G/TBT/N/EGY/276  
9 November 2020  
(20-7957) 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. 7/2020 on Risk -
based Food Import Control System (14 pa ge(s), in Arabic)  
6. Description of content:  In the framework of developing modern approaches to the 
control system of food imports, the board of directors of NFSA has issued this decision 
which ensures simplified clearance procedures for food imports bas ed on the level of 
associated risk, as well as protecting the consumers from imported food associated risks.  
This decision encompasses the following regulatory requirements:  
-The conditions for recognizing the control measure of an exporting country's competent 
food authority as part of assessing the compliance of imported food consignments 
originating from that country.  
-Pre-arrival Notification requirements for imported food consignments and the pre -arrival 
processing provisions based on the  possible risk levels associated with the imported food 
consignments.  
The conditions for the release of imported food consignments including sampling and 
laboratory analysis and release under custody.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of ur gent problems where 
applicable:  Food safety.; Other  G/TBT/N/EGY/276  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• CAC/GL 26 -1997 
• CAC/GL 20 -1995 
• CAC/GL 53 -2003 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  26 July 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  13 February 2021  
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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