G/TBT/N/EGY/320  
9 May 2022  
(22-3592) 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)  
49 Nobar Street, Cairo, Egypt  
Phone: +202 27933493  
Fax: +202 27933496  
Website addresses: Egyptian Food Safety Authority (nfsa.gov.eg)  
E-mail: info@nfsa.gov.eg  
Name and address (including 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 [  ], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other  [X]: Provisions of Recognition of the Control System applied by the Exporting 
Country Competent Authorities in the context of Imported Food Control  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwis e national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Food 
products in general (ICS code(s): 67.040)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  The Decision of 
the Board of Directors of the Nationa l Food Safety Authority (NFSA) No. 10 of 2021 
regarding the Provisions of Recognition of the Control System applied by the Exporting 
Country Competent Authorities in the context of Imported Food Control; (17 page(s), in 
Arabic)  
6. Description of content:  This decision regulates conducting an overall or partial 
assessment of the food control system performed by the exporting country competent 
authority (ECCA) with a view to assessing the system's effectiveness in the context of 
concluding equivalen ce or mutual recognition agreements.  
This decision allows for verifying that the (ECCA) food control system is science based 
and attains food safety objectives aligned with NFSA's food safety and quality 
requirements.  
7. Objective and rationale, including  the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Ensuring food safety and quality  G/TBT/N/EGY/320  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• (CAC/GL 89 – 2016), (CAC/GL 34 – 1999), (CAC/GL 27 – 1997), (CAC/GL 53 – 
2003),  
• Guidelines for food import control systems (CAC/GL 47 -2003).  
• Principles for food import and export inspection and certification (CAC/GL20 -
1995).  
• Guidelines for the design, operation, assessment and accreditation of food import 
and export inspection and certification systems (CAC/GL 26 -1997).  
• NFSA Board of Directors Decision No. (10) of 2021  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  10 November 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 December 2021  
10. Final date for comments:  Not Applicable  
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  
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