PLAN

I. presentation of the ONSSA :

1. Legal framework…………………………………………………………1
2. Legal status……………………………………………………………….2
3. The missions of the Office………………………………………………..3
 Awareness of the ONSSA

Section 1 : Presentation of the ONSSA

A. Legal Framework :
NSSO is governed by :
 Law 9-88 (amended on February 14, 2006) requires a manual for any individual or
legal entity with an annual turnover exceeding 10 MDH (art 4 of law n°1-92-138 of
December 25, 92).

 Law 69.00 on the financial control of the State over public enterprises and other
bodies.

 The order establishing the organization of the ONSSA of 04/10/2016.

 The General Accounting Standards Code (GASC).

 The Royal Decree N°330-66 of 10 Moharrem 1387 (April 21, 1967) on the general
regulation of public accounting as amended and completed.

 General tax code.

 Decree No. 2-16-344 of 17 Chaoual 1437 (July 22, 2016) relating to payment
deadlines and default interest on public orders.

 The law n°25-08 creating the ONSSA promulgated by the DAHIR n°1-09- 20 of
18/02/2009.

B. Legal status:
The National Office of Food Safety, created by Law No. 25-08, is a public institution with
legal personality and financial autonomy, placed under the supervision of the State, which
performs on its behalf the duties related to the protection of consumer health and the
preservation of animal and plant heritage. consumers' health and the preservation of
animal and plant heritage.
It is subject to the financial control of the State in accordance with the legislation in force.
 C. The missions of the Office :
According to article 2 of the law n° 25-08, the missions devolved to the office are :

 Implement government policy on plant, animal and food safety from raw materials to
the final consumer, including food for animal feed;

 To ensure the sanitary protection of the national plant and animal heritage and to
control plant and animal products or products of plant or animal origin, including
fishery products, at import, on the domestic market and at export ;

 To ensure the sanitary surveillance of the animals and to control their identification
and their movements;

 To apply the regulations in force concerning veterinary and phytosanitary police;

 To carry out the analysis of the sanitary risks that food products and foodstuffs
intended for animal feeding can generate on the health of the consumers as well as the
pathogenic agents for the health of the plants and the animals;

 Controlling plant and animal diseases, plant and animal products, foodstuffs, animal
feedstuffs, veterinary drugs or any other product intended for use in veterinary
medicine and surgery;

 To issue health authorizations or approvals, as the case may be, for establishments in
which food and feed products are produced, manufactured, processed, handled,
transported, stored, preserved or offered for sale, with the exception of fish markets,
fishing vessels, floating barges and units for the treatment, production, processing,
packaging and preservation of marine fishery products and by-products;

 To give its opinion on the sanitary conformity of the marine fishing establishments
referred to in the previous paragraph before their approval;

 To control and register veterinary drugs and veterinary pharmaceutical establishments;

 Control food additives, packaging equipment, products and materials that may come
into contact with food products as well as fertilizers and irrigation water ;

 Authorize and/or register livestock operations;

 Controlling and registering pesticides and approving establishments that produce,

import or export them,
 To control and proceed to the certification of seeds and seedlings and to the approval
of the establishments which produce them, import them or export them. The
realization of all or part of some of the above missions, can be delegated by the board
of directors of the office, under its control, to public organizations or to legal persons
of private law approved by the office for this purpose. The said missions are fixed by
ministerial order of the government authority in charge of agriculture.

 The office has a board of directors, and a general manager who ensures its
management.

The resources of the office for the most part come from state subsidies, income from
services, donations and bequests and various products.

The expenses of the office are like any other public organization and are of 2 types :

Investment expenses;

Operating expenses;