WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/MAR/4
11 June 1999
(99-2345)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  French
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES
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:  Live poultry, poultry products, foods containing products derived from
poultry and pigmeat-based products.  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the
extent relevant or practicable:   Belgium
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Order of the Ministry of
Agriculture, Rural Development and Sea Fisheries Prohibiting Entry into the National
Territory of Live Poultry, Poultry Product s, Foods Containing Products Derived from
Poultry and Pigmeat-Based Products from Belgium (1 page)
5. Description of content:  The importation of live poultry, poultry products, foods containing
products derived from poultry, feed containing animal fats intended for poultry and
ruminants, pigmeat and pigmeat-based products from Belgium is prohibited.
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   Measures taken pursuant to information and data gathered by
the Livestock Department indicating the presence of dioxins at levels exceeding the
permissible international limits in chicken and poultry products.
7. Nature of the urgent problem(s):  Emergency measure taken to protect the health of the
consumer against the effects of dioxins.
8. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give its appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:           
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  In French
10. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  30 May 1999
11. Texts available from/and 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:           