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 2613-2 for "shelf life for food products part: 2 shelf life" (partial amendment in 1 page, in Arabic).
It should be noted that the Ministerial Decree No. 100/2019 which was formerly notified in G/SPS/N/EGY/92/Add.1 dated 3 June 2020, the Ministerial Decree No. 653/2020 which was formerly notified in G/SPS/N/EGY/92/Add.2 dated 15 March 2021, the Ministerial Decree No. 222/2021 which was formerly notified in G/SPS/N/EGY/92/Add.3 dated 20 September 2021, the Ministerial Decree No. 522/2021 which was formerly notified in G/SPS/N/EGY/92/Add.4 dated 18 March 2022, the Ministerial Decree No. 393/2022 which was formerly notified in G/SPS/N/EGY/92/Add.5 dated 25 August 2022, the Ministerial Decree No. 233/2023 which was formerly notified in G/SPS/N/EGY/92/Add.6 dated 21 July 2023, the Ministerial Decree No. 361/2024 which was formerly notified in G/SPS/N/EGY/92/Add.7 dated 12 July 2024, the draft of this standard which was formally notified in G/SPS/N/EGY/92/Add.8 dated 5 August 2024, mandated among others the earlier versions and amendments of this Standard.
Worth mentioning is that this standard has been partially modified in tables (1), (2) and (3) as follows:
Worth mentioning is that this standard has been formulated according to National Studies and its updates.
Producers and importers are kept informed of any amendments in the Egyptian standards through the publication of administrative orders in the official gazette.
Proposed date of adoption: 7 September 2024
Proposed date of entry into force: 3 October 2024