G/SPS/N/EGY/111  
 
23 June 2020  
(20-4373) 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:  Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation - Central 
Administration of Plant Quarantine (NPPO of Egypt)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addi tion, 
where applicable):  Plants and plant 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:  Electronic Platform For The Confirmation Of 
Authenticity of Egyptian Phytosanitary Certificates . Language(s):  . Number of pages:   
6. Description of content:  
− The Egyptian NPPO has established an Electronic Platform for the confirmation of 
authenticity of Egyptian phytosanitary certificates through the following link 
http://www.capq. gov.eg/Exporting/PhytosanitaryCertificate/Index  as a trade 
facilitating measure and to overcome the challenges of exchanging the 
phytosanitary certificates within C OVID -19 outbreak . 
− Through this platform, trading partners can easily confirm the authenticit y of the 
Egyptian phytosanitary certificates which could be a copy delivered by the 
exporter/importer by entering the certificate number and login with a secured 
password . Then the original phytosanitary certificate will be downloaded,  and 
authenticity can  be confirmed.  
− All trading partners who are interested in using this platform shall send an official 
request to the NPPO of Egypt through ippc@capq.gov.eg  and 
ippc.egypt@gm ail.com  and the NPPO will provide a password according to the 
request sent.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory from 
other damage  from pests.   G/SPS/N/EGY/111  
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : 
ISPM No: 7 and ISPM No: 12  
[ ] 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:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 16 June 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 16 June 2020  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 16 June 2020  
[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) : 22 August 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax numb er 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:   
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