G/SPS/N/EGY/65/Rev.1  
 
4 December 2015  
(15-6413)  Page: 1/3  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Revision 
1. Notifying Member: EGYPT 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality  
16 Tadreeb El-Motadarrebeen St., Ameriya, Cairo - Egypt Tel: +(202) 2284 5528 
Fax: +(202) 2284 5504 
E-mail: eos@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): Edible fats and oil 
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: Ministerial Decree No. 693 for the year 2015 
mandating the application of Egyptian Standard ES 7985/2013 "Edible Vegetable oils"  
Language(s): Arabic  Number of pages: 20 
6. Description of content: The Ministerial Decree mandates that the producers and 
importers must comply with the Egyptian Standard ES 7985/2013 "Edible Vegetable 
oils". Producers and importers are given a transitional period of six months to abide by 
the standard. This standard supersedes the following Egyptian Standards (ES no.): 
1. ES no. 49-1/2005 "Vegetable Edible Oils - Part 1: Sesame Seed Oil" 
2. ES no. 49-3/2005 "Vegetable Edible Oils - Part 3: Maize Oil" 
3. ES no. 49-5/2005 "Vegetable Edible Oils - Part 5: Arachis Oil" 
4. ES no. 49-6/2005 "Vegetable Edible Oils - Part 6: Soya Bean Oil" 
5. ES no. 49-7/2005 "Vegetable Edible Oils - Part 7: Sunflower seed Oil" 
6. ES no. 49-8/2005 "Vegetable Edible Oils - Part 8: Cottonseed Oil" 
7. ES no. 5108/2006 "Safflowerseed Oil-High Oleic Acid" 
8. ES no. 1685/2005 "Refined Edible Low Erucic Acid Rapeseed Oil" 
9. ES no. 2099/2005 "Safflower seed Oil" 
10. ES no. 2100/2005 "Mustard seed Oil" 
11. ES no. 2249/2005 "Edible Palm Stearin" 
12. ES no. 1706/2005 "Edible Palm Olein" 
13. ES no. 1520/2005 "Edible Palm Oil" 
14. ES no. 1615/2015 "Edible Coconut Oil" 
15. ES no. 1632/2015 "Edible Palm Kernel Oil" 
16. ES no. 1672/2007 "Cottonseed Oil Second Grade" G/SPS/N/EGY/65/Rev.1 
 
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  17. ES no. 2098/2006 "Edible Grape Seed Oil" 
18. ES no. 2101/2006 "Edible Babassu Oil" 
19. ES no. 5107/2006 "Sunflower Seed Oil-High Oleic" 
20. ES no. 5109/2006 "Edible Palm Superolein" 
21. ES no. 4141/2008 "Flavoured Liquid Vegetable Oil" 
 ES numbers: 49-1, 49-3, 49-5, 49-6, 49-7, 49-8, 2249, 1520, 1615 and 1632 have 
been already mandated by Ministerial Decree No. 130/2005; 
 ES number 1685 has been already mandated by Ministerial Decree No. 515/2005; 
 ES numbers: 2100, 2099, 1706, 1672, 2098, 2101, 5107, 5108, 5109 and 4141 are 
voluntary. 
This standard specifies the essential requirements for vegetable oils described in 
Section 2.1 of this Standard which is concerned with the definition and presented in a state for human consumption. 
Worth mentioning is that this standard complies with Codex Standard 210. 
Adopted 1999. Revisions 2001, 2003, 2009. Amendment 2005, 2011, 2013, 2015 - CODEX Standard for Named Vegetable oils. 
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 210. Adopted 1999. 
Revisions 2001, 2003, 2009. Amendment 2005, 2011, 2013, 2015 - CODEX Standard for Named Vegetable Oils 
[ ] 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 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 210. Adopted 1999. Revisions 2001, 2003, 2009. Amendment 2005, 
2011, 2013, 2015 - CODEX Standard for Named Vegetable oils 
 Ministerial Decree No. 693/2015 
 Ministerial Decree No. 130/2005 
 Ministerial Decree No. 515/2005 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 15 September 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 5 November 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 6 November 2015 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure    G/SPS/N/EGY/65/Rev.1 
 
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  12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 2 February 2016 
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 
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