. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/EGY/42 
5 January 2011 
 (11-0004) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  EGYPT
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation - Egyptian Plant 
Quarantine 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Cotton lint 
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:  Phytosanitary Import Requirements of Cotton Lint 
Language:  Arabic  Number of pages:  1   
6. Description of content:  This Draft Ministerial Decree is stating the phytosanitary import 
requirements specified for the importation of cotton lint from the approved origins (Syria, 
Sudan, Greece, Arizona and California of Unite d States, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Benin, 
Burkina Faso) to Egypt.  Cotton Lint shall be fumigated with methyl bromide, phosphine or 
any other internationally approved fumigant prior to shipment. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] 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)    
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  ISPM No. 28  
[ ] 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:    G/SPS/N/EGY/42 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  English 
unofficial translation   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  6 March 2011 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] 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:  +(202) 376 281 95 
Fax:  +(202) 376 281 95 E-mail:  enq_egy_sps@yahoo.com 
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] 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:  +(202) 376 281 95 
Fax:  +(202) 376 281 95 E-mail:  enq_egy_sps@yahoo.com