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4 April 2024  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  2 April 2024, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Egypt . 
 
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Title:  the Egyptian standard ES 1651 for "Chilled poultry and rabbits" (partial amendment No.1 in 
1 page, in Arabic)  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:   
[X] Notified measure adopted - date: 18 December 2023  
[ ] Notified measure published - date:  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 5 January 2024  
[ ] Text of final measure available from1:  
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[ ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[ ] Other:  
 
Description:  Products covered: Poultry and eggs (ICS 67.120.20)  
This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No. 503/2023 (2 pages, in Arabic) 
that gives the producers and importers a six -month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian 
standard ES 1651 for "Chilled poultry and rabbits" (partial amendment No. 1 in 1 page, in Arabic).  
It should be noted that the Ministerial Decree No.1096/2019 (1 pag e, in Arabic) that was formerly 
notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/240 dated 8 January 2020, mandated among others the earlier version of 
this Standard.  
Worth mentioning is that this standard has been formulated according to National Studies.  
It is worth noting that this standard has been partially modified as following:  
Amendment the note under clause (2) "Definition" It is contained "inedible parts are considered 
feathers, blood, and offal. Otherwise, they are considered edible parts".  
 
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/240/Add.1  
 
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  Producers and importers are ke pt informed of any amendments in the Egyptian Standards through 
the publication of administrative orders in the official gazette.  
Date of adoption : 18 December 2023  
Date of entry into force : 5 January 2024  
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  
Website: http://www.eos.org.eg  
Tel: + (202) 22845528  
Fax: + (202) 22845504  
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