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Notifying Member: EGYPT

If applicable, name of local government involved:

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Agency responsible: Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality

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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): Cereals, pulses and derived products

4.

Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:

[X] All trading partners

[ ] Specific regions or countries:

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Title of the notified document: The draft of Egyptian Standard ES 1601-2 "Wheat – part 2: General principles for Wheat (Triticum Durum Desf.)". Language(s): Arabic. Number of pages: 24

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Description of content: The draft Egyptian Standard ES 1601-2 "Wheat - part 2: General principles for Wheat (Tritium Durum Desf.)" specifies the essential requirements, inspection and testing methods for the specifications of wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) used in the milling industry intended for human consumption.

This part cancels and supersedes its last version ES 1601/2005, that has been mandated by Ministerial Decree No. 515/2005.

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

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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.

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Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:

[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text): Codex Stan CXS 199 Adopted in 1995 (Amended in 2019)

[ ] 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: ISO 11051:1994 (confirmed in 2020) Durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) - Specifications

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Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.

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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.

[ ] Trade facilitating measure

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Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 18 March 2025

Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ] 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) 3337 3616

 +(202) 3760 3155

Fax: +(202) 3337 4195

E-mail: enq_egy_sps@yahoo.com

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Text(s) available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] 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) 3337 3616

 +(202) 3760 3155

Fax: +(202) 3337 4195

E-mail: enq_egy_sps@yahoo.com