WTO notification · SPS
EgyptProposed measure, open for comments
Official title
Ministerial Decree No. 209/2026 that gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian standard ES 1616 for 'Pasteurized milk'
Egypt notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 7 October 2026. Comments are open until 6 December 2026.
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Milk and milk products in general
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/185 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)Egyptian Standard ES 1616/2005 specifies the basic requirements and descriptive criteria for Pasteurized milk. 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 Standard through the publication of administrative orders in the official gazette.
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Export circularGeneral Organization for Export and Import Control (GOEIC)
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