Notifications for Egypt (147 notifications)

Ministerial Decree No. 173/2020 that gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 3494; chilled fish.

Ministerial Decree No. 173/2020 that gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 288 for "smoked fish".

This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No. 173/2020 that gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 384,992,1332 for;Halawa Tehenia.It should be noted that an earlier version of this draft Standard was formerly notified in G/SPS/N/EGY/94/dated 22 October 2019.Worth mentioning that this Standard complies with CODEX STAN 309R-2011 ;Regional Standard for Halwa Tehenia.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:10 March 2020Proposed date of entry into force: 10 April 2020

This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No. 173/2020 that gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 559-1 for Tea and Methods of Analysis and Testing, Part 1: Tea.An earlier version of this draft Standard was formerly notified in G/SPS/N/EGY/95 dated 22 October 2019.Worth mentioning that this standard is technically identical with modification with the following:- ISO 3720: 2011 Black tea - Definition and basic requirements;- ISO 11287:2011 Green tea - Definition and basic requirements;- ISO/TR 12591:2013 White tea - Definition.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:10 March 2020Proposed date of entry into force: 10 April 2020

This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No. 209/2020 which extends the expiry dates to be nine months for frozen fish and ten months for frozen liver from the date of slaughter. This decision is valid until 31 December 2020 which concerns the Egyptian Standard ES 2613-2/2008 for "shelf life for food products part : 2 shelf life".It should be noted that Egyptian Standard ES 2613-2/2008 for "shelf life for food products part : 2 and the Ministerial Decree No. 100/2019 were formerly notified in G/SPS/N/EGY/92 dated 8 July 2019 mandating -among other things- the earlier version of this Egyptian Standard.Worth mentioning 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 standard through the publication of administrative orders in the Official Gazette.Proposed date of adoption:11 April 2020.Proposed date of entry into force: 29 April 2020.

This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No. 53/2020 (1 page, in Arabic) which extends the transitional period for twelve months starting from 3 April 2020 for the entry into force of clause No. 4/3/1 on "Percentage of the moisture content shall be not more than 13.5% (by weight)" in the Egyptian Standard ES 1601-1/2010.It should be noted that the Egyptian standard 1601-1/2010: Essential requirements for was formerly notified in G/SPS/N/EGY/39 dated 2 July 2010.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: 4 February 2020.Proposed date of entry into force: 3 April 2020.

Draft of the Egyptian standard ES 1007-4 "Hard Cheese- part: 4 Romi (Romy) Cheese ". It is worth mentioning that this draft standard has been formulated according to National studies.

Draft of the Egyptian standard ES 1008-14 "Soft Cheese - part: 14 Mozzarella Cheese". It's worth mentioning that this draft standard has been formulated according to National studies.

Draft of the Egyptian Standard ES 1008-12 "soft cheese - part: 12 Feta cheese". It's Worth mentioning that this draft standard has been formulated according to National studies.

Draft of the Egyptian standard ES 1183-1 "Semi - Hard Cheese - part: 1 Gouda Cheese"

Draft of the Egyptian standard ES 1007-2 "Hard Cheese - part: 2 Cheddar Cheese"

Draft of Egyptian Standard ES 6209 for "whey cheese". This draft standard applies to all products intended for direct consumption or further processing, in conformity with the definition of Whey Cheese in Section 2.

Draft of the Egyptian standard ES 1183-3 " Semi - Hard Cheese - part: 3 Edam Cheese.

Draft of the Egyptian standard ES 1007-3 "Hard Cheese- part: 3 Emmental cheese"

The Ministerial Decree No.1097/2019 gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 1636 "Table Olives".

The Ministerial Decree No. 1096/2019 gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 1651 which specifies the essential requirements and quality criteria for chilled poultry, rabbits and their parts with or without spices. Worth mentioning is that this Standard has been formulated according to scientific references and national studies.

Ministerial Decree No.1097/2019 gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 1090 for Frozen Poultry and Rabbits.

Draft Egyptian Standard ES 384, 992, 1332 "Halawa Tehenia" sets the basic requirements and descriptive criteria for halawa and methods of examination and testing.

Draft Egyptian Standard ES 559-1 "Tea - Methods of Analysis and Testing" sets the basic requirements and descriptive standards for ​​black, green and white tea varieties and it is not specialized in Decaffeinated tea - Flavored tea - Instant tea.

Ministerial Decree No. 748 for the year 2019 stating the import phytosanitary requirements and specifications of potato seeds.