Products covered: ICS 67.120.30 (Fish and fishery products)
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 889-1 for " frozen fish part: 1- quick frozen finfish Uneviscrated and eviscerated “(14 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 is technical identical with CODEX STAN 36-1981
Adopted in 1981. Revised in 1995, Amended in 2013, Revised in 2017
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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