The first instance court at the State Council of Egypt (the administrative court) a week ago has satisfied the claim of the Egyptian lawyer Tarek al-Awdi to ban the importation of wheat affected by ergot. In particular, the court banned the import into Egypt of the Russian grain affected by this fungus, and the decision applies to those of the supply agreement which was already reached earlier.

"The government will take the wheat in accordance with its stated conditions, which was relevant contracts with suppliers in recent times", — said the Agency interlocutor, noting that no changes in this procedure no.
"According to the generally accepted standards, the content of ergot, which is safe for human health or for farmland, accounting for 0.05%. It is to such conclusions and by (Egyptian ed.). In this issue, there is no change," said Ramadan.

The representative office also announced that a special Commission of representatives of the ministries of agriculture and supply, which would unify all the existing requirements of various departments to imported wheat is subject to Egyptian specifications and international criteria, as well as to make a single control procedure grain.

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