WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/EGY/36 
4 May 2009  
 (09-2155) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Notifying Member:  EGYPT  
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  The Fish Scientific Committee of the 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):  Importation of whole herring fish from infected countries 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ X ] All trading partners, or [   ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:     Language:  Arabic  Number of pages:  1   
6. Description of content:  Approval for importation of whole herring fish by proceeding 
with a test (indirect immuno fluorescent technique or PCR ) at arrival of imported 
consignment of herring which is imported from places infected by infectious salmon 
anaemia and according to current health status of OIE. 
The test will be done for consignments imported from infected places only. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, [  
 ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)    
[   ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)     
[   ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM N°)     
[ X ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [   ] Yes   [   ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    G/SPS/N/EGY/36 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:  The board of 
directors of the general committee for veterinary  services in the last meeting that took place 
on 23 February 2009. 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :       
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) :      
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [   ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Effective since 23 February 2009 
[ X ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [   ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ):    
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National Notification 
Authority, [ X ] National Enquiry Point.  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) 3 76 28 195 Fax:  +(20) 3 76 28 195 
E-mail:  enq_egy_sps@yahoo.com 
Central Department of WTO  
Ministry of Trade & Industry  Extension of Ramsis St. Ministry of Finance Building, Tower 5, 7th Floor, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt 
Tel: +(20)  2 3422 47 6 
Fax: +(20) 2 4321 76 8 E-mail:  EnquiryPoint@tas.gov.eg  G/SPS/N/EGY/36 
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  13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National Notification Authority, [ X ] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:    
General Organization for Veterinary Services (GOVS)  
Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Nadi El Said St., Dokki, Cairo, Egypt 
Tel:  +(20)  3 7481 75 1 
Fax:  +(20) 3 3361 72 7 E-mail:  egyvetqurantine@yahoo.com 
Department of Foreign Agricultural Relations 
Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation 
Nadi El Saïd St., Dokki, Cairo, Egypt 
Tel:  +(20) 3 76 28 195 Fax:  +(20) 3 76 28 195 
E-mail:  enq_egy_sps@yahoo.com 
Central Department of WTO  
Ministry of Trade & Industry  
Extension of Ramsis St. Ministry of Finance Building, Tower 5, 7th Floor, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt     Tel:  +(20) 2 3422 47 6 Fax:  +(20) 2 4321 76 8 
E.mail:  EnquiryPoint@tas.gov.eg