Agriculture: Brazil and Egypt sign agreement to adopt pre-listing for meat exports

Published Feb 14, 2024

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Egypt has agreed to implement a pre-listing system for qualifying Brazilian meat exporting slaughterhouses, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. This move is anticipated to ease Brazilian exports of beef, pork, and chicken to Egypt. The pre-listing model eliminates the need for a final evaluation by Egyptian authorities, with sanitary certification carried out by the exporting country's authority, following the importing country's rules. This change is expected to reduce costs for exporters and increase the number of establishments authorized to export to Egypt.

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By Isadora Duarte Brasília, 02/14/2024 - The Ministry of Agriculture informed that Egypt has accepted the adoption of the pre-listing system for the qualification of Brazilian meat exporting slaughterhouses. In a statement, the ministry said that the Brazilian government obtained recognition of the "Meat Inspection Systems Equivalence Protocol" yesterday (13) from the African country. The ministry assesses that the measure will "facilitate" Brazilian exports of beef, pork and chicken to Egypt. As Broadcast Agro anticipated, bilateral negotiations to adopt the system and sign the agreement advanced due to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's visit to the African country. The pre-listing model does not require final evaluation by the Egyptian authorities, that is, the sanitary certification of industries is carried out by the authority of the exporting country, in accordance with the rules of the importing country. With the adoption of the new regime, all slaughterhouses registered ...

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