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Coffee, tea, mate and spices – Morocco

Draft Decree regarding the quality and sanitary safety of marketed spices and dried culinary herbs

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Projet de décret relatif à la qualité et à la sécurité sanitaire des épices et des herbes culinaires séchées commercialisées

Morocco notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 28 July 2026. The comment period closed on 26 September 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Marketed spices and dried culinary herbs

HS codes
  • 09 · Coffee, tea, mate and spices
    • 09 COFFEE, TEA, MATÉ AND SPICES
Notifying member
Morocco
Status
Proposed measure, not in force yet
Objectives
  • Food safety
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/MAR/121
Keywords
Food standards

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 26 September 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
6 months from adoption

How to comment

The comment period closed on 26 September 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/121; it can take them up with Morocco.

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What the notification says

The notified draft Decree primarily seeks to:• establish a regulatory framework for marketed spices and dried culinary herbs;• define the applicable quality and food safety requirements;• regulate modalities for the labelling and presentation for sale;• help prevent fraudulent practices.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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