  
  
G/TBT/N/EGY/2/Add.17  
3 June 2020  
(20-3920) Page: 1/1 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 2 June 2020, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Egypt .  
 
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Products covered: ICS 67.100.30 (Cheese)  
This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No. 173/2020 (1 page, in Arabic) 
that gives the producers and importers a six -month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian 
Standard ES 1007 -2for "hard cheese - part: 2 cheddar cheese" (11 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 mandated among others the earlier 
version of this Standard, and its draft was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY /2/Add.14 dated 
6 February 2020.  
Worth mentioning is that this standard is technically identical with CODEX STAN C -1/1966 Adopted 
in 1996. Revised in 2007. Amended in 2008, 2010, 2013, 2018, 2019.  
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:10 March 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force: 10 April 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments and text availabl e 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   
Website: http://www.eos.org.eg   
Tel: + (202) 22845528  
Fax: + (202) 22845504  
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