The Ministerial Decree No. 611/2020 gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 8390 "General Standard for Cheese” (9 pages, in Arabic).
Moreover ES 8390 cancels and supersedes the following:
- ES No. 1007-1/2005 “Hard Cheese Part One: General Standard for Hard Cheese”.
- ES No. 1008-1/2005 “Soft Cheese Part One: General Standard for Soft Cheese”.
- ES No. 1183/2005 “General Standard for Semi Hard Cheese”
It should be noted that the Egyptian Standards ES No. 1007-1/2005, ES No. 1008-1/2005 and ES No. 1183/2005 that were mandated by the Ministerial Decree No. 515/2005 (10 pages, in Arabic) were formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/2 dated 14 December 2005.
Worth mentioning is that ES 8390 is technically identical with modification with CXS 283-1978 Formerly CODEX STAN A-6-1973. Adopted in 1973. Revised in 1999 Amended in 2006, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2018.