SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is delighted to enter its third year as an approved provider of PCA services to Morocco.
The country’s market surveillance program was launched in 2020 and has continuously evolved to cover a list of 41 product categories. Recent updates to these include:
– Building hardware: these products have been included in the list of products subject to inspection upon arrival since February 2024. Two specific types are concerned:
1. Vertical mortise locks known as “simple 150” locks, security warded locks, or cylinder security locks
2. Lock cylinders
These products are inspected according to three applicable Moroccan standards
– Adhesive tapes: these products have been included in the list of products subject to inspection and verification upon arrival since February 2024. Inspection is carried out according to the mandatory Moroccan norme marocaine (NM) standard 03.5.359-2022
– High-adhesion bars and coils, steel products and sandwich panels: mandatory NM certification against 16 Moroccan standards came into effect on August 2, 2024
– Gas appliances and equipment: following Ministerial Order No. 1616.22 concerning the safety of gas appliances and equipment, requirements related to the Cم (CMIM) declaration of conformity, the technical dossier and CMIM marking have been included. This mandatory requirement will take effect from December 20, 2024
As an accredited IEC/ISO 17020 service provider, SGS offers an innovative, dedicated software platform, expert certification centers organized by field of expertise and file analysis/field teams to ensure the proper control of goods.
Further details of SGS’s PVoC services for Morocco are available in the Q3 PCA newsletter.
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