New ERP Regulation For Morocco market

Morocco: Minimum Energy Performance of Electric Appliances and Equipment, Decree No. 2.20.716, 2021 On 25 March 2021 the Moroccan government issued a Decree determining that certain products placed on the national territory including through e-commerce must, before being placed on the market:
1. satisfy minimum energy performance;
2. carry an energy label, data sheet and technical documents;
3. Energy categories and levels of consumption.

The obligations derive from Energy Efficiency Law No. 47-09, of 2011, and products impacted refers to those described in Article 2 of that law: appliances and equipment running on electricity, natural gas, liquid and gas petroleum products, on carbon or other renewable energies, offered for sale on the national territory.
The Decree outlines the obligations of producers or importers of appliances, including:
1. Affixing the energy label on the product or packaging in a clear and prominent way;
2. Ensuring a data sheet that explains the energy label and its levels, according to Moroccan standards, accompanies the product;
3. Keeping the technical documents and energy performance and labelling data for a period of ten years from the date of production/import of the product.
The obligations are at present broadly defined, but these are expected to be clarified by the Minister of Energy, Mines and the Environment and the Minister of Industry, Trade, Green and Digital Economy, entrusted with the implementation of this decree, who will issue a decision on management and control, as well as conformity assessment methods and the approved test bodies and laboratories.

This Decision entered into force on 5 April 2021.