{"id":6,"date":"2016-04-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1:8081\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2016-04-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-04-04T00:00:00","slug":"new-requirements-factories-and-companies-exporting-egypt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riad-riad.com\/new-requirements-factories-and-companies-exporting-egypt\/","title":{"rendered":"New Requirements for Factories and Companies Exporting to Egypt"},"content":{"rendered":"

Author: Dr. Fatma Salah<\/a> & Heba Elkady<\/p>\n

The Minister of Trade and Industry (the \u201cMinister\u201d) has issued Decree no. 992 of 2015 and Decree no. 43 of 2016 establishing a new registration system for factories and companies qualified to export
\ntheir products to Egypt (the \u201cDecrees\u201d).1<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

The Decrees shall apply only to the list of products attached thereto ("Products"). Such products include, inter alia, textile products, food, electrical, health and beauty products, sanitary ware, toys, tableware, lighting and steel. Unofficial translation of the final list of products is hereto attached as Annex 1<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Officials said that the reason behind the issuance of the Decrees is to reform the Egyptian importation system and protect domestic consumers from low quality goods. From another perspective, the Egyptian Government is trying to slow demand for foreign exchange by imposing special restrictions on some imported products.<\/p>\n

Establishing a New Register at GOEIC<\/abbr><\/h4>\n

The Decrees established a new register (the \u201cRegister\u201d) at the General Organization for Exports and Imports Control ("GOEIC<\/abbr>")2<\/a><\/sup> for the registration of factories and companies qualified to export the Products to Egypt. Products imported for trading purposes will not be cleared to enter the Egyptian territory unless they are produced by registered factories or imported from registered companies owning the trademark.<\/p>\n

Factories and companies have two months as a transition period to comply with the new requirements. Such period started on the day following the issuance of Decree 43\/2016, i.e. on 16th<\/sup> of January 2016, and will end on 15th<\/sup> of March 2016.
\nProducts shipped and arrived to the Egyptian ports before the lapse of the transition period shall not be subject to the new requirements.<\/p>\n

The registration or deregistration of factories and companies at the Register shall be decided the Minister. Also, the Minister has the authority to exempt factories and companies from any of the
\nregistration requirements subject to its discretionary power.<\/p>\n

Registration Requirements<\/h4>\n

The Decree distinguishes between the documents required for the registration of factories and those required for the registration of companies owning the trademark:<\/p>\n

(i) Documents Required for the Registration of Factories<\/h5>\n

A registration application shall be submitted by the legal representative of the factory or its authorized deputy. The following should be attached with the application:<\/p>\n

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  1. The factory’s certificate and license. These documents shall be issued by competent authorities in the country in which the factory locate.<\/li>\n
  2. A List of the products produced by the factory and their trademark(s). This document shall be issued by the factory on its letterhead.<\/li>\n
  3. A certificate proving that the factory has a quality control system, issued from recognized body of the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC<\/abbr>) or the International Accreditation Forum (IAF<\/abbr>), or from an Egyptian or foreign governmental entity approved by the Minister.3<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n
  4. Evidence that the trademark(s) is used under a license. Such evidence differs from a case to another.\n