G/SPS/N/EGY/56  
 
17 June 2014  
(14-3494)  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): Meat offal and meat 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: Egyptian Standards  on meat and meat products 
mandated by Ministerial Decrees No. 130/2005, 515/2005  Language(s): Arabic   
Number of pages: 9 and 10 
6. Description of content:  
 These two decrees mandate that the producers and importers of meat and meat 
products abide by the relevant Egyptian Standards. 
 The following Egyptian standards have been subject to partial amendments in the 
area of hormones and residues of veterinary drugs clauses have been: 
1. ES NO. 1042/2005 for "Bastarma"; 
2. ES NO. 1522/2005 for "Frozen meat"; 
3. ES NO. 1114/2005 for "Luncheon meat"; 
4. ES NO. 1473/2007 for "Frozen liver"; 
5. ES NO. 1563/2005 for "Cows and sheep meat" "canned corned"; 
6. ES NO. 1688/2005 for "Frozen beef burger"; 
7. ES NO. 1694/2005 for "Frozen minced meat"; 
8. ES NO. 1971/2005 for "Canned sausage"; 
9. ES NO. 1972/2005 for "Frozen sausage"; 
10. ES NO. 1973/2005 for "Frozen balls"; 
11. ES NO. 2097/2005 for "Minced meat mixed with soya bean protein"; 
12. ES NO. 3491/2005 for "Canned beef"; 
13. ES NO. 3492/2005 for "Frankfurt, hot dog and sausage"; 
14. ES NO. 4177/2005 for "Salami"; 
15. ES NO. 2062/2005 for "Frozen kidneys, hearts, spleen, cerebrum, pancreas and 
tongue". 
 These partial amendments specify changed made to clauses that are related to 
hormones and the residues of veterinary drugs according to mandatory standard 
ES No. 7135 concerning "Maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in 
foodstuffs of animal origin" and FDA regulation. G/SPS/N/EGY/56 
 
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  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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
 Ministerial Decrees No. 130/2005, 515/2005 
 Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 on "M aximum residue limits of veterinary 
medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin" and its amendments 
 FDA regulation 2011/2012 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 29 December 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 29 December 2013 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :   
[ ] 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