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7 June 2023  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  7 June 2023, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Egypt . 
 
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Title:  The Ministerial Decree No. 143/2023 for moisture content of Wheat  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:   
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[ ] Notified measure published - date:  
[ ] Notified measure enters into force - date:  
[ ] Text of final measure available from1:  
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[X] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
The Ministerial Decree No. 143/2023 for moisture content of Wheat  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[ ] Other:  
 
Description:  Products covered: ICS 67.060 (Cereals, pulses and derived products)  
This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No. 143/2023 (2 pages, in Arabic) 
which stipulates raising the moisture content of imported wheat to reach 14 % by weight (as 
maximum), for one year starting from the date of entry into force of the Decree.  
Producers and importers are kept informed of any amendments in the Egyptian standard through 
the publication of administrative orders in the official gazette.  
Proposed dat e of adoption: 8 May 2023.  
Proposed date of entry into force: 23 May 2023  
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@idsc.net.eg /eos.tbt@eos.org.eg  
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final /modified  measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.  G/TBT/N/EGY/28/Add.7  
 
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  Website: http://www.eos.org.eg  
Tel: + (202) 22845528  
Fax: + (202) 22845504  
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