G/MA/QR/N/EGY/1/Rev.1/Ad d.2 
 
10 December  2020 
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Committee on Market Access  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO THE DECISION ON NOTIFICATION  PROCEDURE S 
FOR QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS (G/L/59/REV. 1) 
EGYPT 
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 7 December  2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Egypt . 
 
A. Notifying Member:  Egypt  
B. Date of notification:   7 December  2020 
C. First time notification:  
 Yes 
 No, last notification was made in (doc. symbol ): G/MA/QR/N/EGY/1/Rev.1 /Add.1  
D. Type of notification:  
 1. Complete (i.e. noti fication of all quantitative restrictions in force ) 
 2. Changes to a notification previously made in  G/MA/QR/N/EGY/1/Rev.1/Add.1  which are 
of the following nature : 
  2.1 Introduction of new restrictions, as listed in Section 1. 
  2.2 Elimination of restrictions, as described in G below . 
  2.3 Modification of a previously notified restriction, as described in S ection 1. 
 3. Reverse notification of restrictions maintained by (Member ):  
E. The notification provides information for the follo wing biennial period 
(e.g.  2012 -2014): 2018-2020 and r elates to restrictions in force as of 5 October 2020   
F. This notification contains information* relating to:  
 Section 1:  List of quantitative restrictions that are currently in force . 
 Section 2:  Cross -reference to other WTO notifications wi th information on quantitative 
restrictions that are currently in force and additional information . 
G. Comments of a general nature, including a description of the elimination of 
restrictions notified under D.2.2 and the date they ceased to be in force.  
- Decree 272 for 2020 has been revoked  by decree No. 477, issued on 5 October 2020.  
The new Decree  No.477  for the year 2020  eliminate s the temporary export prohibition on 
lentils and maintains  that on beans for three months  starting from 5 October  2020.  
 
* In English  only. G/MA/QR/N/EGY/1/Rev.1/Add. 2 
 
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  - It also allows the exportation of excess supply of beans after meeting the needs of domestic 
market based on approval by the Minister of Trade and Industry.  
- Ministerial Decrees no . 275 and 277 have not be en renewed . Hence, the temporary export 
prohibitions that were imposed on the medical supplies necessary for safeguarding against 
infection and the spread of disease and on alcohol and its derivatives ceased to be in force.  
 
It is worth noting  that this is not a com plete QR notification, as it only cover s measures that have 
been taken in response to the COVID -19 pandemic.  
Changes made to the above -mentioned measures or new measures will be duly notified .  
  G/MA/QR/N/EGY/1/Rev.1/Add. 2 
 
- 3 - Section  1: List of quantitative restrictions that are currently in force  
 
 
QR 
No.  General 
description of 
the restriction  Type of 
restriction  Tariff line code (s) 
affected, based on 
HS (2017)  Detailed Product 
Description  WTO Justification  
and Ground for 
Restriction, e.g. 
Other International 
Commitments  National legal basis 
and entry into force  Administration, 
modification of 
previously notified 
measures, and other 
comments  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
1 
 Export Prohibition  P-X 0708 ex 
0713 ex 
1106 ex 
2004 ex  
2005 ex  
 - Beans  
 GATT Article XI:2(a)  
 Ministerial Decree No. 
477 for the year 2020 
issued by the Minister of 
Trade and Industry on 5 
October  2020.  
 
Entry into force: 5 
October 2020  
 
 
 
 
 
 - Due to the global outbreak 
of COVID -19, the relevant 
measure was adopted with 
the aim to prevent the 
critical shortage of 
foodstuffs in Egypt.  
- This measure is effective 
for three months starting 
from  October , 5th, 2020. 
- This decree revokes 
Ministerial De cree No. 272 
issued  15 June  2020.  
 
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