G/SPS/N/EGY/87  
 
9 October 2018  
(18-6224) 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: Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation - Central 
Administration of Plant Quarantine  
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): Potato seeds  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, t o the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Import Phytosanitary Requirements of Potato Seeds . 
Language(s): Arabic (and an unofficial translation in English).  Number of pages: 5 
(and 7)  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/EGY/18_5248_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/EGY/18_5248_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: Ministerial Decree No. 1202 for the year 2018 stating the import 
phytosanitary requirements and specifications of potato seeds for the growing year 
2018/2019.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  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) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : 
ISPM N° 20 
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it devia tes from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/EGY/87  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 11 September 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 12 September 2018  
11. Proposed date of  entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 12 September 2018  
[X] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 8 December 2018 
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, [  ] Nationa l 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