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Reviewing Agricultural Trade Policies

To Promote Intra-OIC Agricultural Trade

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Table 4. 25 NTM Coverage and Frequency Ratios in Agricultural Products, Morocco

Code

Sector

CR

FR

Count

A

Animal

100.0

100.0

204

B

Animal

97.6

94.6

193

F

Animal

0.8

1.5

3

P

Animal

100.0

100.0

151

A

Vegetable

100.0

100.0

317

B

Vegetable

97.3

93.4

296

C

Vegetable

82.7

86.8

275

F

Vegetable

82.7

86.8

275

G

Vegetable

55.2

12.3

39

P

Vegetable

98.4

95.7

225

A

Food Products

65.9

92.4

183

B

Food Products

67.9

90.9

180

C

Food Products

11.0

35.9

71

F

Food Products

24.2

49.5

98

P

Food Products

87.3

76.6

121

A

Hides and Skins

100.0

100.0

59

B

Hides and Skins

13.2

1.7

1

P

Hides and Skins

100.0

100.0

48

A

Wood

36.1

40.4

91

B

Wood

5.2

4.4

10

C

Wood

36.1

40.4

91

F

Wood

36.1

40.4

91

P

Wood

27.9

40.1

65

Source: WITS

Note: A: Sanitary and phytosanitary measures, B: Technical barriers to trade, C: Pre-shipment inspection

and other formalities, F: Charges, taxes and other para-tariff measures, G: Finance Measures, P: Export

related measures

Agricultural trade policies

Agriculture is seen as a crucial aspect of life in Morocco with important political and social

dimensions. The two main purposes of agricultural trade policies are the following: First,

ensuring a minimum level of production in agricultural products is a critical objective regarding

food security, sufficiency and sustainability. Second, protecting the revenue in rural areas and

especially in arid areas and alleviating rural poverty are seen as essential aspects of policy

making.

Trade liberalization of the past decades through tariff reductions is an important leg of

agricultural trade policy in Morocco. But it should also be added that Morocco’s trade regime

remains protective in certain strategic products such as cereals, red meat, and livestock. In some

cereals, quotas are exercised in certain product lines with sufficiently low tariff rates. In red

meat, on the other hand, the main purpose behind prohibitively large tariff rates is to alleviate

poverty risks in arid areas. Morocco has largely adopted the US and EU standards in SPS