Notice - Notification of WTO Members: Food products


WTO code G/SPS/N/EGY/92/Add.7
Date notice 12/07/2024
Notice type Regular
Title Food products
Summary

This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No. 361/2024 (2 pages, in Arabic) which extends the shelf life of frozen fish and frozen liver stipulated in the Egyptian Standard ES 2613-2/2008 for "Shelf life for food products part 2: shelf life" (18 pages, in Arabic) to be ten months in case of frozen fish and twelve months in case of frozen liver from the date of slaughter. This Decree is valid from 1 July 2024 until 31 December 2024.

It should be noted that the Ministerial Decree No. 100/2019 which was formerly notified in G/SPS/N/EGY/92/Add.1 dated 3 June 2020, the Ministerial Decree No. 653/2020 which was formerly notified in G/SPS/N/EGY/92/Add.2 dated 15 March 2021, the Ministerial Decree No. 222/2021 which was formerly notified in G/SPS/N/EGY/92/Add.3 dated 20 September 2021, the Ministerial Decree No. 522/2021 which was formerly notified in G/SPS/N/EGY/92/Add.4 dated 18 March 2022, the Ministerial Decree No. 393/2022 which was formerly notified in G/SPS/N/EGY/92/Add.5 dated 25 August 2022 and the Ministerial Decree No. 233/2023 which was formerly notified in G/SPS/N/EGY/92/Add.6 dated 21 July 2023, mandated among others the earlier versions and amendments of this Standard.

Worth mentioning is that this standard has been formulated according to National Studies and its updates.

Producers and importers are kept informed of any amendments in the Egyptian standards through the publication of administrative orders in the official gazette.

Date of adoption: 27 June 2024

Date of entry into force: 1 July 2024

Product
Country Egypt

File attach:
NEGY92A7.pdf

Orther Notice:


G/SPS/N/EGY/158 - Draft of Egyptian standard ES 6933 for "Quick-Frozen Cauliflower".
G/SPS/N/EGY/159 - Draft of the Egyptian Standard ES 612 for "Blended Tobacco for Cigarettes".
G/SPS/N/EGY/161 - Draft of Egyptian Standard ES 1748 for "Green Peas".
G/SPS/N/EGY/160 - Draft of the Egyptian Standard ES 2063 for "Essential Requirements and Descriptive Criteria for Fruit-Flavored Maassel Tobacco".
G/SPS/N/EGY/162 - Draft of the Egyptian Standard ES-1521 for "Canned Finfish"
G/SPS/N/EU/863 - Draft Commission Implementing Regulation withdrawing from the market certain feed additives (Text with EEA relevance)
G/SPS/N/JPN/1355 - Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards).
G/SPS/N/JPN/1356 - Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards).
G/SPS/N/JPN/1357 - Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards).
G/SPS/N/JPN/1358 - Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)
G/SPS/N/GBR/103 - New GB MRL for potassium phosphonates amending the GB MRL Statutory Register.
G/SPS/N/GBR/104 - Proposed GB MRLs for fenamiphos amending the GB MRL Statutory Register.
G/SPS/N/GBR/105 - New GB MRL for acetamiprid amending the GB MRL Statutory Register.
G/SPS/N/KOR/824 - Proposed Amendments to the Regulation on the Declaration and Inspection of Imported Food Products, etc, - Administrative Notice No. 2025-289, 2 July 2025.
G/SPS/N/TPKM/645/Add.1 - The implementation of the amendment of the "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Plants or Plant Products"
G/SPS/N/TPKM/645 - Draft amendment of the "Quarantine Requirements for the Importation of Plants or Plant Products".
G/SPS/N/USA/3257/Add.1 - Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Gardenia (Genipin) Blue; Final Amendment; Order
G/SPS/N/EU/861 - Commission Implementing Regulation concerning the denial of the renewal of the authorisation of a preparation containing a smoke flavouring extract-2b0001 as a feed additive for dogs and cats and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1076/2014 (Text with EEA relevance)
G/SPS/N/EU/862 - Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1254 of 25 June 2025 concerning the authorisation of riboflavin produced from Eremothecium ashbyi CCTCCM 2019833, in the form of a dried inactivated fermentation product, as a feed additive for all animal species (Text with EEA relevance)
G/SPS/N/PAN/91 - Reglamento Técnico "Tecnología de los Alimentos.Tomate. Requisitos".
G/SPS/N/PAN/92 - Reglamento Técnico "Tecnología de los Alimentos.Hortalizas Frescas. Zanahorias. Requisitos".
G/SPS/N/JPN/1292/Add.1 - Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule)
G/SPS/N/USA/3519 - Receipt of Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities (February-May 2025).
G/SPS/N/VNM/167/Add.1 - Draft Decree amending Decree No 15/2018/NĐ-CP dated 2 February 2018, of Government
G/SPS/N/BRA/2407/Add.1 - Draft Resolution number 1329, 25 April 2025
G/SPS/N/MDA/30 - Order of the Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry No. 34/2025 on the approval of the list of active substances.
G/SPS/N/MDA/31 - Order of the Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry No. 56/2025 on the approval of the list of unacceptable co-formulants at the European Union level to be included in a plant protection product
G/SPS/N/ARE/297, G/SPS/N/BHR/251 G/SPS/N/KWT/176, G/SPS/N/OMN/146 G/SPS/N/QAT/150, G/SPS/N/SAU/568 G/SPS/N/YEM/91 - General Requirements for Genetically Modified Processed Food and Feed.
G/SPS/N/ARE/298, G/SPS/N/BHR/252, G/SPS/N/KWT/177, G/SPS/N/OMN/147 G/SPS/N/QAT/151, G/SPS/N/SAU/569, G/SPS/N/YEM/92 - General Requirements for Genetically Modified Unprocessed Food and Feed.
G/SPS/N/JPN/1353 - Proposed revision of Ministerial Ordinance on the Specifications and Standards of Feeds and Feed Additives
G/SPS/N/SAU/474/Add.2 - Final draft of Health Certificate for Exporting Feed Products to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ("Animal origin or containing animal protein" and "Plant origin")
G/SPS/N/CAN/1576/Add.1 - Updated Proposal - Ministerial class exemption order for the exceptional importation and sale of certain foods for a special dietary purpose to mitigate a shortage or risk of a shortage
G/SPS/N/JPN/1277/Add.1 - Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule)
G/SPS/N/JPN/1278/Add.1 - Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule)
G/SPS/N/JPN/1279/Add.1 - Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule)
G/SPS/N/JPN/1280/Add.1 - Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule)
G/SPS/N/JPN/1281/Add.1 - Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule)
G/SPS/N/JPN/1282/Add.1 - Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule)
G/SPS/N/JPN/1283/Add.1 - Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule)
G/SPS/N/JPN/1284/Add.1 - Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule)
G/SPS/N/JPN/1285/Add.1 - Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule)
G/SPS/N/JPN/1286/Add.1 - Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule)
G/SPS/N/JPN/1287/Add.1 - Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule)
G/SPS/N/JPN/1288/Add.1 - Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule)
G/SPS/N/JPN/1289/Add.1 - Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule)
G/SPS/N/JPN/1290/Add.1 - Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule)
G/SPS/N/JPN/1291/Add.1 - Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule)
G/SPS/N/JPN/1293/Add.1 - Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule)
G/SPS/N/JPN/1297/Add.1 - Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule)
G/SPS/N/JPN/1298/Add.1 - Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards, final rule)