Egypt and global economy brief
Export Control Authority targets upgraded testing and broader international accreditation
An RE brief based on a story published by Al Borsa on 12 November 2026.
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The General Organization for Export and Import Control is upgrading laboratory testing and expanding its international accreditations to support Egyptian food-industry and agricultural exports, with particular focus on African markets. Its chairman, Essam El-Naggar, said the organization’s laboratories were selected as reference laboratories for COMESA countries in food industries and electrical-appliance testing, while it is also expanding inspection services and facilitating the release of production inputs.
Key numbers
- about 323 integrated laboratories
- Organization's laboratories
- more than 22 fields
- Inspection accreditations
- 3 years
- Development of electrical and electronic appliance testing
- 24 hours a day
- Operation throughout the week
- 4 days annually
- Holidays under the operating system
- 6 new fields; 17 fields
- Organization's accreditation through SABER