Egypt #3367 (v.2)
Base data
- Notified in
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G/MA/QR/N/EGY/1/Rev.1/Add.1 22/06/2020
- Version validity
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17/09/2020 -
present
Current active version v.2
- Reporting member
- Egypt
- In force from
- End date
- Terminated on
- General description
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Export Prohibition
- National legal basis
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Ministerial Decree No. 277 issued by the Minister of Trade and Industry on 18 June 2020.
Ministerial Decree No. 186 for the year 2020 issued by the Minister of Trade and Industry on 17 March 2020. - Administrative mechanism
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Due to the global outbreak of COVID-19, the relevant measure was adopted with the aim to prevent the critical shortage of essential products for personal protection and safeguarding against infection and spread of disease in Egypt.
Ministerial Decree no.277 for the year 2020 extends the temporary export prohibition for another three months. - Responsible entities
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- HS version
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HS 2017
- Referenced WTO document symbol
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G/MA/QR/N/EGY/1/Rev.1
Meta data
- WTO justifications
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XI:2(a) - (a) Export prohibitions or restrictions temporarily applied to prevent or relieve critical shortages of foodstuffs or other products essential to the exporting contracting party;
GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)
Reported as: GATT Article XI:2(a)XX:(b) - (b) necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health;
GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)
Reported as: GATT Article XX:b - Non-WTO commitments
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- Affected partners
- Non-affected partners
Measures
- Reported restrictions
- P-X
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P-X
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Tariff lines
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Various, including:
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220710
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2207.10
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All types of alcohol and its derivatives except for methyl alcohol
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220890
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2208.90
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All types of alcohol and its derivatives except for methyl alcohol
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