Products covered: ICS 67.200.10 (Animal and vegetable fats and oils)
This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No.447 /2024 (2 pages, in Arabic) that gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 50-2 for " Hydrogenated Oils and Margarine - part:2 -Hydrogenated Vegetable Oils " (10 pages, in Arabic).
It should be noted that 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 Egyptian Standard.
Worth mentioning is that this standard has been formulated according to National Studies.
Producers and importers are kept informed of any amendments in the Egyptian standards through the publication of administrative orders in the official gazette.
Date of adoption: 7 September 2024
Date of entry into force: 3 October 2024
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