This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No. 373/2025 (1 page, in Arabic) that gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian standard ES 1623 for "Sterilized and/or UHT milk " (partial amendment).
It should be noted that the Ministerial Decree No. 6/2025 (2 pages, in Arabic), which was formerly notified in G/SPS/N/EGY/176 dated 13 November 2025, mandated among others the earlier version of this standard.
Worth mentioning is that this standard has been formulated according to National studies.
It is worth noting that this standard has been partially modified as follows:
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: 22 October 2025
Date of entry into force: The day following the date of publication in the official gazette.
Milk and processed milk products (ICS code(s): 67.100.10)
