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Some products are subject to administrative formalities and special regulations in order to "safeguard public morals, public safety and order, human health or to protect fauna and flora, the national historical, archaeological and artistic heritage or to maintain the country's external financial position". An import licence is required for the purpose. Import licences are granted by the Ministry responsible for foreign trade, but applications have to be made to the authority directly concerned by the product (Table 3.10).

Table 3.10 Some products whose import is restricted, 2015
Products - Measure
Toxic waste - Import licence (authorization from the authority responsible for the environment)
(...)
Certain halogenated hydrocarbon byproducts (CFCs) - Import licence
Other products - Import licence (Montreal Protocol of 16 September 1987 on the sale and use of ozone depleting substances) Environment
Endangered species and their products/waste - CITES[a], Stockholm Convention[b] and Rotterdam Convention[c] Environment (authorization from the competent authority or import ban)
Waste - Basel Convention - Environment (import ban for list A; authorization from the department responsible for the environment for list B)
(...)
[a] The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora was incorporated into Morocco's legislation by means of Dahir No. 1 75 434 of 17 December 1976 and published in the OJ of 3 December 1980.
[b] The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants was approved by Morocco by means of Dahir No. 01 04 4 of 21 April 2004.
[c] The Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade was incorporated into Morocco's legislation by means of Dahir No. 1 09 136 of 2 August 2011.

(...) Import restrictions may also be imposed under other agreements signed by Morocco (for example, in the case of CITES) (Section 3.1.5).

As regards the control of agricultural pesticides, imported products must be approved pursuant to Law No. 42 95 on the control and organization of trade in pesticides for agricultural use in order to assess their effectiveness and safety for humans, animals and the environment. (...)

Pursuant to current legislation, exports of goods and services may be subject to restrictions in order to safeguard public morals, security, public order and human health; to protect fauna and flora and the national historical, archaeological and artistic heritage, and to maintain the country's external financial position.

Since Morocco's previous TPR, several changes have been made to the list of products subject to authorization, quantitative restrictions and export licensing. The list includes (...) ozone depleting substances and equipment (...)

Other documents may also be required for export, namely prior authorization from the competent agencies for certain products [95] (…)

[95] These are: works of art and antiques (authorization from the Ministry of Culture); vehicles purchased with loans (authorization from the loan entity financing the purchase of the vehicle concerned); products of endangered species of wild fauna and flora (CITES permit issued by the department responsible for water resources and forests); and potassium (authorization from the Ministry responsible for mining).

Under multilateral agreements such as CITES and the Basel Convention, some products, waste and/or species are subject to an export permit, certificate or ban. For example, endangered species of wild fauna and flora (Annexes I, II and III to the CITES) require an export permit or a re export certificate. These permits or certificates are issued by the Water Resources and Forestry Department. The export of waste in list A of the Basel Convention requires prior authorization from the Department responsible for the environment.

Morocco also has a system for certifying business management based on NM ISO 9001 standards (quality systems), NM ISO 14001 (environmental management systems), NM 00.5.801 (management of health and safety at work), NM HACCP (HACCP system for food industry companies), NM ISO 22000 (food safety), NM ISO 50001 (energy management), NM ISO 27001 (security of information systems) and a system for accrediting testing and calibration laboratories, managed in accordance with the requirements of international guide ISO/IEC 17011.

(…) At sectoral level, there is the Hassan II Fund for Economic and Social Development, created in 2000 , which, inter alia, promotes investment through financial contributions (in the form of financial holdings, refundable advances or loans and non refundable financial contributions) [131] to any project that helps to promote investment and employment. (...)

[131] As a general rule, the purpose of the Fund is to provide financial support for the following programmes: housing, highway infrastructure, irrigation, forest management, (...)