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16 August 2022  
(22-6198) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 5 August 2022, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Egypt . 
 
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Wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) 
This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No. 286/2022 (2 pages, in Arabic) 
where it is stipulated to raise the moisture content of imported wheat to reach 14% by weight (as 
maximum) for a period of one year starting from the date of enforcement of this decree.  
It should be note d that the Egyptian Standard ES 1601 -1/2010: Essential requirements for wheat 
(Triticum aestivum ) was formerly notified in G/SPS/N/EGY/39 dated 2 July 2010.  
Producers and importers are kept informed of any amendments in the Egyptian Standard through the 
publication of administrative orders in the official gazette.  
Proposed date of adoption: 23 May 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force: 10 June 2022  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[ ] Notification of adoption, public ation or entry into force of regulation  
[X] 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 date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicab le 
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  G/SPS/N/EGY/39/Add.6  
 
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  Tel: +(202) 333 76 589  
 +(202) 374 90 805  
Fax: +(202) 374 90 805  
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 Foreign Agricultural Relations  
Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation  
Nadi El Saïd St., Dokki, Cairo, Egypt  
Tel: +(202) 333 76 589  
 +(202) 374 90 805  
Fax: +(202) 374 90 805  
E-mail: enq_egy_sps@yahoo.com  
 
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