G/TBT/N/EGY/277  
9 November 2020  
(20-7958) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  EGYPT   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
The National Food Safety Authority (NFSA)  
110 Kasr Alaini Street, Cairo, Egypt.  
Tel: 27933493  
Tel: 27933497  
Fax: 27933496  
Email: info@nfsa.gov.eg  
Website: www.nfsa.gov.eg  
Name and address (i ncluding telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Food; 
Food products in general (ICS 67.040)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  The Decision of 
the Board of Directors of the National Food Safety Authority (NFSA) No. 6/2020 on Rules 
Governing Food Import Licensing. (6 pa ge(s), in Arabic)  
6. Description of content:  This Decision regulates the procedures and requirements to 
obtain a license to import food into the Arab Republic of Egypt. This measure is necessary 
to ensure the safety and compliance of imported food. In add ition, this decision lays down 
the administrative and financial obligations of the food importers, the enforcement 
measures and the responsibilities of NFSA.  
This decision has provided a six months transitional period for currently operating food 
importer s to obtain the stipulated license and be registered at NFSA in order to ensure 
the smooth flow of trade and avoid any trade disruptions.  
This measure will enhance the clearance procedures of imported food consignments by 
requiring the importers to verify the application of the relevant preventive measures by 
foreign suppliers, as well as the ability to ensure optimum traceability of product s.  
Moreover, NFSA has issued this decision to enhance its ability to control and evaluate 
food importers and ensure their compliance with the food safety requirements. Moving 
forward, the history of food importers' compliance with requirements will be an essential 
pillar of assessing the risk of imported food consignments.  
These new rules will have an impact on the protection of the consumer against the risks 
associated with imported food.  G/TBT/N/EGY/277  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problem s where 
applicable:  Food safety .; Other  
8. Relevant documents:   
CAC/GL 47 -2003 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  25 June 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  17 July 2020  
10. Final date for comments:  NA 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality  
Address: 16 Tadreeb El -Modarrebeen St., Ameriya, Cairo - Egypt  
E-mail: eos@idsc.net.eg /eos.tbt@eos.org.eg  
Website: http://www.eos.org.eg  
Tel: + (202) 22845528  
Fax: + (202) 22845504  
NFSA:  
English  
https://www.nfsa.gov.eg/Images/App_PP/DeskTop/App_Web/1/MyWebMedia/PDF/decis
ions_en/DecisionNo.6of2020(2)(11).pdf  
Arabic  
https://www.nfsa.gov.eg/Images/App_PP/DeskTop/App_Web/1/MyWebMedia/PDF/%D9
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