In a press release, the Ministry informs importers, distributors and manufacturers of industrial products that the Ministerial Order No. 2911-20 making mandatory application of Moroccan standards, the new versions of the 25 Moroccan standards as of March 17, 2021, and the 40 new Moroccan standards as of June 17, 2021, were published in the Official Gazette.

The list of these standards is published in Annexes 1 and 2 of the said order and can be downloaded from the Ministry's website (www.mcinet.gov.ma) in the Market Surveillance section, according to the same source.

The Ministry also published the list of imported industrial products that will be subject to control at the Moroccan border crossings as of February 1, 2021.

These include automotive spare parts, construction products, wooden panels and gas appliances. They also include wire rod and concrete reinforcing iron, clothing other than work clothing, footwear, electrical products (cell phone chargers, circuit breakers), blankets, carpets, rugs, upholstery fabrics, and diapers.

Other industrial products subject to import control are checked before shipment to Morocco and must obtain a certificate of conformity issued by one of the three approved inspection bodies upon arrival at Moroccan borders.