G/SPS/N/EGY/114  
 
21 September 2020  
(20-6371) 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 
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 No.5/2019 on Registration of Certification Bodies granting certificates of 
Food Safety Management Systems . Language(s):  Arabic . Number  of pages:  12 
6. Description of content:  This Decision regulates the procedures for the registration of 
certification bodies granting certificates of food safety management systems (FSMS) with 
the National Food Safety Authority (NFSA).  
The regulatory procedures provided in this Decision aim to enhance the credibility in using 
food safety certificates. The regulation aims to confront the illegal practices of issuing 
such certificates to gain the confidence of all stakeholders and to raise the  consumer 
confidence in the safety of food products available in the market and support the 
competitiveness of Egyptian food products to have access to global markets.  
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 text) :  
[ ] 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   [X] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/EGY/114  
 
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  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.5/2020   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 30 October 2019  
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) : 18 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 other body:   
Central Administration for Foreign Agricultural Relations  
Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation  
1 Nadi El Saïd St., Do kki, 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