G/TBT/N/EGY/105  
 
15 October 2015  
(15-5392)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member: EGYPT 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):  
2. Agency responsible: 
Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality 
16 Tadreeb El-Motadarrebeen St., Ameriya 
Cairo – Egypt E-mail: eos@idsc.net.eg /tbteos@eos.org.eg   
Website: http://www.eos.org.eg   
Tel.: +(202) 22845528 
Fax: +(202) 22845504 
Name and address (including telephon e and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above :  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10 .1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other: 
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Vegetables and fruits 
products 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: Ministerial Decree 
No. 536 for the year 2015 concerning the modified Egyptian Standard ES 132-1/2015 
"Preserved Tomato Products Part – 1 Tomato Concentrates" (11 pages, in Arabic) that supersedes its last edition in 2005 that has already been mandated by Ministerial 
Decree No. 130/2005.  
6. Description of content: This Ministerial Decree provides producers and importers a 
transitional period of six months to comply with the modified Egyptian standard 
ES 132-1/2015 "Preserved Tomato Products Part – 1 Tomato Concentrates" which supersedes its last edition in 2005 that has been already mandated by Ministerial 
Decree No. 130/2005.  
This standard complies with Codex Standard No.57/2007 for Tomato Concentrates. It 
specifies the essential requirements and descriptive criteria that applies to the tomato 
concentrates (processed and natural preserved tomato concentrates) as defined in clause 
2 of this Standard, and offered for direct consumption, including for catering purposes or for repacking if required. This Standard also applies to the product when indicated as being 
intended for further processing. 
The Standard does not include products that  contain seeds and skins such as "pizza 
toppings" and other "homestyle" products as well as products commonly known as tomato sauce, chilli sauce, and ketchup, or similar products which are highly seasoned products of 
varying concentrations containing characterising ingredients such as pepper, onions, 
vinegar, etc., in quantity that materially al ter the flavour, aroma and taste of the tomato 
component.  G/TBT/N/EGY/105 
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Health and consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:  
 Codex Standard No. 57/2007 for Tomato Concentrates 
 Ministerial Decree No. 536/2015 
 Ministerial Decree No. 130/2005 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 21 July 2015 
Proposed date of entry into force: 12 August 2015 
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from the date of the notification 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality 
Address: 16 Tadreeb El-Motadarrebeen St., Ameriya 
Cairo – Egypt Tel: (+202) 22845528 
Fax: (+202) 22845504  
E-mail: eos@idsc.net.eg /tbt@eos.org.eg   
Website: http://www.eos.org.eg