G/SPS/N/EGY/86  
 
14 February 2018  
(18-0979) 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: Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality  
16 Tadreeb El -Modarrebeen St., Ameriya, Cairo – Egypt  
Tel: +(202) 228 45 528/522/224  
Fax: +(202) 228 45 504  
E-mail: eos@idsc.net.eg/tbteos@eos.org.eg  
Website: http://www.eos .org.eg/  
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): Water of natural resources  
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: Ministerial Decree No. 1309/2017 mandating  Egyptian 
Standard ES1588 on  "Potable Bottled Natural Mineral Water" . Language(s): Arabic.  
Number of pages: 12 
6. Description of content: Ministerial Decree No. 1309/2017 gives the producers and 
importers a six -month transitional period to abide by Egyptian Standard ES1588 which is 
concerned with the essential and h ygienic requirements, microbiological characteristics and 
methods of inspection and testing of potable bottled natural mineral water.  
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 related tex t): CODEX STAN 108 -1981, Adopted 1981. 
Amendment  2001, 2011. Revisions 1997, 2008 "Natural mineral water"  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection C onvention (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:  G/SPS/N/EGY/86  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 15 October 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 23 November 2017  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of  publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 24 November 2017  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 15 April 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, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail a ddress (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