Morocco and Chile sign agricultural health protocol
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lavieeco
On Friday in Santiago, Morocco’s National Office for Food Safety and Chile’s Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG) signed a cooperation protocol. The agreement covers quarantine, phytosanitary protection and animal health, according to the article published by La Vie éco.
Morocco and Chile have signed an agricultural health protocol between Morocco’s National Office for Food Safety (ONSSA) and Chile’s Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG). The agreement harmonises the sanitary and phytosanitary procedures applicable to trade in agricultural and food products and simplifies formalities.
The protocol is expected to reduce processing times at borders and facilitate trade, while strengthening protection of agricultural production in both countries in accordance with international standards. Kenza El Ghali, Morocco’s ambassador to Chile, welcomed it as a “decisive step” towards strengthening trust between the two partners.
