G/TBT/N/EGY/106  
 
15 October 2015  
(15-5400)  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-Motadarrebeen 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 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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Vegetables and fruits 
products 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: Ministerial Decree 
No. 536 for the year 2015 concerning the modified Egyptian Standard ES 132-2 /2015 
"Preserved Tomato Products – Part 2 Toma toes Packed" (14 pages, in Arabic) that 
supersedes its last edition in 2005 that has already been mandated by Ministerial 
Decree No. 130/2005. 
6. Description of content: This Ministerial Decree provides producers and importers a 
transitional period of six months to comply with the modified Egyptian Standard 
ES 132-2 /2015 "Preserved Tomato Products – Part 2 Tomatoes Packed" (14 pages, in Arabic) that supersedes its last edition in 2005 that has been already mandated by 
Ministerial Decree No. 130/2005.  
This standard complies with Codex Standard No. 13/2013. It specifies the essential 
requirements and descriptive criteria for preserved tomatoes which is described in clause 
(2) from this standard which is intended for direct consumption including retail purposes or 
repackaging if necessary. 
This Standard also applies to the product when it is indicated as being intended for further 
processing. The Standard does not include dried tomatoes and preserved tomatoes 
containing other vegetables such as pepper and onions in quantities that materially alter 
the flavour, aroma and taste of the tomato component. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Health and consumer protection G/TBT/N/EGY/106 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
 Codex Standard No. 13/2013 
 Ministerial Decree No. 536/2015 
 Ministerial Decree No. 130/2005 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 21 July 2015 
Proposed date of entry into force: 12 August 2015 
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from the date of the notification 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality 
Address: 16 Tadreeb El-Motadarrebeen St., Ameriya Cairo – Egypt Tel: (+202) 22845528 
Fax: (+202) 22845504 
E-mail: eos@idsc.net.eg /tbt@eos.org.eg