G/SPS/N/EGY/54  
 
4 June 2013  
(13-2891)  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: Central Administration of Plant Quarantine (CAPQ) - Ministry of 
Agriculture and Land Reclamation 
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): Plants and plant 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: New logo and phytosanitary certificate models  
Language(s): Arabic  Number of pages: 2 
6. Description of content: In order to avoid any fraud or unauthorized corrections in 
phytosanitary certificate to be issued by CAPQ, a new model of phytosanitary certificate has been developed in line with IPPC and ISPM no. 12 with multi security elements. A 
new logo also has been developed to be used in all official documents that CAPQ issues 
(e.g. certificates, import permits, correspondences, etc.). The new logo and certificate shall be used in parallel with the old models till ending its stock left. After ending the old 
stock left, CAPQ will issue an addendum to this notification to inform trade partners 
about that. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] 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)    
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  The IPPC 
itself and ISPM no. 12  
[ ] 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/54 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: Not 
available   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 25 May 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 28 May 2013 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 10 June 2013 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 3 August 2013 
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