G/SPS/N/EGY/136  
 
28 June  2022 
(22-4978) 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. 10 of 2021 regarding the Provisions of Recognition of 
the Control System applied by the Exporting Country Com petent Authorities in the context 
of Imported Food Control . Language(s):  Arabic and English (unofficial translation) . 
Number of pages:  17 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/EGY/22_3385_00_e.pdf  
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 equivalence or mutual recognition agreements.  
This decision allows for veri fying 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: [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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or relate d text) :  
− Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) Guidelines for Food Import Control 
Systems (CAC/GL 47 – 2003)  
− Principles for Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification (CAC/GL 20 
– 1995)  
− Principles and Guidelines for The Exchange of Information Between Importing 
and Exporting Countries to Support The Trade in Food (CAC/GL 89 – 2016)  
− Guidelines for the Development of Equivalence Agreements Regarding Food 
Imports and Export Inspection and Certification Systems (CAC/GL 34 – 1999)  
− Guideli nes for the Design, Operation, Assessment and Accreditation of Food 
Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems (CAC/GL 26  - 1997)  G/SPS/N/EGY/136  
 
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  − Guidelines for the Assessment of the Competence of Testing Laboratories 
Involved in the Import and Export Control of Food (CAC/GL 27 – 1997)  
− Guidelines on the Judgement of Equivalence of Sanitary Measures associated 
with Food Inspection and Certification Systems (CAC/GL 53 – 2003)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Healt h 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:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 10 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 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  
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