The CMIM mark­ing is an essen­tial cer­ti­fi­ca­tion for elec­tri­cal prod­ucts enter­ing the Moroc­can mar­ket. Imple­ment­ed by the Moroc­can Min­istry of Indus­try, Trade, Invest­ment, and the Dig­i­tal Econ­o­my, the CMIM mark­ing ensures that prod­ucts meet safe­ty and com­pli­ance stan­dards as per Law No. 24–09, relat­ing to the “Safe­ty of Prod­ucts and Ser­vices.”

Regulatory Framework

Law No. 24–09 estab­lish­es the frame­work for label­ing prod­ucts intend­ed for the Moroc­can mar­ket. This law man­dates that any importer or man­u­fac­tur­er must com­ply with the Moroc­can con­for­mi­ty mark­ing (CMIM) require­ments for prod­ucts sub­ject­ed to tech­ni­cal reg­u­la­tions. Key reg­u­la­tions under this law include:

• Order No. 2573–14: Per­tains to elec­tri­cal equip­ment designed for use with­in spe­cif­ic volt­age lim­its (Low Volt­age).
• Order No. 2574–14: Relates to the elec­tro­mag­net­ic com­pat­i­bil­i­ty (EMC) of equip­ment.
• Order No. 2575–14: Cov­ers reg­u­la­tions for toys, requir­ing man­u­fac­tur­ers to estab­lish a tech­ni­cal file, a dec­la­ra­tion of con­for­mi­ty, and affix the CMIM mark­ing before mar­ket place­ment.

These orders align close­ly with Euro­pean Direc­tives on Low Volt­age and EMC, which neces­si­tate the CE mark­ing.

Scope of Products

Prod­ucts that require the CMIM mark­ing include:

• Low Volt­age Prod­ucts (Order 2573–14): Applies to elec­tri­cal equip­ment designed for volt­age rat­ings of 50–1000V for AC and 75–1500V for DC, with cer­tain exclu­sions list­ed in the fol­low­ing tablet

• • Elec­tri­cal equip­ment for use in an explo­sive atmos­phere
  • Elec­tri­cal equip­ment for radi­ol­o­gy and med­ical pur­pos­es
  • Elec­tri­cal parts for goods and pas­sen­ger lifts
  • Elec­tric­i­ty meters
  • Elec­tric fence con­trollers
  • Radio-elec­tri­cal inter­fer­ence
  • Spe­cialised elec­tri­cal equip­ment, for use on ships, air­craft or rail­ways, which com­plies with the safe­ty pro­vi­sions drawn up by inter­na­tion­al bod­ies in which the Mem­ber States par­tic­i­pate.
  • Cus­tom built eval­u­a­tion kits des­tined for pro­fes­sion­als to be used sole­ly at research and devel­op­ment facil­i­ties for such pur­pos­es.
• Elec­tro­mag­net­ic Com­pat­i­bil­i­ty (Order 2574–14): Applies to fin­ished appli­ances or com­bi­na­tions there­of, intend­ed for end-users and capa­ble of gen­er­at­ing or being affect­ed by elec­tro­mag­net­ic dis­tur­bances, with exclu­sions list­ed below:
  • Radio equip­ment and telecom­mu­ni­ca­tions ter­mi­nal equip­ment
  • Aero­nau­ti­cal prod­ucts, parts and appli­ances
  • Radio equip­ment used by radio ama­teurs, unless the equip­ment is made avail­able on the mar­ket
  • Med­ical devices and to active implantable med­ical devices
  • Appa­ra­tus which con­sti­tutes a com­po­nent or a sep­a­rate tech­ni­cal unit of a vehi­cle
  • Equip­ment the inher­ent nature of the phys­i­cal char­ac­ter­is­tics of which is such that:a) it is inca­pable of gen­er­at­ing or con­tribut­ing to elec­tro­mag­net­ic emis­sions which exceed a lev­el allow­ing radio and telecom­mu­ni­ca­tion equip­ment and oth­er equip­ment to oper­ate as intend­ed; andb) it oper­ates with­out unac­cept­able degra­da­tion in the pres­ence of the elec­tro­mag­net­ic dis­tur­bance nor­mal­ly con­se­quent upon its intend­ed use;
  • Cus­tom built eval­u­a­tion kits des­tined for pro­fes­sion­als to be used sole­ly at research and devel­op­ment facil­i­ties for such pur­pos­es
  • Equip­ment or parts of equip­ment sub­ject to spe­cif­ic safe­ty require­ments under spe­cif­ic reg­u­la­tions for said­e­quip­ment or parts of equip­ment and relat­ing to the same object

• Toys (Order 2575–14): Spe­cif­ic guide­lines apply.

Compliance Requirements

To com­ply with Orders 2573–14 and 2574–14, exporters and man­u­fac­tur­ers must:

• Ensure Prod­uct Com­pli­ance: Only com­pli­ant prod­ucts may be placed on the Moroc­can mar­ket.
• Issue a Dec­la­ra­tion of Con­for­mi­ty: This doc­u­ment, iden­ti­fy­ing the prod­ucts and con­firm­ing their adher­ence to applic­a­ble reg­u­la­tions and stan­dards, must be issued in Ara­bic at min­i­mum.
• Com­pile a Tech­ni­cal File: This file should include:
  •       Dec­la­ra­tion of con­for­mi­ty
  •       Gen­er­al prod­uct descrip­tion
  •       Prod­uct design infor­ma­tion (e.g., cir­cuit dia­grams, design draw­ings)
  •       Nec­es­sary expla­na­tions of draw­ings
  •       List of applic­a­ble stan­dards and essen­tial require­ments
  •       Safe­ty analy­sis and test reports from accred­it­ed lab­o­ra­to­ries
• Inter­nal Con­trol on Pro­duc­tion: Con­tin­u­ous pro­duc­tion mon­i­tor­ing to ensure com­pli­ance.
• Affix the CMIM Mark­ing: The mark­ing must be vis­i­ble, leg­i­ble, and indeli­ble direct­ly on the prod­uct.

Applicable Standards

For low volt­age and EMC prod­ucts, the applic­a­ble stan­dards include:

Low Voltage (Order 2573–14)

Moroc­can manda­to­ry stan­dards on safe­ty, or inter­na­tion­al stan­dards such as IEC in the absence of Moroc­can stan­dards.

EMC (Order 2574–14)

Moroc­can manda­to­ry stan­dards on EMC, or inter­na­tion­al stan­dards (IEC, CISPR) in the absence of Moroc­can stan­dards.

CMIM Marking Details

The CMIM logo com­bines the let­ters “C” and the Ara­bic let­ter “م” (Mim). Accord­ing to order 3228–13, the logo must mea­sure at least 6mm in height and be affixed by the man­u­fac­tur­er or exporter in a vis­i­ble, leg­i­ble, and indeli­ble man­ner direct­ly on the prod­uct. 

Integration with Verification of Conformity Program

From Feb­ru­ary 1st, 2020, the Ver­i­fi­ca­tion of Con­for­mi­ty Pro­gram requires that any elec­tri­cal prod­uct sub­ject to Orders 2573–14 and 2574–14 must be checked for con­for­mi­ty before export. Addi­tion­al manda­to­ry Moroc­can stan­dards may apply, and it is advis­able to con­sult the Veri­gates plat­form for the lat­est infor­ma­tion.

Conclusion

The CMIM mark­ing is cru­cial for ensur­ing the safe­ty and com­pli­ance of elec­tri­cal prod­ucts in Moroc­co. By adher­ing to the out­lined reg­u­la­tions and stan­dards, man­u­fac­tur­ers and exporters can ensure their prod­ucts meet the nec­es­sary require­ments, facil­i­tat­ing smooth mar­ket entry and con­sumer safe­ty.