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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/MAR/14
21 December 2001
(01-6445)
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, Water and Forests -
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:  Poultry farming and poultry products.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft law  No. 49-99 on the
Sanitary Protection of Poultry Farming and Control of the Production and Marketing of
Poultry Products (5 pages).
5. Description of content:  This law defines poultry farming activities and makes them
subject to prior government authorisation. It also subjects breeding stock farms and
hatcheries to specific sanitary and hygiene inspections and provides for the possibility of
compensation in cases of sanitary slaughter or sector-specific epizootic emergencies. It
prohibits the use of feed additives and other unauthorised components in poultry feed andguarantees the traceability of poultry meat and products.
This law makes means of transport for poultry and eggs subject to adequate
standards and requires an improvement in hygiene conditions and the modernization of
poultry product production and marketing systems.
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests  Updating of national regulations.  The sanitary protection of
poultry farming, development of the poultry industry, encouragement and promotion of
product quality.
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [  X ].
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:  Available in French.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  End of 2001
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  One year after the publication of the implementing
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11. Final date for comments:  By the end of 2001.
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:
Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development, Water and Forests
Livestock Department
Tel.:  (212) 776-5077
Fax:  (212) 776-4404
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:
Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development, Water and Forests
Livestock Department
Tel.:  (212) 776-5077Fax:  (212) 776-4404
E-mail:  demamv@mtds.com