella
Royaume duMaroc
Tel: 212(7) 76-50-77
Fax: 212(7) 76-44-04