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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/MAR/6/Rev.1
30 July 1999
(99-3224)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
Revision
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 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:  Perishable animal products and products of animal origin, frozen products of
vegetable origin
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Decree No. 2-97-177 of
23 March 1999 concerning the Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs (4 pages)
5. Description of content:  Specifies the transport modalities for perishable foodstuffs in
accordance with international recommendations (ATP Agreement).
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  Forms part of measures taken by the Government for the
development of the agri-industry sector (dairy , meat, frozen farm produce, etc. sectors),
export promotion and the protection of consumer health.
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:  Agreement on the International Carriage of
Perishable Foodstuffs and on the Special Equipment to be used for such Carriage, Geneva,1 September 1970.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Dahir Establishing
Law No. 1-81-287 of 6 May 1982 Publishing the Agreement on the International Carriage
of Perishable Foodstuffs and on the Special Equipment to be Used for such Carriage and
Order of the Director of Public Works of 23 November 1950 on the Carriage of Perishable
Foodstuffs (in French).
9. Proposed date of adoption:  May 1999
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  March 2000G/SPS/N/MAR/6/Rev.1
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11. Final date for comments:  Not specified as text already published in "Bulletin Official"
(Official Journal)
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:           
12. Texts available from: [  X ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:           