National rules

Can you sell backyard eggs in Morocco?

Morocco's 2010 food-safety law exempts sellers whose whole output goes straight to final consumers from its sanitary authorisation; its 2002 poultry law separately requires one to sell table eggs. Home sales: unresolved.

Read from 6 official sources30 passages quotedChecked October 29, 2026

At a glance

License

Home-seller authorization unclear

Small-flock line

Not established for small egg sellers

Farmers markets

Not stated

Cartons

Not stated

In plain English

Food businesses need sanitary authorisation or approval before they operate, but those whose entire production goes directly to a final consumer for that consumer's own consumption are not subject to it (Law 28-07, Art. 5); they stay responsible for the food's safety. Law 49-99 (Art. 1) separately makes marketing table eggs subject to authorisation, with no size limit stated for selling. Decree 2-10-473 of 2011 (Art. 88) took businesses producing and marketing poultry products, other than poultry farms, out of Article 2 of the poultry-law decree 2-04-684 and placed them under its own rules, and ONSSA lists points of sale among the egg businesses that must meet both laws to be authorised or approved. Whether a household selling a few eggs is exempt or needs authorisation was not established.

A sourced reading of the rules in Morocco, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the Office National de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits Alimentaires (ONSSA) before you sell.

Do you need a license?

Not stated in the sources we readNot established for small egg sellers
  • Decree 2-10-473 (Art. 3) leaves producers who directly supply small quantities to final consumers or local shops to a separate regulation, which was not found.
  • The 500-birds-per-batch figure in Law 49-99 applies to poultry farming, not to selling eggs.

Where you can sell

From home or the farm

Not stated

Law 28-07 exempts businesses whose entire output goes directly to final consumers for their own consumption from its sanitary authorisation, but Law 49-99 separately makes marketing table eggs subject to authorisation; how the two apply to a home seller was not established.

Farmers markets

Not stated

No rule specific to markets was found in the texts read.

Stores and restaurants

Not stated

Shops and caterers need sanitary authorisation from the commune's or district's hygiene authority (Decree 2-10-473, Art. 5); the rule for a small producer supplying a local shop is left to a separate regulation that was not found.

Also check with: Commune or district hygiene authority (for retail and catering establishments)

Cartons, labels and handling

Cartons

The sources we read don't set a carton rule.

Refrigeration

No storage temperature for shell eggs was found in the texts read. Law 28-07 (Art. 5) requires food, primary products included, to be stored, distributed and sold under hygienic conditions that keep it safe.

The label must show

  • Sales name
  • Country of origin or place of provenance
  • Lot, where applicable

Grading

Not stated in the sources we read.

Washing

Not stated in the sources we read.

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What changed recently

  1. 2023-10-05 · Decree 2-23-111 (published in the Bulletin officiel of 5 October 2023) amended Decree 2-04-684, which implements the 2002 poultry law: its authorisation procedure now names poultry farming, hatching, and transport and distribution of live poultry and hatching eggs. Source
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Common questions

Can I sell eggs from my backyard chickens in Morocco, and do I need a license?
Morocco's 2010 food-safety law exempts sellers whose whole output goes straight to final consumers from its sanitary authorisation; its 2002 poultry law separately requires one to sell table eggs. Home sales: unresolved. Small-flock line: not established for small egg sellers. The conditions, and the law they come from, are on this page.
Can I sell eggs at a farmers market in Morocco?
Not stated in the sources we read. No rule specific to markets was found in the texts read. Also check with Commune or district hygiene authority (for retail and catering establishments).
Can I reuse egg cartons in Morocco?
The sources we read do not say; ask the Office National de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits Alimentaires (ONSSA) before reusing cartons for eggs you sell.
What has to be on the carton label in Morocco?
Sales name, Country of origin or place of provenance, Lot, where applicable. The rule reads: "Cet écriteau, affiche ou tout autre moyen doit comporter la mention de la dénomination de vente, du pays d'origine ou lieu de provenance et le cas échéant la mention du lot."
Do eggs I sell in Morocco have to be kept cold?
In short: No storage temperature for shell eggs was found in the texts read. Law 28-07 (Art. 5) requires food, primary products included, to be stored, distributed and sold under hygienic conditions that keep it safe.
Sources
Read the 30 passages this page is built on
What we couldn't confirm
  • Laws 28-07 and 49-99 were read in ONSSA's copies; the Bulletin officiel site and the justice ministry's legal portal could not be reached on 29 October 2026, so later amendments to the two laws were not checked.
  • The separate regulation for producers who directly supply small quantities (Decree 2-10-473, Art. 3) was not found.
  • No egg-specific carton, grading or storage-temperature rule was read.
  • Current bird-flu measures are not asserted here.
  • No national welfare rule on keeping poultry was found in the texts read; the Penal Code and any newer animal-protection law were not read.
  • Commune and other local rules on keeping poultry were not researched.
  • The label items shown apply to primary products, which under Law 28-07 (Art. 3) include eggs placed on the market as they are (without preservation treatment other than refrigeration); Decree 2-12-389 (Art. 10) requires them on a sign, notice or other suitable label on or right next to the product. Rules for prepackaged products and any egg-specific marking rules were not reviewed.

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