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Egypt - Country Profiles

Constitution of the Arab Republic of Egypt.
Date of text: 18 February 2014 (2019)

Policies

National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (2024-2030).
Date of text: 2025
Egypt National Health Strategy 2024 - 2030.
Date of text: 2024
Egypt’s Biodiversity Finance Plan (BFP) 2024-2030.
Date of text: 2024
National One Health Operational Plan 2024-2027.
Date of text: 2024
One Health Communication Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistance 2024 - 2027.
Date of text: 2024

Legislation

Agricultural and rural development

Agricultural Law No.53 of 1966.
Date of text: 08 September 1966 (1988)
Decree-Law No.126 of 2014 establishing the Agricultural Solidarity Fund.
Date of text: 17 September 2014
Act No. 122 of 1980 Promulgating the Law on Agricultural Cooperation.
Date of text: 01 June 1980
Ministerial Decree No. 226 of 2012 amending the Regulations of Act No. 122 of 1980 on agricultural cooperation.
Date of text: 14 February 2012
Ministerial Decree No. 388 of 1984 issuing the Regulations of Act No. 122 of 1980 as amended by Law No. 122 of 1981 concerning agricultural cooperative associations.
Date of text: 24 February 1981

Climate change

Prime Minister's Decision No. 1129 of 2019
Date of text: 07 May 2019
Minister of the Environment Resolution No. 34 of 2023 regarding the Environmental and Climate Investment Unit.
Date of text: 07 February 2022
Prime Minister Decree No.1912 of 2015 establishing the National Council for Climate Change.
Date of text: 13 July 2015

Cultivated plants

Law No. 82 of 2002 issuing the protection of intellectual property rights Law.
Date of text: 02 June 2002
Resolution No.562 of 2019 on the Rules governing Agricultural Quarantine in Egypt.
Date of text: 05 November 2019
Ministerial Decree No. 1320 of 2011 stating the licensed cotton varieties to be ginned throughout the ginning season 2011/2012.
Date of text: 20 July 2011
Resolution No. 90 of 2007 on requirements and conditions for the registration, registration’s renewal and use of agricultural pesticides in Egypt.
Date of text: 22 January 2007
Resolution No. 492 of 2003 establishing the Plant Species Protection Office.
Date of text: 24 March 2003

Environment

Law No. 4 of 1994 on Environment.
Date of text: 03 February 1994
Waste Management Law No.202 of 2020.
Date of text: 13 October 2020
Prime Minister’s Decision No. 722 of 2022 issuing the Executive Regulations for the Law regulating Waste Management promulgated by Law No. 202 of 2020.
Date of text: 22 February 2022
Decree No. 338 of 1995 issuing the Implementing Regulation of Environment Law No. 4 of 1994.
Date of text: 18 February 1995
Law No.38 of 1967 General Public Cleaning.
Date of text: 29 August 1967 (30 March 2005)

Fisheries and aquaculture

Law No.146 of 2021 for the Protection and Development of Lakes and Fisheries.
Date of text: 02 October 2021
Act No. 124 of 1983 on Fishing, Aquatic Life and Aquaculture.
Date of text: 18 August 1983
Prime Minister’s Decision No. 706 of 2023 issuing the executive regulations for the Law for the Protection and Development of Lakes and Fish Resources promulgated by Law No. 146 of 2021
Date of text: 21 February 2023
Law No.123 of 1983 concerning aquatic resource co-operatives.
Date of text: 18 August 1983
Ministerial Decree No. 329 of 1985 Identifying some areas of aquaculture.
Date of text: 28 April 1985

Food and nutrition

Law No.1 of 2017 establishing the National Food Safety Authority (NFSA).
Date of text: 09 January 2017
Law No.10 of 1966 regarding Food Control and regulate circulation thereof, as amended by Law 30 of 1976.
Date of text: 01 May 1966
Legislative Decree No. 95 of 1945 about Supply Issues.
Date of text: 04 October 1945 (31 May 1980)
Law No.48 of 1941 Combating Fraud and Deception.
Date of text: 11 September 1941
Resolution of the National Food Safety Authority No. 7 of 2020 on the risk-based food import control system.
Date of text: 26 July 2020

Forestry

Resolution No. 269 of 2006 designating land for the production of forest trees using treated sewage waters as irrigation.
Date of text: 20 July 2006

Land and soil

Decree-Law No.14 of 2012 concerning the Integrated Development of the Sinai Peninsula.
Date of text: 13 September 2012
Law No. 5 of 1996 concerning the right of free disposal of public and private desert land.
Date of text: 30 January 1996
Law No. 143 of 1981 regarding desert lands.
Date of text: 30 August 1981 (16 April 1996)
Prime Minister Resolution No.998 of 2014.
Date of text: 07 June 2014
Presidential Decree No. 371 of 2012 for the use of renewable energy.
Date of text: 14 November 2012

Livestock

Law No. 29 of 2023 regulating the Possession of Dangerous Animals and Dogs.
Date of text: 29 May 2023
Law No. 228 of 1959 establishing the Livestock Insurance Fund.
Date of text: 30 September 1959 (14 June 2009)
Ministerial Decree No.1366 of 2014 issuing the Implementing Regulation of Law No.13 of 2014 amending some provisions of the Agricultural Law No.53 of 1966.
Date of text: 20 August 2014
Resolution No. 770 of 2005 on issuing executive rules implementing the provisions of Law No. 118 of 1975 on the import and export and the system of testing procedures and monitoring imported and exported goods.
Date of text: 13 October 2005
Decree No. 30 of 1967 defining input data for animal registration, vaccination and testing.
Date of text: 09 March 1967

Mineral resources and energy

President Decree Law No.87 of 2015 promulgating Electricity Law.
Date of text: 07 July 2015
Cabinet Resolution No. 886 of 2016.
Date of text: 31 March 2016
Decree-Law of the President of the Arab Republic of the Egypt No.203 of 2014 regarding the Stimulation of Producing Electricity from Renewable Energy Sources.
Date of text: 21 December 2014
Decision of the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt promulgating the Mineral Resources Law No.198 of 2014.
Date of text: 09 December 2014
Act No. 7 of 2010 on the regulations of nuclear and radioactive activities.
Date of text: 30 March 2010

Sea

Decree of the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt No. 595 of 2022 concerning the delimitation of the Western Maritime Boundaries of the Arab Republic of Egypt in the Mediterranean Sea.
Date of text: 11 December 2022
Presidential Decree no. 399/2004 Establishing the Egyptian Authority for Maritime Safety (EAMS).
Date of text: 05 December 2004
Decree No. 27 of 1990 concerning the baselines of the maritime areas of Egypt.
Date of text: 09 January 1990
Decree of 1951 on Territorial Waters of the United Arab Republic of Egypt.
Date of text: 15 January 1951 (17 February 1958)
Resolution No. 412 of 2015 issued on 21/7/2015.
Date of text: 12 July 2015

Social protection

Decree-Law No.126 of 2014 establishing the Agricultural Solidarity Fund.
Date of text: 17 September 2014

Water

Law No. 147 of 2021 promulgating the Water Resources and Irrigation Law.
Date of text: 16 October 2021
Egyptian Code No. 501/2005 for the Use of Treated Wastewater in Agriculture.
Date of text: 2005
Law No. 172 of 2025 - Law Regulating the Drinking Water and Sanitation Authority.
Date of text: 01 September 2025
Cabinet Resolution No. 886 of 2016.
Date of text: 31 March 2016
Presidential Decree No. 135 of 2004 of the Arab Republic of Egypt establishing a holding company for drinking water and sanitation and its subsidiaries.
Date of text: 27 April 2004

Wild species and ecosystems

Law No. 102 of 1983 on Natural Protected Areas.
Date of text: 31 July 1983
Prime Minister's Decree No. 271 of 2012 on the consideration of the meteorite area of Jabal Kamel in the New Valley Governorate a natural reserve.
Date of text: 15 March 2012
Prime Minister's Decision No. 533 of 2010 regarding the establishment of a nature reserve in the Salloum area in Matrouh Governorate
Date of text: 27 February 2010
Prime Minister’s Decision No. 1969 of 1998 regarding the designation of the islands located within the course of the Nile in the north, central and south of the valley, the delta barrages, and the Rosetta and Damietta branches, as nature reserves
Date of text: 25 June 1998
Prime Minister Decree No. 1444 of 1998 regarding the establishment of a nature reserve in the Lake Burullus area in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate.
Date of text: 14 May 1998

Miscellaneous

Consumer Protection Law No.181 of 2018.
Date of text: 13 September 2018
Investment Law No.72 of 2017.
Date of text: 31 May 2017
Law No. 131 of 1948 promulgating the Civil Code.
Date of text: 1948
Law No. 14 of 2025 promulgating the Labour Law.
Date of text: 03 May 2025
Law No. 67 for the year 2010 promulgating the Law regulating Partnership with the Private Sector in Infrastructure Projects, Services and Public Utilities .
Date of text: 18 May 2010

International Agreements

African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (Revised version).
Date of text: 11 July 2003
African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption.
Date of text: 11 July 2003
Treaty establishing the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa.
Date of text: 05 November 1993

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