Arab Republic of Egypt Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade General Organization for Export and Import Control

Essam Al-Naggar at the inaugurating of the technical training for members of the Environmental Verification and Certification Unit at GOEIC, in cooperation with the Export Development Project, funded by (USAID) confirms that GOEIC is keenness to support the Egyptian industry by establishing this unit to facilitate the Egyptian exporters through the evaluation and conformity of Egyptian products. Which fulfill the conditions of a green economy and reduce carbon emissions and that GOEIC plays a pivotal and effective role in supporting the state’s efforts to serve Egyptian foreign trade, This is done by enhancing the compliance of Egyptian products with the conditions of the green economy and It also helps companies achieve sustainability and approve their products in foreign markets.

 This unit is considered the first unit for internationally accredited certificates for Egyptian products under green economy conditions The Trade and Export Development Project in Egypt, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), In cooperation with the General organization for Export and Import Control, training was conducted for members of GOEIC for two weeks, at the Meridian Airport Hotel. This training is the result of continuous cooperation between GOEIC and the project with the aim of providing the necessary technical support to establish the first unit in Egypt To issue internationally accredited certificates to ensure that Egyptian products fulfill the conditions of the green economy, climate change, and reducing carbon emissions.

Eng. / Essam El-Naggar added that after completing the establishment of the unit, the possibility of issuing internationally accredited certificates will be available to accompany Egyptian exports to all countries of the world Which reflects its ability to compete in global markets and will be an important step to create a huge leap in the quality of Egyptian exports, which will help achieve the state’s strategy

     It is worth noting that international pioneers and experts in making the global economy carbon-free were brought in to train the unit’s technical team on how to provide assistance to Egyptian companies In addition to training them on how to monitor and identify all relevant international specifications as an initial step for accrediting the unit at the international level

At the end of the training opening ceremony for members of the unit’s technical team, Eng. / Essam Al-Naggar thanked the project management for the cooperation and continuous support of GOEIC.