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MoroccoProposed measure, not in force yet

Sauces and preparations therefor – Morocco

Official title

Projet d'arrêté du ministre de l'agriculture, de la pêche maritime, du développement rural et des eaux et forêts modifiant et complétant l'arrêté No 356-25 du 12 chaabane 1446 (11 février 2025) fixant les dénominations et les caractéristiques des sauces commercialisées (Draft Order of the Minister of Agriculture, Marine Fisheries, Rural Development, Water Resources and Forestry amending and supplementing Order No. 356-25 of 12 Chaabane 1446 (11 February 2025) establishing the names and character

Morocco notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 29 July 2026. The comment period closed on 27 September 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Marketed sauces

HS codes
  • 21 · Miscellaneous edible preparations
    • 2103 Sauce and preparations therefor; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings; mustard flour and meal, whether or not prepared, and mustard
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/122
Keywords
Food standards

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 27 September 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
6 months from adoption

How to comment

The comment period closed on 27 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/122; it can take them up with Morocco.

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What the notification says

The notified draft Order aims primarily to:• adjust certain categories of sauces, in particular by creating an 'Extra Soy Sauce' category and by revising the specifications applicable to certain mustards and soy sauce;• update the list of ingredients permitted under several categories of sauces in order to better reflect the sector's manufacturing practices;• revise certain physicochemical criteria applicable to harissa, tomato sauce, and ketchup.

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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