Part II
Obligations of Producers, Importers,
Suppliers and Service Providers
(Chapter 1)
Obligations of the Producer and the Importer
Article 11
According to the conditions, the producer or the importer shall state on the product all or
some of the following data, according to the nature of each product and the way of
advertising or offering it, or signing a contract concerning it, and according to the
applicable standard specifications:
1. name of the good
2. country of origin
3. name of the producer, or the importer in addition to his/her trade name, address
and trademark, if any
4. production and expiry dates
5. conditions of distribution and storage
6. kinds, features, dimensions, weights and ingredients
The Minister shall issue a list including all the goods, where it is sufficient to mention
only some of the above-mentioned data.
Article 12
In the cases where the use of the product may harm the consumer’s health and safety,
the producer shall attach a guideline indicating the appropriate way of using the product,
avoiding and treating – if any – any potential harms,.
Article 13
The producer or the importer shall, as the case may be, state the data required by the
Law and Executive Regulations in a clear and legible manner, and in a way whereby the
purpose of placing such data is achieved according to the nature of each product and
the way of advertising or offering it, or signing a contract concerning it, all according to
the Egyptian standard specifications subject to the following:
1. The data shall be written in Arabic, and may be written in two or more
languages provided that one of them is Arabic
2. The data shall be written in a way that would be hard to remove
3. The data shall be written on the good itself, or if not applicable, on labels
attached to the good or container.
The producer or the importer, as the case may be, may not put any data that may
deceive or confuse the consumer.