DARM · Mill Registry Access & Institutional Relations

Overview

Purpose & scope — DARM-SOP-DPA-001

This SOP governs how Daralbeida Maroc SARL, through its Morocco agent, accesses and maintains the Moroccan olive mill registry. The registry is not a public database. It exists across three institutional custodians — MAPMDREF (ministry), ONSSA (sanitary regulator), and Interprolive (sector federation) — each of which holds a distinct slice of the data and is accessed through distinct channels.

The registry matters for two reasons. First, sourcing qualification: Daralbeida's SOP DAB-SOP-SOURCING-001 requires verified ONSSA agrément status as an eliminatory criterion. A regional mill list from the DPA or ONSSA accelerates the long-list construction phase without relying solely on trade fairs and word-of-mouth. Second, strategic intelligence: identifying off-grid diesel-powered mills is the first step toward biomass valorization partnership conversations in Years 2–3.

Two access pathways exist: formal written request to the relevant directorate or office, and relationship-based access through the Morocco agent's institutional contacts. The relationship pathway is faster and yields richer data. Both pathways are documented here. The Morocco agent is the sole executor of this SOP.

The Three Bodies

MAPMDREF

Ministère de l'Agriculture, de la Pêche Maritime, du Développement Rural, des Eaux et Forêts

Role Primary custodian

Data held Mill count, capacity, technology type, region

Field unit DPA (Direction Provinciale de l'Agriculture)

Key stat 4 810 units in Fes-Meknes alone

Website agriculture.gov.ma

Access type Regional DPA — formal request or relationship

Priority Primary target

ONSSA

Office National de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits Alimentaires

Role Sanitary regulator & licensor

Data held Agrément registry — licensed mills only

Field unit Regional ONSSA offices (same regions as DPA)

Key rule No agrément = eliminatory for Daralbeida

Website onssa.gov.ma

Access type Public register (partial) + formal request

Priority Primary target

Interprolive

Fédération Interprofessionnelle Marocaine de l'Olive — founded 2009

Role Sector federation & statistics publisher

Data held Aggregate stats, member mill directory

Members Producers, mills, packers, exporters

President Rachid Benali

Partner orgs ONCA, ONSSA, FAO, EBRD

Access type Member relationship + event participation

Priority Secondary — intel & network

Data held by body — field-level comparison

Data field	MAPMDREF / DPA	ONSSA	Interprolive
Mill name & owner	Yes	Yes	Members only
GPS / commune location	Yes	Partial	No
Extraction technology (press / 2-phase / 3-phase)	Yes	Partial	Aggregate only
Annual crushing capacity (T/season)	Yes	No	Aggregate only
ONSSA agrément number & status	No	Yes — authoritative	No
Power source (grid / diesel / hybrid)	Partial — survey-based	No	No
Pomace / wastewater disposal method	Partial — survey-based	Inspection records only	No
Export certification history	No	Yes	Aggregate exports only
Contact (phone / email)	Yes	Partial	Members only

Formal Request Pathway

Note

The formal request route yields data but is slow — 4 to 12 weeks typical response time. Use it in parallel with the relationship pathway, not instead of it. The DPA director relationship unlocks the same data faster and with richer context.

MAPMDREF / DPA — formal steps

01

Identify the correct DPA per target region

Priority regions: Fes-Meknes, Beni Mellal-Khenifra, Marrakech-Safi. Each region has a Direction Provinciale de l'Agriculture. Fes-Meknes DPA is the highest-priority first contact — it covers 27% of national olive production and 4 810 documented units.

Pending

02

Draft formal letter on Daralbeida Maroc SARL letterhead

Address to the Directeur Provincial de l'Agriculture. State purpose: sourcing qualified ONSSA-certified pressing facilities for premium EVOO export to the United States under MAFTA. Request: list of registered olive oil mills in the province, with extraction technology type, crushing capacity, and contact information. Cite Law 04-12 aggregator status.

Pending

03

Submit in person — do not rely on postal or email submission

Morocco agent delivers the letter in person at the DPA office and requests a meeting with the Directeur or their designated contact. In-person submission is materially faster than postal or email. Bring printed company documentation: RC (Registre du Commerce), IF (Identifiant Fiscal), and a one-page company brief in French.

Pending

04

Follow up at 2-week intervals — in person preferred

Bureaucratic response timelines vary widely. The Morocco agent follows up every two weeks. If response exceeds 8 weeks, escalate via Interprolive contact or through the Chamber of Commerce trade desk, which can apply light institutional pressure without antagonizing the DPA.

Pending

05

Log received data in the contact tracker below

All data received — partial or complete — is logged immediately. Do not wait for a "complete" list before logging. Partial regional lists are useful and should not be treated as incomplete until cross-referenced with ONSSA data.

Pending

ONSSA — formal steps

01

Check onssa.gov.ma for any published agrément lists

ONSSA publishes partial lists of approved food establishments. Check the website for olive oil mill entries by region before submitting a formal request — this may yield a starting list for free.

Pending

02

Submit formal request to regional ONSSA office

Request: list of olive oil mills holding valid agrément in the target province, including agrément number, expiry date, and address. Frame as sourcing compliance verification — Daralbeida requires ONSSA-certified suppliers under its QC SOP. Same letterhead and RC/IF documentation as DPA submission.

Pending

03

Cross-reference ONSSA list against DPA list

Mills appearing on the DPA list but absent from ONSSA's agrément registry are not eligible for Daralbeida sourcing — hard disqualification per DAB-SOP-SOURCING-001. This cross-reference narrows the qualifying universe and is the primary analytical step from the registry exercise.

Pending

04

Verify individual agrément for shortlisted mills

For any mill that advances to the site visit stage, the Morocco agent requests a direct agrément verification from ONSSA before the visit — not after. Agrément expiry or suspension discovered after a site visit wastes time and creates awkward producer relations.

Pending

Relationship Pathway — preferred

Preferred route

A DPA director who knows Daralbeida's project will share a mill list informally in a single meeting — the same data that a formal request takes 8 weeks to produce. This is how Morocco works. The Morocco agent's primary investment is building these three relationships before any formal data request is filed.

MAPMDREF relationship

Target contacts

PrimaryDPA Director — Fes-Meknes

SecondaryDPA Director — Beni Mellal-Khenifra

SecondaryDPA Director — Marrakech-Safi

Entry pointCOMADER (regional agri office) intro

Meeting askIntroductory 30-min brief on Daralbeida project + MAFTA export angle

Talking points for DPA

Angle 1US export = MAD hard currency, positive for region's agri balance

Angle 2MAFTA zero-duty — Morocco gets preferential access Spain/Italy do not

Angle 3Aggregator model under Law 04-12 — supports small producers formally

Angle 4Quality certification (Eurofins COA) = credibility for Moroccan sector globally

What we askRegional mill list — technology type & contact info only

ONSSA relationship

Target contacts

PrimaryRegional ONSSA Chief Inspector — Fes-Meknes

SecondaryONSSA Casablanca central — food chain dept

Entry pointDirect approach or DPA introduction

Meeting askGuidance on agrément verification procedure for sourcing compliance

Long-term askNotification protocol when agrément is suspended or lapsed for known mills

Talking points for ONSSA

Angle 1Daralbeida requires ONSSA agrément as hard sourcing criterion — we enforce it

Angle 2COA requirement (Eurofins US-accredited) complements ONSSA domestic control

Angle 3FDA Prior Notice + ISF filing — Daralbeida operates at US regulatory standard

Angle 4Premium export brand reflects well on ONSSA-certified sector quality

What we askAgrément verification access + early-warning on status changes for known mills

Interprolive relationship

Target contacts

PresidentRachid Benali

Former directorMohamed Khannoufi

Entry pointSIAL Maroc, Interprolive annual events, DPA intro

Meeting askMember mill directory access + sector statistics for business plan

Long-term askMember status for Daralbeida Maroc SARL

Talking points for Interprolive

Angle 1First Moroccan EVOO brand built specifically for US premium market

Angle 2MAFTA tariff advantage: 0% vs 10–15% for EU/Tunisian competitors

Angle 3Picholine Marocaine as a premium variety — clinical positioning opportunity

Angle 4Membership = alignment with national sector promotion objectives (2030 plan)

What we askMember directory, upcoming events calendar, sector export statistics

Engagement calendar — first 12 months

Month	Action	Body	Owner	Status
Month 1	Initial visit to Fes-Meknes DPA — introductory brief, company docs presented, mill list requested verbally	MAPMDREF	Morocco Agent	Pending
Month 1	Initial visit to regional ONSSA office — agrément verification protocol established	ONSSA	Morocco Agent	Pending
Month 2	Attend Interprolive sector event or request introductory meeting — present Daralbeida project brief	Interprolive	Morocco Agent	Pending
Month 2	Follow up DPA visit — collect any partial data received; submit formal written request if not yet provided	MAPMDREF	Morocco Agent	Pending
Month 3	Submit formal ONSSA agrément list request in writing on company letterhead	ONSSA	Morocco Agent	Pending
Month 3	Repeat DPA engagement — Beni Mellal-Khenifra provincial office	MAPMDREF	Morocco Agent	Pending
Month 4	Cross-reference DPA and ONSSA lists — produce qualified mill long-list for sourcing SOP intake	Both	Morocco Agent + Founder	Pending
Month 6	Apply for Interprolive membership for Daralbeida Maroc SARL	Interprolive	Morocco Agent	Pending
Annual	Re-verify agrément status of all active sourcing partners with ONSSA — before each crush season	ONSSA	Morocco Agent	Recurring

Diesel-Powered Mill Identification

Why this matters — strategic context

No public registry tracks mill power source. The diesel/off-grid category is inferred, not listed. A substantial number of Morocco's traditional mills operate off-grid, relying on diesel generators — particularly in rural Beni Mellal-Khenifra, high-altitude Fes-Meknes subregions, and parts of the Oriental region where grid infrastructure is sparse. The research literature documents this as an environmental and cost burden: diesel combustion generates emissions, and fuel cost is a significant operating expense for small mill operators.

For Daralbeida's sourcing purposes in Years 1–2, diesel-powered status is a neutral data point — it affects neither ONSSA qualification nor oil quality. For Year 2–3 biomass valorization conversations, identifying diesel-dependent mills is the first step: these operators are the most motivated potential partners for on-site biomass gasification or pellet co-processing, as it directly offsets their fuel cost.

Identification method — no direct registry exists

01

Geographic proxy — rural + high altitude

Mills located more than 15 km from the nearest medium-voltage grid line, or at altitudes above 800m, are statistically more likely to be diesel-dependent. The DPA list with commune-level location data allows this filter to be applied. The Morocco agent flags these communes at list-processing stage.

Pending

02

Technology-type proxy — traditional press mills

Traditional hydraulic press mills (maasra) are the dominant type in rural areas and are vastly more likely to be off-grid than modern continuous units. On the DPA list, traditional press units flagged separately from 2-phase and 3-phase continuous systems. ~4 569 traditional units in Fes-Meknes alone; the vast majority are candidates.

Pending

03

Direct inquiry at site visit

During producer site visits under DAB-SOP-SOURCING-001, the Morocco agent asks directly: what is the mill's power source? Grid, diesel generator, hybrid? This question is added to the site visit checklist. Diesel-dependent mills are flagged in the producer record (DAB-PROD-ID) with tag "DIESEL-OFFGRID".

Pending

04

ONCA and EBRD GEFF as secondary sources

The Office National du Conseil Agricole (ONCA) runs rural agricultural advisory programs and maintains field agent contacts in every producing commune. EBRD's GEFF II program has financed biomass energy projects for Moroccan olive processors — their project pipeline lists are a proxy for mills already aware of diesel substitution options. Request both through Interprolive contacts.

Pending

Diesel mill data fields to capture

Producer record additions — diesel-flagged mills

Power sourceGrid / Diesel / Hybrid

Generator capacity (kVA)If diesel — record if known

Fuel cost/season (MAD)Estimated — ask producer

Pomace disposal methodOpen basin / land spread / combustion / sold

Pomace volume/season (T)Estimated — from crushing capacity

Biomass interestYes / No / Unaware

EBRD GEFF contactKnown / Unknown

Grid distance (km est.)Record if inferable from location

Priority regions for diesel identification

Ranked by off-grid likelihood

1 — Beni Mellal-KhenifraHigh — Atlas foothills, sparse grid

2 — Oriental regionHigh — eastern Morocco, remote communes

3 — Fes-Meknes (rural)Medium-high — traditional mill concentration

4 — Marrakech-Safi (rural)Medium — mixed grid / off-grid

5 — Tanger-Tétouan-Al HoceimaLower — better grid coverage

Morocco Agent Protocol — responsibilities & conduct

Conduct standard

All institutional interactions are conducted in the name of Daralbeida Maroc SARL, not in the name of the founder. The Morocco agent presents as the company's designated representative. The founder is never named in correspondence with MAPMDREF, ONSSA, or Interprolive unless a specific executive meeting is arranged and confirmed in advance. Language of correspondence: French. Meetings may be conducted in Darija where the contact prefers it.

Standing responsibilities

R1

Maintain active contacts at DPA, ONSSA, and Interprolive in all three priority regions

Minimum one named contact per body per priority region. Contact is maintained through periodic check-ins (phone or visit) at minimum twice per year outside of active request periods.

R2

File agrément verification before each new producer advances to Gate 1 testing

Per DAB-SOP-SOURCING-001. No producer sample kit is dispatched without confirmed ONSSA agrément status. This verification is logged in the producer record.

R3

Attend at minimum one Interprolive or ONSSA sector event per year

Key events: Interprolive annual meeting, SIAL Maroc (biennial), regional DPA agricultural fairs (Moussem de l'Olivier in key regions). The Morocco agent's presence at these events is the primary relationship maintenance mechanism. Attendance logged and reported to the founder.

R4

Report monthly on institutional contact activity

Monthly memo (plain text, email) to the founder covering: contacts made, data received, obstacles encountered, upcoming events. Format: date — body — contact name — topic — outcome — next action. No report exceeds one page.

Documents to carry at all institutional meetings

Physical dossier — Morocco agent

RC (Registre du Commerce)Daralbeida Maroc SARL — certified copy

IF (Identifiant Fiscal)Daralbeida Maroc SARL

Law 04-12 aggregator noticeCopy of agrégateur designation

Company brief (FR)1-page — project, MAFTA, US market, quality standard

MAFTA one-pager0% duty on HTS 1509.10.4000 — benefit to Moroccan sector

Eurofins COA sampleRedacted example — demonstrates US quality standard

Business cardsMorocco agent + Daralbeida Maroc SARL title

What the Morocco agent does not do

Prohibitions

Does not negotiate pricingEscalate to founder

Does not sign sourcing contractsFounder signature required

Does not commit to exclusivityEscalate to founder

Does not share financial projectionsInternal — not for distribution

Does not name specific US customersCompetitive — not disclosed

Institutional Contact Log

Date	Body	Contact name & title	Region / office	Topic	Outcome / data received	Next action	Status
——	MAPMDREF	To be identified	Fes-Meknes DPA	Initial introductory meeting — mill list request	——	Schedule visit	Not started
——	ONSSA	To be identified	Fes-Meknes regional	Agrément registry access + verification protocol	——	Schedule visit	Not started
——	Interprolive	Rachid Benali — President	Casablanca / national	Introductory brief — membership inquiry — sector stats request	——	Identify introduction path	Not started
——	MAPMDREF	To be identified	Beni Mellal-Khenifra DPA	Mill list — diesel/off-grid focus — traditional press units	——	Schedule after Fes-Meknes	Not started
——	ONSSA	To be identified	Casablanca central	National agrément database scope — formal request submission	——	After regional contact established	Not started

Operational Notes

Document control — DARM-SOP-DPA-001 · Rev 1.0 · 2026-05-05

This SOP is reviewed annually. The contact log is a living document and must be updated within 48 hours of any institutional meeting. Registry data received (partial or complete) is stored in the Daralbeida Maroc SARL secure folder and not shared with third parties without founder approval.

The diesel mill identification section is classified as Year 2–3 intelligence. No biomass valorization conversations are to be initiated with any mill operator in Year 1. The data is gathered passively — as a by-product of the sourcing site visit process — and logged for future use.

If MAPMDREF or ONSSA declines the formal data request, the Morocco agent escalates through Interprolive's institutional relationship with ONSSA (documented: Interprolive and ONSSA collaborate formally on the national mill training programme). This is the fallback introduction path if direct engagement stalls.