G/SPS/N/EGY/92  
 
8 July 2019  
(19-4519) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  EGYPT  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Organization for Standardization and Quality  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Food products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Ministerial Decree No. 100/2019 that gives the 
producers and importers a six -month transitional period to abide by Egyptian Standards 
related to some food products . Language(s):  Arabic . Number of pages:  2 
6. Description of content:  Ministerial Decree No. 100/2019 gives producers and importers 
a six-month transitional period to abide by the following Egyptian Standards:  
1. ES 336 -1 "Carbonated Beverages - Part 1: General (partial amendment) " which has 
been formulated according to Nation al Studies and its updates. It has been partially 
modified in the following items:  
− Deletion of  clause 3/4/3 , Salmonella in 25 ml;  
− Item 5/2/1 add s to the name of the product 'is a carbonated drink ' according to 
item (2/1), and if fruit juice is added  to less than 10%  of the product , this 
information  may be added to the data ('natural fruit juice is added '). If fruit juice 
is added to more than 10%  of the product , it is called a 'carbonated drink – 
carbonated water (soda water) ' according to item (2/2);  
2. ES 416 -1 "Biscuits and Methods of Analysis and Testing Part 1: Biscuits", which is 
identical to GSO Standard No. 989/2016 for Biscuits;  
3. ES 1522 "Frozen meat" which is technically identical to Council Regulation (EEC) No 
2377/90;  
4. ES 2613 -2 which partially mo difies the shelf life for dairy and its products which are 
refrigerated at a temperature not exceeding 5ºC (especially Labneh) from 4 months 
to 6 months . This standard has been formulated according to National Studies and its 
updates;  and 
5. ES 154 -5 "Milk and Dairy Products Part 5: Natural Butter" which is technically identical 
to Codex Standard N o 279-1971 for butter. Formerly Codex Standard A -1-1971. 
Adopted in 1971. Revised in 1999. Amended in 2003, 2006, 2010, 2018.  
Furthermore , the Minis terial Decree No. 100/2019 cancels ES 154 -6 for " Milk and Milk 
Products Part: 6 Local - Natural Buffalo Butter" . 
Producers and importers are kept informed of any amendments in the Egyptian standards 
through the publication of administrative orders in the o fficial gazette.  G/SPS/N/EGY/92  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Codex Standard NO 279 -1971, Codex Standard for 
butter. Formerly codex standard A -1-1971. Adopted in 1971. Revised in 1999. 
Amended in 2003, 2006, 2010, 2018  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
− Ministerial Decree No. 100 /2019  
− GSO Standard No. 989/2016 for Biscuits  
− (EEC) No  2377/90  
− Codex Standard NO 279 -1971 for butter. Formerly Codex Standard A -1-1971. 
Adopted in 1971. Revised in 1999. Amended in 2003, 2006, 2010, 2018   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 7 February 2019  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 6 March 2019  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 7 March 2019  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 6 September  2019 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Central Administration for Foreign Agricultural Relations  
Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation  
1 Nadi El Saïd St., Dokki, Giza, Egypt  
Tel: +(202) 333 76 589  
 +(202) 374 90 805  
Fax: +(202)  374 90 805  
E-mail: enq_egy_sps@yahoo.com  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Central Administration for Foreign Agricultural Relations  
Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation  
1 Nadi El Saïd St., Dokki, Giza, Egypt  
Tel: +(202) 333 76 589  
 +(202) 374 90 805  
Fax: +(202) 374 90 805  
E-mail: enq_egy_sps@yahoo.com