./.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/MAR/9
30 August 1999
(99-3581)
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 and Sea Fisheries –
Livestock and Veterinary Services 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:  Animal feeding stuffs
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft Decree Amending Decree
No. 2-63-253 of 22 July 1963 Banning the Use of Substances Containing Arsenic,
Antimony or Oestrogen for Feeding and Breeding Certain Animals (1 page only)
5. Description of content:  The text:  *prohibits the use in feedstuffs for animal consumption,
including aquaculture,
- of substances containing arsenic, antimony or oestrogen;
- of bone, blood and meat meal (excluding fish meal);
- of fats of animal origin;*prohibits the importation, possession for sale, offer for sale or sale of feedstuffs
supplemented with the above-mentioned substances;
*prohibits the importation, possession for sale, offer for sale or sale of products or
foodstuffs derived from animals to which the above-mentioned substances have been
administered, regardless of the process used.
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           
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:  OIE Animal Health Code
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  French
9. Proposed date of adoption:  January 2000
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  January 2000G/SPS/N/MAR/9
Page 2
11. Final date for comments:  30 September 1999
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification
authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
Ministère de l'Agriculture, du Développement Rural et des Pêches Maritimes –
Direction de l'Élevage et des Services Vétérinaires.
Tel: (212) 776 50 77
Fax: (212) 776 44 04
E-mail: demamv@mtds.com
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
Ministère de l'Agriculture, du Développement Rural et des Pêches Maritimes –
Direction de l'Élevage et des Services Vétérinaires.
Tel: (212) 776 50 77
Fax: (212) 776 44 04
E-mail: demamv@mtds.com