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Notifying Member: MOROCCO

If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible:

Ministère de l'Industrie et du Commerce (Ministry of Industry and Trade)

Direction Générale du Commerce (Directorate-General for Trade)

Direction de la Protection du Consommateur, de la Surveillance du Marché et de la Qualité (Department of Consumer Protection, Market Surveillance and Quality)

Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:

Directeur de la Protection du Consommateur, de la Surveillance du Marché et de la Qualité (Head of Consumer Protection, Market Surveillance and Quality)

Parcelle 14, centre d'affaire aile nord, Bd Riad, Hay Riad, Rabat, Morocco

Tel.: (+212) (0) 5 37 71 62 15

Fax: (+212) (0) 5 37 71 17 98

Email: dpcsmq@mcinet.gov.ma

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Non-metallic joints

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Arrêté du Ministre de l'Industrie et du Commerce relatif aux joints non-métalliques (Order of the Minister of Industry and Trade on non-metallic joints)

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Description of content: The notified Order of the Minister of Industry and Trade sets out the characteristics of non-metallic joints in terms of their safety and composition, as well as measures to ensure their traceability and their assessment of conformity with the applicable safety requirements.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: The notified Order seeks to strengthen compliance control for non-metallic joints, with a view to ensuring consumer protection, by guaranteeing that marketed products available to consumers meet the safety requirements set out in Law No. 24-09 on the safety of products and services. The Order also aims to ensure fair and equitable competition between the economic operators concerned; Consumer information, labelling.

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Relevant documents:

·        Loi n° 24-09 du 16 Ramadan 1432 (17 août 2011) relative à la sécurité des produits et des services et complétant le Dahir du 9 Ramadan 1331 (12 août 1913) formant code des obligations et des contrats (in particular, the first title thereof)

·        Décret n° 2.12.502 du 2 rejeb 1434 (13 mai 2013) pris pour l'application du titre premier de la loi n° 24-09 relative à la sécurité des produits et des services et complétant le dahir du 9 ramadan 1331 (12 août 1913) formant code des obligations et des contrats (in particular, Article 1 thereof)

·        Loi n° 12-06 relative à la normalisation, à la certification et à l'accréditation, promulguée par le dahir N° 1.10.15 du 26 Safar 1431 (11 Février 2010) (in particular, Article 33 thereof)

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Proposed date of adoption: 19 November 2021

Proposed date of entry into force: Three months from the date of adoption

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Final date for comments: 60 days from the date of notification

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

Ministère de l'Industrie et du Commerce.

Direction Générale du Commerce.

Direction de la Protection du Consommateur, de la Surveillance du Marché et de la Qualité (DPCSMQ)

Tel.: (+212) 5 37 71 62 15

Fax: (+212) 5 37 71 17 98

Email: dpcsmq@mcinet.gov.ma