Egypt Export and Import Control body to lead wheat inspections

The decree, issued by the prime minister and published in the official gazette on Sunday, said the GOEIC would have sole responsibility for inspecting wheat and other important agricultural goods and any such imports would require its approval.

The decree follows the resolution of a months-long standoff over wheat import rules that hampered the country's ability to purchase grains from abroad. It stipulates that companies still have the option of sending delegations abroad to inspect their cargoes at ports of origin at the expense of the supplying company.