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182 laws on this page

Agricultural Law No.53 of 1966

Act · Made 1966-09-08

Economic and Social Development Plan 2012 – 2013

policy · Made 2012-11

Egypt's Second Updated Nationally Determined Contributions

policy · Made 2022-06-08

Egyptian Code No. 501/2005 for the Use of Treated Wastewater in Agriculture

Act · Made 2005

Egyptian National Action Program to Combat Desertification

policy · Made 2005-06

Government Programme of Action 2018/2019 - 2021/2022

policy · Made 2018

Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) of Egypt

policy · Made 2015

Joint Ministerial Decision No. 191 of year 2012 regarding the pricing and storing of corn maize

Regulation · Made 2012-10-10

Joint Ministerial Decision No. 826 on the supply of locally produced corn maize for the season 2010/2011

Regulation · Made 2010-09-15

Law No.118 of 1975 on Import and Export

Act · Made 1975

Law No. 147 of 2021 promulgating the Water Resources and Irrigation Law

Act · Made 2021-10-16

Law No. 26 of 2015 amending certain provisions of the Intellectual Property Rights Protection Law promulgated by Law No. 82 of year 2002

Act · Made 2015-05-22

Law No.34 of 2018 amending some provisions of the Law of Agriculture No.53 of 1966

Act · Made 2018-05-19

Law No. 82 of 2002 issuing the protection of intellectual property rights Law

Regulation · Made 2002-06-02

Legislative Decree No. 95 of 1945 about Supply Issues

Act · Made 1945-10-04

Ministerial Decree No. 1018 of 2013 concerning registration, handling and use of agricultural pesticides in Egypt

Regulation · Made 2013-08-04

Repealed

Ministerial Decree No. 1020 of 2010 imposing the permanent protection of some plant species

Regulation · Made 2010-07-26

Ministerial Decree No. 103 of 1996 issuing the regulations for the registration of agricultural crops

Regulation · Made 1996-01-23

Ministerial Decree No. 1033 of 2002 amending some provisions of the Ministerial Decree No. 82 of 1998 regarding the manual (Protocol) on the registration of crop varieties

Regulation · Made 2002-06

Ministerial Decree No. 1205 for the year 2006 amending the Ministerial Decree No. 82 of 1998 on the provisions of the manual (Protocol) for the registration of agricultural crops varieties

Regulation · Made 2006

Ministerial Decree No. 1260 of 2010 on the transport of cotton flowers

Regulation · Made 2010-09-01

Ministerial Decree No. 127 of 2005 on the establishment of the public administration for the development of palm trees

Regulation · Made 2005-02-03

Ministerial Decree No. 1288 of 2009 on the cancellation of exemptions granted to certain entities for the expenses of inspection and disinfection

Regulation · Made 2009-09-24

Ministerial Decree No. 13 of 2011 on the Fifth Amendment to the Ministerial Decree No. 630 of 2007 defining active substances of authorized or prohibited agricultural pesticides

Regulation · Made 2011-01-03

Ministerial Decree No. 1318 of 2011 granting protection to a plant species according to the Intellectual Property Rights Protection Law

Regulation · Made 2011-07-20

Ministerial Decree No. 1320 of 2011 stating the licensed cotton varieties to be ginned throughout the ginning season 2011/2012

Regulation · Made 2011-07-20

Ministerial Decree No. 1342 of 2011 on the transport of cotton flowers

Regulation · Made 2011-08-02

Ministerial Decree No. 1399 of 2007 amending some provisions of the Ministerial Decree No. 82 of 1998 on the provisions of the manual (Protocol) for the registration of agricultural crops varieties

Regulation · Made 2007-10-04

Ministerial Decree No.1409 of 2014 issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, imposing permanent protection to some plant species

Regulation · Made 2014-08-26

Ministerial Decree No. 1436 of 2012 on the transfer of cotton flowers

Regulation · Made 2012-10-04

Ministerial Decree No. 1448 of 2012 on the conditions and guidelines of the import of potato seeds

Regulation · Made 2012-10-08

Ministerial Decree No. 145 of 2012 on granting protection to some plant varieties

Regulation · Made 2012-01-30

Ministerial Decree No. 1453 of 2011 imposing the permanent protection of some plant species

Regulation · Made 2011-08-21

Ministerial Decree No. 1481 of 2009 concerning the importation of cotton

Regulation · Made 2009-11-11

Ministerial Decree No. 1483 of 2013 on granting protection to some plant varieties

Regulation · Made 2012-10-11

Ministerial Decree No.1485 of 2015 on Import Phytosanitary Requirements and Specifications for the Importation of Seeds Potatoes for growing year (2015/2016)

Regulation · Made 2015-10-08

Ministerial Decree No. 1580 of 2010 on plant varieties' protection

Regulation · Made 2010-10-18

Ministerial Decree No. 1589 of 2011 for granting protection to some plant varieties

Regulation · Made 2011-09-12

Ministerial Decree No. 1627 of 2009 on imposing the permanent protection of some plant species

Regulation · Made 2009-12-01

Ministerial Decree No. 1643 of 2011 for granting protection to some plant varieties

Regulation · Made 2011-09-25

Ministerial Decree No. 1648 of 2001 regarding the prescribed period for test assessments of crop varieties from one of the countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

Regulation · Made 2001-05

Ministerial Decree No. 166 for the year 2012 regarding the organization of the establishment of nurseries vegetables in the Arab Republic of Egypt

Regulation · Made 2012-02-01

Ministerial Decree No.1660 of 2014 on Import Phytosanitary Requirements and Specifications for the Importation of Seed Potatoes for Growing Year (2014/2015)

Regulation · Made 2014-10-01

Ministerial Decree No. 1684 of 2010 amending Resolution No. 807 of 2005 defining the protected plant species provided for the Intellectual Property Rights Protection Law

Regulation · Made 2010-11-04

Ministerial Decree No. 1711 of 2009 on imposing the permanent protection of some plant species

Regulation · Made 2009-12-19

Ministerial Decree No. 1735 of 2009 on imposing the permanent protection of some plant species

Regulation · Made 2009-12-28

Ministerial Decree No. 174 of 2012 on licensing of warehouses of Veterinary Medical pesticides imported or produced locally

Regulation · Made 2012-02-14

Ministerial Decree No. 18 of 1967 on the Egyptian locust resistance and the types of hoppers

Regulation · Made 1967-03-09

Ministerial Decree No. 1828 of 2010 on granting protection to some plant varieties

Regulation · Made 2010-12-02

Ministerial Decree No. 1848 of 2012 imposing permanent protection to some plant species

Regulation · Made 2012-12-18

Ministerial Decree No.1882 of 2013 issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, imposing permanent protection to some plant species

Regulation · Made 2013-12-12

Ministerial Decree No. 19 of 1967 on the means and costs of treatment to resist to pests and diseases that affect horticultural plants and vegetables

Regulation · Made 1967-03-09

Ministerial Decree No. 19 of 2007 on the restructuring of the National Committee for Biosafety

Regulation · Made 2007-01-04

Ministerial Decree No. 1920 of 2003 establishing the National Bank of Genes

Regulation · Made 2003-03-17

Ministerial Decree No. 1930 of 2010 on the Fourth Amendment to Resolution No. 630 of 2007 defining active substances of authorized or prohibited agricultural pesticides

Regulation · Made 2010-12-20

Ministerial Decree No. 2018 of 2011 imposing the permanent protection of some plant species

Regulation · Made 2011-11-22

Ministerial Decree No. 218 for 2012 regarding the Date Palm Trees

Regulation · Made 2012-02-11

Ministerial Decree No. 2185 of 2011 imposing the permanent protection of some plant species

Regulation · Made 2011-12-19

Ministerial Decree No. 2225 of 2004 on forms and issues related to fertilization

Regulation · Made 2004-07-06

Ministerial Decree No. 223 of 2012 amending the production system and the preparation and examination and export of potatoes for annexed to the Ministerial Decree No. 824 of 2010

Regulation · Made 2012-03-29

Ministerial Decree No. 2251 of 2011 imposing the permanent protection of some plant species

Regulation · Made 2011-12-26

Ministerial Decree No. 2341 of 2003 on the establishment of the Protection of Plant Varieties office

Regulation · Made 2003-04-10

Ministerial Decree No. 24 of 1967 on harmful pests, the areas it contaminated and plants whose transport is prohibited

Regulation · Made 1967-03-09

Ministerial Decree No. 251 of 2011 imposing the permanent protection of some plant species

Regulation · Made 2011-02-17

Ministerial Decree No. 257 of 2010 on the requirements for the issuance of a certificate for industrial goods

Regulation · Made 2010-04-13

Ministerial Decree No. 31 of 2012 on granting protection to some plant varieties

Regulation · Made 2012-01-09

Ministerial Decree No. 314 of 1984 concerning the organization of strawberry cultivation in Egypt

Regulation · Made 1984-03-01

Ministerial Decree No. 3386 of 2003 regarding the determination of the prescribed period for assessment tests of varieties and hybrid vegetable crops

Regulation · Made 2003-10-07

Ministerial Decree No. 339 of 2013 amending Ministerial Resolution No. 3007 of 2001 on the Egyptian Quarantine Rules

Regulation · Made 2013-03-17

Ministerial Decree No. 34 of 1968 on the organization the agricultural cycle

Regulation · Made 1968

Ministerial Decree No. 345 of 2007 on the banning of the transfer of cuttings and palm trees

Regulation · Made 2007-03-12

Ministerial Decree No. 364 of 2013 imposing permanent protection to some plant species

Regulation · Made 2013-03-20

Ministerial Decree No. 38 of 1997 on the conditions and procedures of the adoption, circulation, import, export, preparation, storage and trade of seed crops

Regulation · Made 1997-01-13

Ministerial Decree No. 447 of 2011 imposing the permanent protection of some plant species

Regulation · Made 2011-03-16

Ministerial Decree No. 48 of 2013 amending the Ministerial Decree No. 3007 of 2001 on the Egyptian Quarantine Rules

Regulation · Made 2013-01-13

Ministerial Decree No. 480 of 2012 on granting protection to some plant species

Regulation · Made 2012-03-28

Ministerial Decree No.480 of 2016 issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, imposing permanent protection to some plant species

Regulation · Made 2016-03-23

Ministerial Decree No. 51 of 1968 identifying areas which will be cultivated with crops according to the system of agricultural cycle

Regulation · Made 1968-08-07

Ministerial Decree No. 52 of 2012 on the organization ,Handling, Storage, and Grinding of Local Wheat

Regulation · Made 2012-05-05

Ministerial Decree No. 53 of 2012 on the regulation of fine flour extraction (72%) of the local and the imported, and the necessary wheat for its production

Regulation · Made 2012-05-05

Ministerial Decree No. 54 of 2008 amending the Ministerial Decree No. 14717 of 1987 issuing the executive Regulations of the Law of Irrigation and Drainage

Regulation · Made 2008-01-30

Ministerial Decree No. 545 of 2010 on granting protection to some plant varieties

Regulation · Made 2010-05-02

Ministerial Decree No. 58 of 2012 on irrigation and drainage

Regulation · Made 2012-02-12

Ministerial Decree No. 589 of 2010 on granting protection for some plant varieties

Regulation · Made 2010-05-05

Ministerial Decree No. 61 of 2013 on the cultivation of rice

Regulation · Made 2013-01-20

Ministerial Decree No. 618 of 2009 concerning the resistance to the smut disease in sugar canes

Regulation · Made 2009-05-03

Ministerial Decree No. 621 of 2008 on the Second Amendment to the Ministerial Decree No. 630 of 2007 defining active substances of authorized or prohibited agricultural pesticides

Regulation · Made 2008-05-28

Ministerial Decree No. 622 of 2008 concerning pesticides

Regulation · Made 2008-05-28

Ministerial Decree No. 646 of 2011 imposing the permanent protection of some plant species

Regulation · Made 2011-04-18

Ministerial Decree No. 699 of 1985 concerning the regulation of the establishing strawberry nurseries in Egypt

Regulation · Made 1985-08-15

Ministerial Decree No. 70 of 2011 imposing the permanent protection of some plant species

Regulation · Made 2011-01-19

Ministerial Decree No. 704 of 2011 imposing the permanent protection of some plant species

Regulation · Made 2011-05-02

Ministerial Decree No. 71 of 1989 '' legal'' on the prohibition of cultivation of papyrus in the ancient valley lands

Regulation · Made 1989-01-24

Ministerial Decree No. 725 for 2011 about potato seeds

Regulation · Made 2011-05-04

Ministerial Decree No. 731 of 2010 on granting protection for some plant varieties

Regulation · Made 2010-05-31

Ministerial Decree No. 748 of 2019 regarding the importation of potato seeds

Regulation · Made 2019-07-04

Ministerial Decree No. 776 of 2012 on the production, preparation and export of seeds for sprouting for human consumption of the European Union

Regulation · Made 2012-05-23

Ministerial Decree No. 8 of 2010 imposing the permanent protection of some plant species

Regulation · Made 2010-01-04

Ministerial Decree No. 8 of 2010 issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, imposing permanent protection to some plant species

Regulation · Made 2010-01-04

Ministerial Decree No. 8 of 2013 imposing permanent protection to some plant species

Regulation · Made 2013-01-01

Ministerial Decree No. 807 of 2011 amending Resolution No. 807 of 2005 defining the protected plant species provided for the Intellectual Property Rights Protection Law

Regulation · Made 2011-05-11

Ministerial Decree No. 808 of 2005 on the establishment of the Plant Variety Protection office

Regulation · Made 2005-06-27

Ministerial Decree No. 82 of 1998 on the provisions of the manual (Protocol) for the registration of agricultural crops varieties

Regulation · Made 1998-01-17

Ministerial Decree No. 824 of 2010 on the production, preparation, testing and export of potato

Regulation · Made 2010-09-14

Ministerial Decree No. 829 of 2011 about the terms and procedures Of adoption,circulation, import and export, preparation, storage and trading of seed crops

Regulation · Made 2011-05-17

Ministerial Decree No. 906 for the year 2012 amending the Ministerial Resolution No. 3007 of 2001 on the Egyptian Quarantine Rules

Regulation · Made 2012-06-14

Ministerial Decree No. 935 for the year 2012 amending the provisions of Ministerial Decree No. 829 for the year 2011 about the terms and procedures Of adoption, circulation, import and export, preparation, storage and trading of seed crops

Regulation · Made 2012-06-19

Ministerial Decree No. 974 of 2017 concerning Registration, Handling and Use of Agricultural Pesticides in Egypt Minister of Agriculture & Land Reclamation

Regulation · Made 2017-06-24

Ministerial Decree No. 992 of 2012 to grant protection to some plant varieties

Regulation · Made 2012-06-27

Ministerial Decree No726 of 2014 issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, imposing permanent protection to some plant species

Regulation · Made 2014-05-05

Ministerial Resolution No. 1053 of 2002 establishing the Competent Authority for distinguishing homogeneity and stability of seed classes as well as agricultural value tests

Regulation · Made 2002-06-26

Ministerial Resolution No. 116 of 2001 on the period of transportation of commercial cottonseeds

Regulation · Made 2001-01-24

Ministerial Resolution No. 1166 of 1999 entrusting farmers to get rid of bolls adhered to cotton firewood before uprooting them

Regulation · Made 1999-09-05

Ministerial Resolution No. 1229 of 1998 entrusting farmers to strip cotton bolls from plants before extirpation

Regulation · Made 1998-09-07

Ministerial Resolution No. 174 of 1999 regulating the importation of pesticides, medical food, vaccination and serums

Regulation · Made 1999-07-28

Ministerial Resolution No. 1787 of 2000 concerning the examination and adoption of seeds

Regulation · Made 2000-12-19

Ministerial Resolution No. 199 of 2006 amending Resolution No. 757 of 2005

Regulation · Made 2006-02-22

Ministerial Resolution No. 3007 of 2001 on the Egyptian Quarantine Rules

Regulation · Made 2001-12-01

Ministerial Resolution No. 36 of 2000 concerning the valuation of cancerous effects of pesticides

Regulation · Made 2000-01-11

Repealed

Ministerial Resolution No. 41 of 2001 prohibiting the possession and trade in used edible oil for the preparation of foodstuff or for human consumption

Regulation · Made 2001-02-12

Ministerial Resolution No.483 of 2016 on application of controls when granting permission to import seeds for private use

Regulation · Made 2016-03-23

Ministerial Resolution No. 66 of 2002 on rules for the establishment of new ovens and flour sale silos

Regulation · Made 2002-03-26

Ministerial Resolution No. 918 of 1996 defining all sectors involved in agricultural activity

Regulation · Made 1996-08-11

National Action Plan for Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) in Egypt

policy · Made 2015

National Implementation Plan of the Stockholm Convention

policy · Made 2005-07

National One Health Operational Plan 2024-2027

policy · Made 2024

National Strategic Framework for One Health 2023-2027

policy · Made 2023

Prime Minister Decision No. 457 of 2011 concerning radiological examination of some products

Regulation · Made 2011-03-10

Resolution No. 1041 of 1994 defining the conditions for importation of potato-seeds

Regulation · Made 1994-08-16

Resolution No. 113 of 2011 on the export of peanuts

Regulation · Made 2011-04-09

Resolution No. 1159 of 2006 concerning the removal and transport of cotton blossoms

Regulation · Made 2006-10-07

Repealed

Resolution No. 1185 of 2006 on the removal and transport of cotton blossoms

Regulation · Made 2006-10-16

Resolution No. 1202 of 1999 concerning the analysis of pesticide residues and the heavy elements in food

Regulation · Made 1999-09-14

Resolution No. 1275 of 2007 defining requirements and conditions for the importation of potato tubers for lug summer cultivation

Regulation · Made 2007

Resolution No. 1472 of 1994 concerning uprooting cotton shrubs, flax and gumbo by farmers

Regulation · Made 1994-11-19

Resolution No. 15 of 2001 concerning registration measures for medicines, medical food, pesticides and cosmetics intended for exportation

Regulation · Made 2001-01-20

Resolution No.163 of 2010 on the standards for grains

Regulation · Made 2010-03-03

Resolution No. 173 of 1994 concerning the ban on the possession and use of local wheat and imported wheat for non-human consumption

Regulation · Made 1994-12-28

Resolution No. 173 of 2004 amending Resolution No. 3209 of 2003 on pesticides

Regulation · Made 2004-01-18

Repealed

Resolution No. 1740 of 2002 on the gathering of agricultural waste and residues

Regulation · Made 2002-10-19

Resolution No. 2048 of 2004 regulating the exportation and importation of commodities subjected to the Agricultural Law No. 53 of 1966

Regulation · Made 2004-06-23

Resolution No. 2227 of 2004 adopting the Forms for the New Plants Species Protection Office

Regulation · Made 2004-07-07

Resolution No. 2366 of 2008 establishing the Ministerial Committee for Development of Bread Regulation

Regulation · Made 2008-09-11

Resolution No. 2591 of 2004 defining, treating and fighting agricultural crops diseases and epidemics

Regulation · Made 2004-08-31

Resolution No. 3059 of 2004 on agricultural pesticides

Regulation · Made 2004-12-30

Resolution No. 3209 of 2003 on pesticides

Regulation · Made 2003-09-09

Repealed

Resolution No.330 of 2008 amending the Resolution No.290 of 2006 concerning the identification of food oil packages except olive oil

Regulation · Made 2008-04-10

Resolution No.371 of 2014 on the percentage of moisture content of wheat grain

Regulation · Made 2014-05-12

Resolution No. 373 of 2007 establishing the Committee for Final Decision on Wheat Purchases

Regulation · Made 2007-05-17

Resolution No. 388 of 2008 imposing the permanent protection of some plant species

Regulation · Made 2008-03-26

Resolution No. 398 of 2005 issuing the list of competencies of agricultural engineers

Regulation · Made 2005-04-10

Resolution No. 411 of 1995 establishing the Sub-Committee of Domestic Pesticides

Regulation · Made 1995-11-01

Resolution No. 492 of 2003 establishing the Plant Species Protection Office

Regulation · Made 2003-03-24

Resolution No. 503 of 2010 concerning the conditions and controls of the import of potato tubers

Regulation · Made 2010-04-18

Resolution No. 513 of 1994 defining requirements and measurements for the production of agricultural seeds

Regulation · Made 1994-04-16

Repealed

Resolution No. 515 of 2003 issuing the Regulation for the examination and control of exported and imported commodities

Regulation · Made 2003-10-02

Resolution No.562 of 2019 on the Rules governing Agricultural Quarantine in Egypt

Regulation · Made 2019-11-05

Resolution No. 570 of 2006 concerning the tasks of the National Bank for Genes and Genetic Resources

Regulation · Made 2006-05-29

Resolution No. 583 of 2003 establishing a committee for the implementation of health and plant health measures

Regulation · Made 2003-10-21

Resolution No. 630 of 2007 defining active substances of authorized or prohibited agricultural pesticides

Regulation · Made 2007-05-03

Resolution No. 635 of 2003 establishing the Mabnagement Committee for Cotton Exporters Union

Regulation · Made 2003-11-06

Resolution No. 719 of 2005 concerning the agricultural pesticides

Regulation · Made 2005-06-14

Resolution No. 757 of 2005 issuing the Regulation for the production, preparation, examination and exportation of potatoes to the European Union

Regulation · Made 2005-06-20

Resolution No. 768 of 2006 defining requirements and procedures for the accreditation of Conditions and procedures for the accreditation of citrus seedlings and circulation

Regulation · Made 2006-07-12

Repealed

Resolution No. 769 of 2009 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reform issuing regulations and procedures for release and adoption of plant varieties derived and deduced by the Agricultural Research Centre

Regulation · Made 2009-06-11

Resolution No. 804 of 2005 defining the protected plant species provided for in the Intellectual Property Rights Protection Law

Regulation · Made 2005-06-27

Resolution No. 807 of 2005 defining the protected plant species provided for the Intellectual Property Rights Protection Law

Regulation · Made 2005-06-27

Resolution No. 833 of 2006 defining requirements and conditions for the importation of potatoes seeds

Regulation · Made 2006-08-02

Resolution No. 840 of 2009 imposing the permanent protection to the plant variety winter dawn of strawberries

Regulation · Made 2009-06-21

Resolution No. 862 of 2005 establishing the National Bank of Genes and the formation of a national campaign to promote Egyptian genetics

Regulation · Made 2005-07-06

Resolution No. 864 of 2007 amending Resolution No. 630 of 2007 on pesticides

Regulation · Made 2007-06-13

Resolution No. 865 of 2009 amending Resolution No. 630 of 2007 and Resolution no. 90 of 2007

Regulation · Made 2009-06-25

Resolution No. 879 of 2009 defining rules governing the export of rice

Regulation · Made 2009-10-22

Resolution No. 894 of 2006 defining requirements and procedures for the importation of cotton

Regulation · Made 2006-08-10

Resolution No. 90 of 2007 on requirements and conditions for the registration, registration’s renewal and use of agricultural pesticides in Egypt

Regulation · Made 2007-01-22

Resolution No. 904 of 2008 defining requirements and conditions for licensing tissue-culture laboratories and the production of accredited nursery-plants

Regulation · Made 2008-09-22

Resolution No. 91 of 2004 defining the authorized zones for the cultivation of rice

Regulation · Made 2004-03-03

Resolution No. 922 of 2010 amending some provisions of the Ministerial Decree No. 257 of 2010

Regulation · Made 2010-10-14

Resolution No. 956 of 2005 establishing the Animal and Plant Production Improvement Unit

Regulation · Made 2005-07-25

Sustainable Agricultural Development Strategy towards 2030

policy · Made 2009

Title Ministerial Decree No. 1835 of 2011 concerning the registration, trading and use of agricultural pesticides in Egypt

Regulation · Made 2011-10-18

Water Resources Development and Management Strategy until 2050

policy · Made 2016-12