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Export Promotion Law No. 155 of 2002 stipulates that the Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry is responsible for issuing rules and procedures which guarantee Egyptian exports growth, open new markets and increase competitiveness in the global market.

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The Law unifies procedures at all customs points, establishes and develops databases to automate all customs procedures and increases the transparency of customs revenue procedures. 
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A commercial agent is defined under the Commercial Agency Law No. 120 of 1982 (and the Ministry of Economy’s Decree No. 342 of 1982) as a natural person or legal entity that submits tenders or concludes purchase, sale, lease contracts or provides services on behalf of and for producers, merchants or distributors. Such a person or entity must be registered in the Commercial Agents and Brokers Register at the Ministry of Industry and Foreign Trade.
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The process of registration –whether for agents or companies– is governed by the Commercial Register Law No. 34 of 1976 and its amendments (No. 98 of 1996). The basic rule is that anyone engaged in the commercial activity must register in the Commercial Register.
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Egypt promulgated the Anti-Dumping Law No. 161 of 1998 to protect the Egyptian economy from harmful practices of international commerce. The Law has led to a series of decisions issued by the Ministry of Supply and Internal Trading where penalties for anti-dumping practices were imposed and enforced,

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Next to the Customs Law, the Import and Export Regulation Law No. 118 of 1975 is the most important Law that organizes import and export activities.

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Competition Law No. 3 of 2005 issued in January 2005, followed by the issuance of its Executive Regulations in August 2005, aims to prevent the monopolistic practices that harm the Egyptian economy and deprive consumers of their rights to obtain goods of high quality at value prices. The Law considers the rights of manufacturers to enhance their economic effectiveness through access to global markets. To read more about the executive regulations, 
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Executive regulation
Law No 3 of 2005 Promulgating the Law on Protection of Competition and Prohibition of Monopolistic Practices
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