G/SPS/N/EGY/78  
 
16 August 2016  
(16-4409) 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 -Motadarrebeen St., Ameriya, Cairo - Egypt  
Tel: +(202) 228 45 528, +(202) 228 45 522, +(202) 228 45 224  
Fax: +(202) 228 45 504  
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 specifi ed in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Animal and vegetable fats and oils  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partne rs   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Ministerial Decree No. 256/2016 that mandates the 
Egyptian standard ES No. 49 -2/2016 "Olive Oils and Olive Pomace Oils"   Language(s): 
Arabic   Number of pages: 15 
6. Description of content: Ministerial Decree No. 256/2016 gives producers and 
importers a six -month transitional period to compl y with Egyptian standard 
ES No. 49-2/2016 "Olive Oils and Olive Pomace Oils". This decree mandates that 
producers and importers must comply wi th the requirements prescrib ed in the Egyptian 
standard ES  49-2/2016 "Olive Oils and Olive Pomace Oils" which complies with CODEX 
STAN 33 -1981, adopted in 1981  - Revision: 1989, 2003, Amendment: 2009, 2013, 2015  
for Olive Oils And Olive Pomace Oils.  
Egypt ian standard ES No. 49 -2/2016 supersedes ES No. 49 -2/2005 that has already 
been mandated since 2005 by the Ministerial Decree No. 515/2005.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [ ]  animal health, [ ]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from anima l/plant pest or disease, [ ]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) CODEX STAN 33 -1981, a dopted in 1981 - Revision: 
1989, 2003, Amendment: 2009, 2013, 2015 for Olive Oils And Olive Pomace 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)    G/SPS/N/EGY/78  
 
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  [ ] 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:  
 Ministerial Decree No. 256/2016  
 CODEX STAN 33 -1981, a dopted in 1981 - Revision: 1989, 2003, Amendment: 2009, 
2013, 2015 for Olive Oils And Olive Pomace Oils    
10. Proposed date of adopt ion (dd/mm/yy) : 26 March 2016  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 20 April 2016  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 21 April 2016  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comm ents: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 15 October 2016  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail addr ess 
(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_eg y_sps@yahoo.com  
13. Text(s)  available from: [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 Agricu lture 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