G/SPS/N/EGY/117  
 
3 December 2020  
(20-8703) 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:  The National Food Safety Authority  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Food 
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:  The Decision of the Board of Directors of the National 
Food Safety Authority (NFSA) No. 7/2020 on Risk -based Food Import Control System . 
Language(s):  Arabic . Number of pages:  12 
6. Description of content:  In the framework of developing modern approaches to the 
control system of food imports, the board of directors of NFSA has issued this decision 
which ensures simplified clearance procedures for food imports based on the level of 
associated risk, a s well as protecting the consumers from imported food associated risks.  
This decision encompasses the following regulatory requirements:  
− The conditions for recognizing the control measures of an exporting country's 
competent food authority as part of assessing the compliance of imported food 
consignments originating from that country;  
− Pre-arrival notification requirements for imported food consignments and the pre -
arrival processing provisions based on the possible risk levels associated with the 
impor ted food consignments;  
− The conditions for the release of imported food consignments including sampling and 
laboratory analysis and release under custody.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect hum ans from animal/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 Standards: CAC/GL 26 -1997, CAC/GL 20 -
1995, CAC/GL 53 -2003 
[ ] 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/117  
 
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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:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 26 July 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 13 August 2020  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 13 February 2021  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] 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., Do kki, 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 Notification Authority, [  ] 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) 37 4 90 805  
Fax: +(202) 374 90 805  
E-mail: enq_egy_sps@yahoo.com