G/SPS/N/EGY/57  
 
17 June 2014  
(14-3495)  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 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Food products 
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. 266/2011 mandating Egyptian 
standards related to food products  Language(s): Arabic  Number of pages: 2 
6. Description of content: The decree mandates that the producers and importers of food 
products must comply with the following Egyptian standards: 
 ES No 7114/2010 "Colours for use in foodstuffs" (Adopted) (Directive no 94/36/EC); 
 ES No 7115/2010 "Sweeteners for use in foodstuffs" (Adopted) (Directive 
no 94/35/EC); 
 ES No 7116/2010 "Food additives other than colours and sweetener" (Adopted) 
(Directive no 95/2/EC ); 
 ES No 7135/2010 "Maximum residue limits of veterinary medical products in 
foodstuffs of animal origin" (Adopted) Regulation (EEC) No 2377/1990); 
 ES No 7136/2010 "Maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuff" (Adopted) 
Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006). 
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 st andard? 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   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/EGY/57 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
 Ministerial Decree No. 266/2011 
 Directive no 94/36/EC: Colours for use in foodstuffs and its Amendments 
 Directive no 94/35/EC: Sweeteners for use in foodstuffs  and its Amendments 
 Directive no 95/2/EC: Food additives other than colours and sweetener and its 
Amendments 
 Regulation (EEC) No 2377/1990: Maximum residue limits of veterinary medical 
products in foodstuffs of animal origin 
 Regulation EC No 1881/2006: Maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuff   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 7 June 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 7 June 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 7 December 2011 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 16 August 2014 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Department of Foreign Agricultural Relations 
Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Nadi El Saïd St., Dokki, Cairo, Egypt Tel: +(202) 376 281 95 
Fax: +(202) 376 281 95 
E-mail: enq_egy_sps@yahoo.com 
13. Texts available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Department of Foreign Agricultural Relations  
Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation 
Nadi El Saïd St., Dokki, Cairo, Egypt Tel: +(202) 376 281 95 Fax: +(202) 376 281 95 
E-mail: enq_egy_sps@yahoo.com