Milk and processed milk products

This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No. 503 (2 pages, in Arabic) that gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 8073 for "Milk Powder and Cream Powder" (12 pages, in Arabic).It should be noted that the Ministerial Decree No. 1001/2017 (2 pages, in Arabic) which was formerly notified in G/SPS/N/EGY/82 dated 4 January 2018, mandated among others the earlier version of this Standard.Worth mentioning is that this standard is technically identical with Codex Standard CXS 207-1999 Amendment 2018.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: 18 December 2023Date of entry into force: 5 January 2024