. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/EGY/17 
2 August 2006 
 (06-3720) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  EGYPT
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:        
2. Agency responsible:  General Organization for Veterinary Services (GOVS) 
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):  Frozen poultry (whole), pasteurized egg powder, dried eggs, frozen eggs ad 
processed poultry meat products. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All 
countries 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:   
1. Excluding from the ban mentioned in Ministerial Decree 38/2006 the following 
products:  frozen poultry (whole), pasteurized eggs powder, dried eggs, frozen eggs ad 
processed poultry meat products (Available in Arabic, 2 pages). 
2. Annex – GOVS conditions for importati on of products mentioned above. 
6. Description of content:   
1. Ministerial Decree no. 766/2006 for: 
The following products are excluded from the ban mentioned in Ministerial Decree 
38/2006:  [the frozen poultry (whole), pasteurized  eggs powder, dried eggs, frozen eggs ad 
processed poultry meat products]  under the following conditions: 
(a) Applying of GOVS conditions for importation of these products. 
(b) The importation must be from countries free from any contagious and infectious 
diseases including avian influenza according to the current health status published 
by the responsible international organizations. 
2. Annex including the GOVS conditions for importation of products mentioned above. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety,  [   ] animal health,  [   ] plant protection,
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [   ] protect territory from 
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  8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reasons for urgent action:  This measure is to 
protect human health. 
9. International standard, guideline or recommendation: 
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [ X ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None 
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:        
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Not specified. 
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):  Effective since 
11 July 2006 
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority,  [ X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Department of Foreign Agricultural Relations 
Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Nadi El Saïd St., Dokki, Cairo, Egypt Tel:  (20) 2 337 65 89 
Fax:  (20) 2 335 29 37 
13. Texts available from:  [    ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: