Resolution of the National Food Safety Authority No. 7 of 2020 on the risk-based food import control system. Pays/Territoire Égypte Type du document Règlement Date 2020 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Alimentation et nutrition Mot clé Autorisation/permis Protection du consommateur Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Commerce intérieur Commerce international Questions de procédures Transformation/manutention Santé publique Évaluation/gestion des risques Aire géographique Afrique, Méditerranée, Moyen-Orient, Afrique du Nord et Proche-Orient, Afrique du Nord, Mer Rouge et le Golfe d'Aden Entry into force notes This Resolution enters into force 6 months after its publication in the Official Gazette. Résumé This Resolution consisting of 21 articles aims to (i) develop food import control systems; (ii) provide optimum protection to the consumer from risks related to the imported song; (iii) enhance the efficiency of the final release of food imports by adopting preventive measures based on the degree of risk. The risk-based control system applies to all food imports excluding (i) incoming food for personal use; (ii) gifts, giveaways, advertising; (iii) airline meals; (iv) food destined for immediate reloading such as transit in Egypt; (v) food addressed to the sustenance of workers in the Egyptian armed forces; (vii) food samples that are received for analysis in Egyptian laboratories; (viii) fish caught from Lake Nasser, as well as the fish caught by the fishing fleets carrying the Egyptian flag and operating on the high seas. The main targets of adopting a risk-based system and international best practices in controlling food imports are (i) enhancing consumer protection, (ii) supporting operators of food establishments, (iii) facilitating the access of food imports to the Egyptian market, and (iv) stimulating best practices among food manufacturers and importers. The basic principles of the system shall be (i) issuing decisions commensurate with determining the level of risk of food imports; (ii) non-discriminatory treatment between imported and local food; (iii) transparency in the issuance of decisions related to the food import control system. Texte intégral Arabe/Anglais Site web apps.fas.usda.gov Références - Législation Implemente Law No.1 of 2017 establishing the National Food Safety Authority (NFSA). Législation | Égypte | 2017 Mot clé: Institution, Santé publique, Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires, Transformation/manutention, Inspection, Commerce intérieur, Commerce international, Autorisation/permis, Certification, Évaluation/gestion des risques, Traçabilité/traçage du produit, Législation de base Source: FAO, FAOLEX