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ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/MAR/15
21 December 2001
(01-6446)
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:  Aquatic animals.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft Law No. 46-01
Supplementing the Dahir Establishing Law No. 1.75.292 of 5 Chaoual 1397
(19 September 1977) Enacting Measures to Protect Domestic Animals from Contagious
Diseases (1 page).
5. Description of content:  This law supplements the list of legally contagious diseases in
Article 1 of the Dahir establishing Law No. 1-75-292 of 5 Chaoual 1397
(19 September 1977) enacting measures to protect domestic animals from contagious
diseases transmitted by fish, the declaration of which is compulsory.
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.  Protection of the health of
aquatic animals in order to avoid the economic impact resulting from the introduction of
specific diseases and to safeguard the quality and salubrity of fisheries products with a view
to encouraging and facilitating their exportation.
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:  International Aquatic Animal Health Code.
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:  Date of publication in the Official Bulletin.G/SPS/N/MAR/15
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11. Final date for comments:  Before 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