G/SPS/N/EGY/135  
 
28 June  2022 
(22-4984) 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 of Egypt (NFSA)  
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:  The Decision of the Board of Directors of the National 
Food Safety Authority (NFSA) No. 9/2021 on the handling of the imported food 
consignments subject to the temporary release . Language(s):  Arabic and English 
(unofficial translation) . Number of pages:  13 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EGY/22_3384_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This decision regulates the imported food consignments subject 
to the provisions of temporary release and organizes the following:  
1. Obligations and responsibilities of the importer and the National Food Safety Authority ; 
2. Procedures of the temporary release ; 
3. Dealing with violations of the imported food consignments ; 
4. Suspension or cancellation of the food imports licensing ; 
5. Reducing the release time of the imported food consignments subject to the provisions 
of temporary release, in order to facilitate trade.  
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:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related tex t):  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/EGY/135  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
NFSA  Board of Directors Decision No. 7 of 2020 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 11 November 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 19 December 2021  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 20 December 2021  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 27 August 2022 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enqui ry 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