G/TBT/N/EGY/63  
 
13 May 2014  
(14-2911)  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 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.: 0222845528 
Fax: 0222845504 
Name and address (including telephon e 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): Meat and 
meat products 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Egyptian 
Standards on meat and meat products mandated by Ministerial Decrees No. 130/2005, 
515/2005 mandating among others (9 and 10 pages in Arabic) 
6. Description of content: These two decrees mandate that the producers and importers 
of meat and meat products must comply with the relevant Egyptian Standards. The following Egyptian standards have been subjec t to  partial amendments in the area of 
hormones and residues of veterinary drugs: 
1-  ES NO. 1042/2005 for "Bastarma" 
2-  ES NO. 1522/2005 for "Frozen meat" 
3-  ES NO. 1114/2005 for "Luncheon meat" 
4-  ES NO. 1473/2007 for "Frozen liver" 
5-  ES NO. 1563/2005 for "Cows and sheep meat "canned corned"" 
6-  ES NO. 1688/2005 for "Frozen beef burger" 
7-  ES NO. 1694/2005 for "Frozen minced meat" 
8-  ES NO. 1971/2005 for "Canned Sausage" 
9-  ES NO. 1972/2005 for "Frozen sausage" 
10- ES NO. 1973/2005 for "Frozen balls" 
11- ES NO. 2097/2005 for "Minced meat mixed with soya bean protein" 
12- ES NO. 3491/2005 for "Canned beef" 
13- ES NO. 3492/2005 for "Frankfurt , hot dog and sauce" 
14- ES NO. 4177/2005 for "Salami" 
15- ES NO. 2062/2005 for "Frozen kidneys, hearts, spleen, cerebrun, pancreas and 
tongue" G/TBT/N/EGY/63 
 
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  These partial amendments specify changes made to clauses that are related to 
hormones and the residues of veterinary drugs according to mandatory standard ES No. 7135 concerning "Maximum residue limits of vete rinary medicinal products in foodstuffs 
of animal origin" and FDA regulation. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Health and consumer protection. 
8. Relevant documents:  
 Ministerial Decrees  No. 130/2005, 515/2005 
 Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 on "maximum residue limits of veterinary 
medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin" and its amendments 
 FDA regulation 2011/2012 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 
Proposed date of entry into force:   29 December 2013 
Six months from da te of adoption. 
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from the circulation date (Date of the notification). 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the other body:  
Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality 
Address: 16 Tadreeb El-Modarrebeen St. 
Ameriya, Cairo - Egypt E-mail: eos@idsc.net.eg  / tbteos@eos.org.eg  
Website: http://www.eos.org.eg