G/SPS/N/EGY/61  
 
3 March 2015  
(15-1192)  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 E-mail: moi@idsc.net.eg/tbteos@eos.org.eg 
Website: http://www.eos.org.eg  
Tel: +(202) 2284 5528 
Fax: +(202) 2284 5504 
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 of Egyptian Standard for Cream and Prepared 
Creams  Language(s): Arabic  Number of pages: 11  
6. Description of content: The draft Egyptian Standard for cream and prepared creams 
complies with International Codex Standard No. 288/1976 amendment 2010 and 
supersedes ES No. 154-2/2005 "Natural cream" and ES No.154-4/2005 "Natural whipping cream" that has been already mandated by Ministerial Decree No. 515/2005. 
This standard specifies the essential requirements and descriptive criteria for cream and 
prepared cream for direct consumption or other manufacturing processes, which are complied with the item of definitions. 
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 number of Codex 
standard or related text) Codex Standard No. 288/1976, amendment 2010 for 
"Cream and Prepared Creams" 
[ ] 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  G/SPS/N/EGY/61 
 
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   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: 
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Codex Standard  No. 288/1976, amendment 2010 for "Cream and Prepared Creams"   
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) : 2 May 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 
Nadi El Saïd St., Dokki, Cairo, Egypt 
Tel: +(202) 3762 8195 Fax: +(202) 3762 81 95 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, Cairo, Egypt 
Tel: +(202) 3762 8195 
Fax: +(202) 3762 8195 E-mail: enq_egy_sps@yahoo.com