Notifications for Egypt (147 notifications)

This draft of the Egyptian standard ES 6933 specifies the basic requirements and descriptive criteria for "quick-frozen cauliflower", as defined in item (2) of this standard, intended for direct consumption, including food preparation purposes, without any further manufacturing process other than size grading or repackaging, if necessary.

This draft of the Egyptian Standard ES-1521 for 'Canned Finfish' specifies the basic requirements and descriptive criteria for canned finfish, as well as the methods of inspection and testing.Producers and importers are kept informed of any amendments in the Egyptian standards through the publication of administrative orders in the official gazette.

This draft of the Egyptian Standard ES 612 for 'Blended Tobacco for Cigarettes' specifies the basic requirements and descriptive criteria for blended tobacco used in American-type cigarettes and Oriental-English-type cigarettes. It also covers aromatic cigarettes and blended shag tobacco, as well as the proportions of the blending components added thereto.It is worth mentioning that this draft standard has been formulated based on national studies.Producers and importers are kept informed of any amendments in the Egyptian standards through the publication of administrative orders in the official gazette.

This draft of the Egyptian Standard ES 2063 for 'Essential Requirements and Descriptive Criteria for Fruit-Flavored Maassel Tobacco' specifies the basic requirements and descriptive criteria for fruit-flavored Maassel tobacco, its components, and the proportions of the blending components added to it.It is worth mentioning that this draft standard has been formulated based on national studies.Producers and importers are kept informed of any amendments in the Egyptian standards through the publication of administrative orders in the official gazette.

This draft of the Egyptian Standard ES 1748 specifies the basic requirements and descriptive criteria for "frozen green peas" prepared and intended for direct consumption, including food preparation purposes, without any further processing other than size grading or repackaging, if necessary.

This addendum concerns the notification of the draft Egyptian Standard ES 49-2 "Olive Oils and Olive Pomace Oils "(20 pages, in Arabic).This part of this standard cancels and supersedes its last version ES 49-2/2016.It should be noted that the Ministerial Decree No. 256/2016, which was formerly notified in G/SPS/N/EGY/78 dated 16 August 2016, mandated among others the earlier version of this Egyptian Standard.Worth mentioning is that this draft standard is technically identical with Codex Standard for Olive Oils and Olive-Pomace Oils CXS 33-1981, adopted in 1981, revised in 1989, 2003, 2015, 2017 and 2024, amended in 2009, 2013 and 2021.Producers and importers are kept informed of any amendments in the Egyptian standards through the publication of administrative orders in the official gazette.Date of adoption: To be determined.Date of entry into force: To be determined.

The draft Egyptian Standard ES 1601-2 "Wheat - part 2: General principles for Wheat (Tritium Durum Desf.)" specifies the essential requirements, inspection and testing methods for the specifications of wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) used in the milling industry intended for human consumption.This part cancels and supersedes its last version ES 1601/2005, that has been mandated by Ministerial Decree No. 515/2005.Producers and importers are kept informed of any amendments in the Egyptian standards through the publication of administrative orders in the official gazette.

Notification G/SPS/N/EGY/156 dated 25 October 2024, mandatory Egyptian standard ES 465-3/2024 "cocoa and its products part: 3 chocolate", para. 4, should read as follows:Worth mentioning is that this standard is (partial amendment in 1 page, in Arabic):Item No. (1) Scope: Chocolate shall be prepared from cocoa and cocoa materials with sugars and may contain sweeteners, milk products, flavouring substances and other food ingredients.Item No. (2) definition:2/2/1 Chocolate Vermicelli (Vermicelli) and Chocolate Flakes.2/2/1/1 Chocolate Vermicelli (Vermicelli)/Chocolate Flakes.2/2/1/2 Milk Chocolate Vermicelli (Vermicelli)/Milk Chocolate Flakes.Item No. (3) Basic requirements:3/1 Chocolate Vermicelli (Vermicelli) and Chocolate Flakes as in item (2/2/1).Item No. (5) Packaging and Labelling:Item (5/6) will be added including the following: "Products not covered by this standard, where the chocolate flavour is derived solely from non-fat cocoa solids, may bear the name 'chocolate' in their designation". This is to avoid confusion with those products listed under this standard.

Ministerial Decree No. 447/2024 (2 pages in Arabic) gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 465-3 "cocoa and its products part: 3 chocolate" (partial amendment in 1 page in Arabic).Worth mentioning that this standard (partial amendment in 1 page in Arabic) includes the cancellation of item No. 5/2/3.

The Ministerial Decree No. 447/2024 gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 1819-1 for ”bouillons and consommés and methods of analysis part 1: meat and poultry bouillon”.

Ministerial Decree No. 447/2024 that gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 3-15 “processed feed and raw feed materials part: 15 - green fodder feed stuff".

The Ministerial Decree No. 447/2024 gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 1471 for “edible tallow for used in food industries”.

The Ministerial Decree No. 447/2024 gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 889-1 for "frozen fish part: 1 - quick frozen finfish un-eviscerated and eviscerated”.

The Ministerial Decree No. 447/2024 gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 889-2 for "frozen fish part: 2 - frozen fish fillets“.

The Ministerial Decree No. 447/2024 gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 7650 for "General standard for fruit juices and nectars”.

This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No.447/2024 (2 pages, in Arabic) that gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 7895  for “named vegetable oils” (partial amendment in 1 page, in Arabic).It should be noted that  the Egyptian Standard ES 7985/2013 for "edible vegetable oils "and its Ministerial Decree No. 693 for the year 2015 was formerly notified in G/SPS/N/EGY/65/Rev.1 dated 4 December 2015 and Ministerial decree No. 522/2021 was formally notified in G/SPS/N/EGY/65/Rev.1/Add.1 dated 18 March 2022.This standard is technical identical with Codex Stan. 210/1999 .Revised in 2001, 2003, 2009, 2017, 2019. Amended in 2005, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023. Adopted in 1999. Revised in 2001, 2003, 2009, 2017, 2019. Worth mentioning is that this standard includes a partial amendment in one page, (in Arabic) in the following items:Table 1: Fatty acid composition of vegetable oils as determined by gas liquid chromatography from authentic samples (expressed as percentage of total fatty acids)Sunflower seed oil - change fatty acid (C18:1) to be "14.0- 43.0"- change fatty acid (C18:2) to be "45.4 – 74.0"Table 2: Chemical and physical characteristics of crude vegetable oilsSunflower seed oil - change Refractive index(ND 40ºC)to be “1.461- 1.475”.- change Saponification value (mg KOH/g oil ) to be “187 - 194”.- change Relative density (x ºC/water at 20ºC) to be “0.916-0.923”.Producers and importers are kept informed of any amendments in the Egyptian standards through the publication of administrative orders in the official gazette.Proposed date of adoption: 7 September 2024Proposed date of entry into force: 3 October 2024

This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No. 447 /2024 (2 pages, in Arabic) that gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 1601-1 for: Essential requirements for wheat (Triticum aestivumIt should be noted that the Egyptian Standard ES 1601-1/2010: Essential requirements for wheat (Triticum aestivum) was formerly notified in G/SPS/N/EGY/39 dated 2 July 2010.Worth mentioning is that this standard comply with the following:ISO 7970-2021 “Wheat (Triticum aestivum) - Specification”;Codex Stan 199-2019 "Wheat and Durum wheat".Producers and importers are kept informed of any amendments in the Egyptian Standard through the publication of administrative orders in the official gazette.Proposed date of adoption: 7 September 2024Proposed date of entry into force: 3 October 2024

This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No. 447 /2024 (2 pages, in Arabic) that gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 2613-2 for "shelf life for food products part: 2 shelf life" (partial amendment in 1 page, in Arabic).It should be noted that the Ministerial Decree No. 100/2019 which was formerly notified in G/SPS/N/EGY/92/Add.1 dated 3 June 2020, the Ministerial Decree No. 653/2020 which was formerly notified in G/SPS/N/EGY/92/Add.2 dated 15 March 2021, the Ministerial Decree No. 222/2021 which was formerly notified in G/SPS/N/EGY/92/Add.3 dated 20 September 2021, the Ministerial Decree No. 522/2021 which was formerly notified in G/SPS/N/EGY/92/Add.4 dated 18 March 2022, the Ministerial Decree No. 393/2022 which was formerly notified in G/SPS/N/EGY/92/Add.5 dated 25 August 2022, the Ministerial Decree No. 233/2023 which was formerly notified in G/SPS/N/EGY/92/Add.6 dated 21 July 2023, the Ministerial Decree No. 361/2024 which was formerly notified in G/SPS/N/EGY/92/Add.7 dated 12 July 2024, the draft of this standard which was formally notified in G/SPS/N/EGY/92/Add.8 dated 5 August 2024, mandated among others the earlier versions and amendments of this Standard.Worth mentioning is that this standard has been partially modified in tables (1), (2) and (3) as follows:The shelf life of plain and flavoured yogurt is 30 days instead of 15 days;The shelf life of beef and buffalo liver is 12 months instead of 7 months;The shelf life of frozen fish is 10 months instead of 6 months.Worth mentioning is that this standard has been formulated according to National Studies and its updates.Producers and importers are kept informed of any amendments in the Egyptian standards through the publication of administrative orders in the official gazette.Proposed date of adoption: 7 September 2024Proposed date of entry into force: 3 October 2024

The Ministerial Decree No. 447/2024 gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 50-2 for "Hydrogenated Oils and Margarine - part: 2 - Hydrogenated Vegetable Oils".Worth mentioning is that this standard has been formulated according to National Studies.

The Ministerial Decree No. 446/2024 gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 3018-2 for "caviar and other fish eggs - part 2: roe/caviar substitutes".Worth mentioning is that this standard has been formulated according to National Studies.