Egypt #4592 (v.2)

Base data

Notified in
Version validity
15/06/2020 - 05/10/2021
Old version v.2
Reporting member
Egypt
In force from
End date
In force
General description
Export Prohibition
National legal basis
Ministerial Decree No. 272 for the year 2020 issued by the Minister of Trade and Industry on 15 June 2020.
Administrative mechanism
Due to the global outbreak of COVID-19, the relevant measure was adopted with the aim to prevent the critical shortage of foodstuffs in Egypt. This measure is effective for three months starting from 15 June 2020. This decree revokes Ministerial Decree No. 194 issued 28 March 2020.
Responsible entities
HS version
HS 2017
Referenced WTO document symbol
G/MA/QR/N/EGY/1/Rev.1

Meta data

WTO justifications

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)
Non-WTO commitments
Affected partners
Non-affected partners

Measures

Reported restrictions
P-X
Symbol
P-X

Tariff lines

0708
0708 ex
Beans, lentils
0713
0713 ex
Beans, lentils
1106
1106 ex
Beans, lentils
2004
2004 ex
Beans, lentils
2005
2005 ex
Beans, lentils