G/SPS/N/EGY/69  
 
15 October 2015  
(15-5402)  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 specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Vegetables and fruits products 
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: Ministerial Decree No. 536 for the year 2015 
concerning the modified Egyptian Standard ES 132-2/2015 "Preserved Tomato Products 
- Part 2 Tomatoes Packed" that supersedes its last edition in 2005 that has already been 
mandated by Ministerial Decree No. 130/2005  Language(s): Arabic  Number of 
pages: 14 
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, 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: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/EGY/69 
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text) Codex Standard No. 13/2013 Preserved Tomatoes 
[ ] 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 
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. 536/2015 
 Ministerial Decree No. 130/2005 
 Codex Standard No. 13/2013 Preserved Tomatoes 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 21 July 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 11 August 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 12 August 2015 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 14 December 2015 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [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 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_egy_sps@yahoo.com 
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notifi cation 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 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