G/SPS/N/EGY/67  
 
14 August 2015  
(15-4148)  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: moi@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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Milk 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: Draft Egyptian Standard for Soft Cheese Part 2: 
Cream Cheese (Double Cream) to supersede E.S. No. 1008-2/2005 "Soft cheese Part 2:  
Cream Cheese (Double Cream)" that has been already mandated by Ministerial Decree No. 515/2005   Language(s): Arabic  Number of pages: 6  
6. Description of content: The draft Egyptian Standard for Soft Cheese Part 2: Cream 
Cheese (Double Cream) complies with Codex Standard No. 275/2010 for Cream Cheese. This standard specifies the essential requirements and descriptive criteria for Cream 
Cheese intended for direct consumption or for further processing in conformity with the 
description in Section 2 of this Standard concerning the definition. 
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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text) Codex Standard No. 275/2010 for cream cheese 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[X] Yes   [ ] No G/SPS/N/EGY/67 
 
- 2 - 
 
  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
- Codex Standard No. 275/2010 for cream cheese. 
- Ministerial Decree No. 515/2005.   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 13 October 2015 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] 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 Notifi cation 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 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