G/TBT/N/EGY/114  
 
1 February 2016  
(16-0669)  Page: 1/3  
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.: +2- 0222845528  
Fax: +2- 02222845504 
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 [ ], 2.10 .1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 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): 
 Milk and milk products (except for infants' milk) for retail sale in packages weighing 
no more than 2 kilograms (Products of HS codes from 04.01 to 04.06) 
 Preserved and dried fruits for retail sale in packages weighing no more than 
2 kilograms (Products of HS Chapter 08) 
 Oils and fats for retail sale in packages weighing no more than 5 kilograms (Products 
of HS chapter 15) 
 Chocolates and food products containing cocoa for retail sale in packages weighing 
no more than 2 kilograms (Products of HS code 18.06) 
 Sugar confectionaries (HS code 17.04) 
 Pastas and prepared foods from cereals and bread products and pastries except for 
empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use (HS codes 19.02 - 19.04 - 19.05) 
 Fruit juices for retail sale in packages weighing less than 10 kilograms (Products of 
HS code 20.09) 
 Natural and mineral water and aerated water (HS codes 22.01-22.02) 
 Beauty and make-up products, preparations for oral or dental hygiene, personal 
deodorants and antiperspirants, and perfum ed preparations (HS codes from 33.03 to 
33.07 )  
 Soap and washing preparations used as soap for retail sale (HS 3401.11 – 3401.19 
– 3401.2090 – 3401.30 – 3402.20 – 3402.9090) G/TBT/N/EGY/114 
 
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   Cutlery and kitchen utensils (HS codes 39.24 – 4419 – 69.11 – 6912 – 73.23 – 
7418.10 – 7615.10 – 8211.10 – 8211.91 – 82.15) 
 Baths, shower baths, sinks, washbasins, bidets, lavatory pans, seats and covers 
 Toilet Paper and similar paper, babies and sanitary napkins (HS codes 9619 –48.18 
(except for 4818.1090 ) – 4803) 
 Refractory bricks, blocks, tiles for household use (HS codes 6802.10 – 6802.2110 – 
6802.9110 – 6904.40 – 6810.19 – 69.07 – 69.08) 
 Tableware glass articles (HS code 70.13) 
 Iron and steel bars and rods (HS codes 72.13 – 72.14 – 72.15)  
 Household electrical appliances (stoves, fryers, air conditioners, fans, washing 
machines, blenders and heaters) (Products of HS codes 73.21 – 73.22 – 8414.51 – 8415.10 8415.81 – 8415.82 – 8415.83 – 8418.10 – 8418.21 – 8418.29 – 8418.30 – 8418.40 – 8422.11 – 8450.11 – 8450.12 – 8450.19 – 8451.21 – 8508.11 – 8509.40 
– 8509.80 – 8516.10 – 8516.21 – 8516.32 – 8516.40 – 8516.50 – 8516.60 – 
8516.71 – 8516.72 – 8516.79 – 8527.12 – 8527.13 – 8527.19 – 8527.91 – 8527.92 – 8527.99 – 8528.71 – 8528.7220 – 8528.7290 – 8528.73) 
 Home and Office furniture (HS codes 9401.30 – 9401.40 – 9401.51 – 9401.59 – 
9401.61 – 9401.69 – 9401.7190 – 9401.79 – 9401.8090 – 94.03 – 94.04 ) 
 Bicycles, motorcycles and those with auxiliary motors (HS codes 87.11 – 8712) 
 Watches and clocks (Products of HS chapter 91) 
 Lightening equipment for household use (HS codes9405.10 – 9405.20 – 9405.30 – 
9405.4090) 
 Toys (HS code 9503) 
 Textiles, clothing, and home textiles (HS chapters and codes: 50.07 – 51.11 – 51.12 
– 5113 – 52.08 – 52.09 – 52.10 – 52.11 – 52.12 – 53.09 – 5311 – 54.07 – 54.08 – 55.12 – 55.13 – 55.14 – 55.15 – 55.16 – 58.01 – 58.02 – 58.04 – 58.05 – 58.09 – 
5810.1090 – 5810.91 – 5810.92 – 5810.99 , Chapter 60 , Chapter 61 (except 
6113.0010 6114.3010 – 6115.10 – 6116.1010), Chapter 62 (except 6210.1010 – 6210.2010 – 6210.3010 – 6210.4010 – 6210.5010 – 6211.3910 – 6211.4910 – 
6212.2010 – 6212.9010 – 6216.0010 – 62.17), Chapter 63 (except for 63.07)  
 Carpets, floor and wall coverings from text iles or non- textiles materials (HS chapter 
57, HS codes 39.18, 4016.91) 
 Footwear (HS codes 64.01 – 64.02 – 64.03 – 64.04 – 64.05) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: Decree No. 
43/2016 (5 pages, in Arabic)  
6. Description of content: Ministerial Decree no. 43 for the year 2016 mandates that 
imports for commercial purposes of the described products will only be allowed into Egypt 
provided they are produced by manufacturin g plants or imported from the companies 
owning the trademarks or their distribution centres registered in the relevant established register in the General Organization for Export and Import Control.  
Registration in or strike off from this register shall be decreed by the Minister of Foreign 
trade who also has the authority to allow for an exemption from some or all the 
requirements for registration. 
To register in the relevant registry in  GOEIC the following requirements apply: 
First: For manufacturing plants  
 The submission of an application for regist ration by the legal representative of the 
producer, or an authorized person by the producer or his agent accompanied by the 
following accredited documents: G/TBT/N/EGY/114 
 
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   The legal identity of the producer and the license issued for the manufacturing 
plant. 
 The product varieties produced and their trademarks. 
 The trademarks of the products and the trademarked products produced under 
license from their owners. 
 A certificate that the producer maintains a quality control system. The certificate 
should be issued by entities accredited by the International Laboratory 
Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) or the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) or an Egyptian or foreign governmental entity approved by the Minister of 
Foreign Trade.  
Second: For companies owning trademarks:  The submission of an application for regist ration by the legal representative of the 
trademark owner company, or an authorized person or its agent accompanied by the 
following accredited documents: 
 A certificate stating the registration of the trademark and the trademarked goods 
produced. 
 A certificate from the trademark owner company containing the distribution 
centres that are entitled to supply the products bearing the trademark.  
 A certificate that the trademark owner company maintains a quality control 
system. The certificate should be issued by entities accredited by the 
International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) or the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) or an Egyptian or foreign governmental entity approved by the Minister of Foreign Trade. 
In case there is a suspicion in the validity of  the submitted documents, registration in the 
relevant registry will not take place until these documents have been verified. Based on a request from the applicant, inspection of the company or manufacturing plant may take 
place to verify the validity of the documents after having the approval of the Minister of 
Foreign Trade. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Quality assurance to prevent deceptive practices and to protect human health 
or safety  
8. Relevant documents: Ministerial Decree no. 43/2016 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 16 January 2016 
Proposed date of entry into force: 16 March 2016   
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 E-mail: mailto:eos@idsc.net.eg  
Website: http://www.eos.org.eg/