NOTIFICATION

Addendum

The following communication, dated 6 April 2026, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Egypt.

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Title: The Egyptian Standard ES 804 for "Canned Tuna and Bonito"

Description: Products covered: ICS: 67.120.30 (Fish and fishery products).

This addendum concerns the notification of the draft of the Egyptian Standard ES 804 for "Canned Tuna and Bonito" (14 pages, in Arabic).

It should be noted that the Ministerial Decree No. 515 /2005 (10 pages, in Arabic) which was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/2 dated 14 December 2005, the Ministerial Decree No. 256/2016 (1 page, in Arabic) which was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/74/Add.2 dated 15 August 2016, mandated among others the earlier versions of this Standard and the draft of this standard was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/74 dated 5 March 2015 and G/TBT/N/EGY/74/Add.1 dated 18 May 2015.

Worth mentioning is that this draft standard is technically identical with Codex Standard CXS 70-1981 "Canned Tuna and Bonito" adopted in 1981, revised in 1995, amended in 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018 and 2024.

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: To be determined.

Date of entry into force: To be determined.

Final date for comment: 14 April 2026.

Agency or authority designated to handle comments and text available from:

National Enquiry Point

Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality

16 Tadreeb El-Modarrebeen St., Ameriya, Cairo - Egypt

E-mail: eos@eos.org.eg/eos.tbt@eos.org.eg

Website: http://www.eos.org.eg

Tel: + (202) 22845528

Fax: + (202) 22845504

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