G/TBT/N/EGY/162  
 
16 August 2016  
(16-4403) Page: 1/2 
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 Standardiza tion and Quality  
Address : 16 Tadreeb El -Modarreb een St., Ameriya, Cairo – Egypt  
E-mail: eos@idsc.net.eg /tbteos@eos.org.eg  
Website : http://www. eos.org.eg  
Tel.: + (202) 22845528  
Fax: + (202) 22845504  
Name and address (including telephone 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 [ X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], other : 
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : MRLs o f pesticide 
residues in food and feed, pesticides and other agrochemicals in general (ICS : 65.100.01)  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document : Ministerial Decree 
no. 244/2016 regarding the maximum residue limits of pesticides in  food and feed  
6. Description of content : The Ministerial Decree repeals (139) Egyptian standards 
concerning the maximum residue limits of pesticides.  It mandates the use of the Maximum 
Residue  limits listed in the Codex database "Codex Pesticides Residue s in Food" issued by 
Codex Alimentarius  Commission.  
In case the C odex database doesn't include a certain value of Pesticides Residues or a 
certain agriculture product, the values listed in the EU pesticides database issued by the 
European Commission shall be used.  If the European Commission has no adopted values, 
the tolerance values determined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA) shall apply.  
In case of the absence of the allowed maximum pesticide residue limit values for any 
agricult ural crop or product, the maximum pesticide limit values of the nearest group of 
agricultural crops or products shall be used in the same sequence mentioned above.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Human  health and consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents : 
 Ministerial Decree no. 244/2016  
 Codex Pesticides Res idues in Food Online Database: 
http://www.codexalimentarius .org/standards/pesticide -mrls/en/  G/TBT/N/EGY/162  
 
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   EU Pesticides Database: http://ec.europa.eu/food/plant/pesticides/eu -pesticides -
databas e/public/?event=pesticide.residue.selection&language=EN  
 United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):  
 http:/ /www.ecfr.gov/cgi -bin/text -
idx?c=ecfr&sid=5d35d354cc838eb105a733f5dff13ab8&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title40/40cfr1
80_main_02.t  
9. Proposed date of adoption : 19 March 2016  
Proposed date of entry into force : 21 April 2016   
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from  the date of the notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [X] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:  
Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality  
Address : 16 Tadree b El-Modarrebeen St., Ameriya, Cairo – Egypt  
Tel: (+202) 22845528  
Fax: (+202) 22845504  
E-mail: eos@idsc.net.eg /tbteos@eos.org.eg   
Website : http://www.eos.org.eg