G/SPS/N/EGY/79/Add.1  
 
26 April 2019  
(19-2850) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 18 April 2019, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Egypt . 
 
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Law No. 1/2017 regarding the Egyptian National Food Safety Authority  
This addendum concerns the notification of the Decree of the Prime Minister No. 412 of 2019 regarding 
the Executive Regulation of the Law No. 1 of 2017 which was formally notified in document 
G/SPS/N/EGY/79 dated 21 February 2017 . This Executive Regulation authorizes the Nationa l food 
safety authority (NFSA) to:  
− Establish mandatory technical regulations in accordance with international standards;  
− Set procedures necessary for the implementation of risk analysis system in order to provide a 
high level of protection for the safety a nd health of consumers;  
− Develop food traceability system that clarifies the obligations on all parties at all stages of 
production, processing, manufacture, packaging and other food handling operations until a 
product reaches the consumer;  
− Establish rules and procedures for the labelling of foodstuffs;  
− Grant permissions for food business to work in the area of food handling subsequent to verifying 
the compliance;  
− Perform official controls in respect of the food handling with a view to verifying compliance with 
the law and food safety related legislation;  
− Control food imports and exports ; 
− Contract with accredited laboratories to analyze food samples;  
− Establish procedures and rules for registration and licensing for handling foods for special dietary 
uses (FS DU), genetically modified foods and irradiated foods;  
− Establish requirements and rules governing the issuance of certificates of compliance required to 
export the locally produced products.  
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This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal  of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[ ] Other:  G/SPS/N/EGY/79/Add.1  
 
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  Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure 
in terms of products and/or potentially affected M embers, a new deadline for receipt of 
comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under other 
circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, the 
comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification Authority, 
[X] 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  
Nadi El Saïd St., Dokki, Cairo, Egypt  
Tel: +(202) 333 76 589  
 +(202) 374 90 805  
Fax: +(202) 374 90 805  
E-mail: enq_egy_sps@yahoo.com  
Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
Central Administration for Foreign Agricultural Relations  
Ministr y of Agriculture and Land Reclamation  
Nadi El Saïd St., Dokki, Cairo, Egypt  
Tel: +(202) 333 76 589  
 +(202) 374 90 805  
Fax: +(202) 374 90 805  
E-mail: enq_egy_sps@yahoo.com  
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