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15 April 2021  
(21-3151) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 12 April 2021, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Egypt . 
 
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Wheat  
This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No. 90/2021 (1 page, in Arabic) 
which extends the transitional period for twelve months starting from 3 April 2021 for the entry into 
force of clause No. 4/3/1 on "Percentage of the moisture content shall be not more than 13.5% 
(by weight)" in the Egyptian Sta ndard ES 1601 -1/2010.  
It should be noted that the Egyptian Standard 1601 -1/2010: Essential requirements for wheat 
(Triticum aestivum ) was formerly notified in G/SPS/N/EGY/39 dated 2 July 2010.  
Proposed date of adoption: 17 February 2021  
Proposed date of en try into force: 3 April 2021  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification 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 date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification Authority, 
[X] National En quiry 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  G/SPS/N/EGY/39/Add.4  
 
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  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 f or 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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