This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No.57/2026 (2 pages, in Arabic) that gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 49 for "Olive Oils and Olive Pomace Oils" (19 pages, in Arabic).
It cancels and supersedes ES 49-2/2016 for "vegetable edible oils part 2: olive oils and olive pomace oils".
It should be noted that the Ministerial Decree No. 256/2016, which was formerly notified in G/SPS/N/EGY/78 dated 16 August 2016, mandated among others the earlier version of this Egyptian Standard, and the draft of this Standard was formerly notified in G/SPS/N/EGY/78/Add.1.
Worth mentioning is that this standard is technically identical to Codex Standard CXS 33 "Olive Oils and Olive Pomace Oils" adopted in 1981, revised in 1989, 2003, 2015, 2017 and 2024, amended in 2009, 2013 and 2021.
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 February 2026
Date of entry into force: The day following the date of publication in the official gazette.
