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4 June 2020  
(20-3991) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 2 June 2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Egypt . 
 
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Draft of the Egyptian standard ES 1007 -4 "Hard Cheese - part: 4 Romi (Romy) Cheese"  
This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No. 173/2020 that gives the 
producers and importers a six -month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard 
ES 1007 - 4 for hard cheese - part: 4 Romi (Romy) cheese.  
It should be noted that an earlier version of this draft Egyptian Standard was formerly notified in 
G/SPS/N/EGY/105 dated 10  February 2020.  
Worth mentioning is that this standard has been formulated according to National studies.  
Producers and importers are k ept informed of any amendments in the Egyptian standard through the 
publication of administrative orders in the official gazette.  
Proposed date of adoption:10 March 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force: 10 April 2020  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modif ication of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[ ] Other:  
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure 
in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of 
comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under other 
circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, the 
comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the dat e of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) :  G/SPS/N/EGY/105/Add.1  
 
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  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: 
Central Administration for Foreign Agricultural Relations  
Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation  
Nadi El Saïd St., Dokki, Cairo, Egypt  
Tel: +(202) 3337 6589  
+(202) 3749 0805  
Fax: +(202) 3749 0805  
E-mail: enq_egy_sps@yahoo.com   
Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
Central Administration for For eign Agricultural Relations  
Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation  
Nadi El Saïd St., Dokki, Cairo, Egypt  
Tel: +(202) 3337 6589  
+(202) 3749 0805  
Fax: +(202) 3749 0805  
E-mail: enq_egy_sps@yahoo.com   
 
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