G/SPS/N/EGY/112  
 
21 September 2020  
(20-6366) 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:  The National Food Safety Authority  
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 and products in contact with food.  
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:  Decision of the Board of Directors of the National Food 
Safety Authority(NFSA ) No.2/2020 on the Registration of Conformity Assessment Bodies 
Issuing Certificates of Inspecti on and Conformity for imported Food Consignments . 
Language(s):  Arabic . Number of pages:  6 
6. Description of content:  This decision establishes a mechanism for the registration of 
Conformity Assessment Bodies that issue certificates of inspection and conformity for food 
consignments imported into Egypt. This decision organises the registration requirements 
and procedures , enforcement, technical and financial obligations of the Conformity 
Assessment Bodies required to conduct valid pre -shipment inspection.  
Moreover, this decision allows the Chairman of the National Food Safety Authority (NFSA) 
to conclude Agreements and Memorandum of Understanding with International and 
Regional Authorities and Bodies on mutual recognition of food safety control systems to 
provide the required level of protection.  
This measure will reduce the time of inspections at the border and accelerate the release 
time of the food consignments imported into Egypt, while ensuring credibility in the issued 
certificates.  
Worth mentioning is that this decision complies with international Principles and 
guidelines.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damag e from pests.   
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) : 
− Principles and guidelines for national food control systems (CAC/GL82 -2013).  
− Principles and guidelines for monitoring the performance of national food control 
systems (CXG91 -2017).  G/SPS/N/EGY/112  
 
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  − Guidelines for the design, operation, assessment and accreditation of food import 
and export inspection and certification syste ms (CAC/GL 26 -1997)  
− Guidelines for food import control systems (CAC/GL 47 -2003).  
− Principles for food import and export inspection and certification (CAC/GL 
20-1995).  
[ ] 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:  Decision 
of The Board Of Directors of The National Food Safety Authority No.2/2020.   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 29 January 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 17 February 2020  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 17 February 2020  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of oth er 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