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Ministerial Decree No. 503 /2023
Egypt issued an addendum on 7 October 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/EGY/144. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 4 April 2024. Comments are open until 6 December 2026.
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Water of natural resources
Comments on a notification go from government to government. If this measure affects your exports, send your comments to your country's WTO SPS enquiry point before 6 December 2026, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/EGY/144/Add.1 and how the measure affects your products. Your enquiry point forwards them to Egypt.
Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Latest notice (G/SPS/N/EGY/144/Add.1, 7 October 2026)
Water and natural resources
This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No. 209/2026 (2 pages, in Arabic) that gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian standard ES 1589 for 'General standard for bottled/ packaged drinking waters (other than natural mineral waters)' (partial amendment in 1 page, in Arabic). It should be noted that Ministerial Decree No. 503 /2023 (2 pages in Arabic) which was formerly notified in G/SPS/N/EGY/144, dated 4 April 2024, mandated among others the earlier versions of this Egyptian Standard. Worth mentioning is that this standard is technically identical with modification with Codex standard CXS 227-2001, adopted in 2001, amended in 2019. It is worth noting that this standard has been partially modified as follows: Item No.3/4/1/5 Radiation Properties 'test' (Alpha activity(α)) The maximum Permissible limit (Bq/l) to be (0.5). Producers and importers are kept informed of any amendments in the Egyptian Standard through the publication of administrative orders in the official gazette. Date of adoption: 21/9/2026. Date of entry into force: The day following the date of publication in the official gazette.
Ministerial Decree No. 503 /2023 gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 1589 'General standard for bottled/packaged drinking waters (other than natural mineral waters)' (21 pages, in Arabic).
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AddendumG/SPS/N/EGY/144/Add.1
Comment deadline: Open until 6 December 2026
Water and natural resources
This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No. 209/2026 (2 pages, in Arabic) that gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian standard ES 1589 for 'General standard for bottled/ packaged drinking waters (other than natural mineral waters)' (partial amendment in 1 page, in Arabic). It should be noted that Ministerial Decree No. 503 /2023 (2 pages in Arabic) which was formerly notified in G/SPS/N/EGY/144, dated 4 April 2024, mandated among others the earlier versions of this Egyptian Standard. Worth mentioning is that this standard is technically identical with modification with Codex standard CXS 227-2001, adopted in 2001, amended in 2019. It is worth noting that this standard has been partially modified as follows: Item No.3/4/1/5 Radiation Properties 'test' (Alpha activity(α)) The maximum Permissible limit (Bq/l) to be (0.5). Producers and importers are kept informed of any amendments in the Egyptian Standard through the publication of administrative orders in the official gazette. Date of adoption: 21/9/2026. Date of entry into force: The day following the date of publication in the official gazette.
Regular notificationG/SPS/N/EGY/144
Comment deadline: Closed on 3 June 2024
Ministerial Decree No. 503 /2023
Ministerial Decree No. 503 /2023 gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 1589 'General standard for bottled/packaged drinking waters (other than natural mineral waters)' (21 pages, in Arabic).
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