WTO notification · SPS
MoroccoProposed measure, may since have been adopted
Draft Decree relating to the quality and sanitary safety of beers and spirits (Projet de décret relatif à la qualité et à la sécurité sanitaire des bières et des boissons spiritueuses)
Projet de décret relatif à la qualité et à la sécurité sanitaire des bières et des boissons spiritueuses (Draft decree on the quality and the health safety of beer and spirits)
Morocco notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 9 January 2026. The comment period closed on 10 March 2026.
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Beer and spirits
The comment period closed on 10 March 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/MAR/116; it can take them up with Morocco.
Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)The purpose of the notified draft decree is to:• revise the outdated regulatory framework for beer and spirits;• define beer and spirits;• set out the provisions governing the labelling and presentation of said products;• institute a trading licence for beer;• set the validity period for a beer and spirits trading license at five years, renewable at the holder's request;• establish, by order of the government authority responsible for agriculture, the characteristics of beer and spirits, as well as the names under which those products may be marketed and the specific information required on the labels.
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WTO notificationSPSProposed measure, open for commentsNew
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Symbol: G/SPS/N/MAR/123Comments until 3 January 2027
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Morocco notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 28 July 2026. The comment period closed on 26 September 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/MAR/121Comment period closed
WTO notificationSPSProposed measure, not in force yetNew
Morocco notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 28 July 2026. The comment period closed on 26 September 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/MAR/120Comment period closed
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