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The law will require manufacturers to receive approval from their industry\u2019s division at the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and the Federation of Egyptian Industries before being listed in the Commercial Registry. The House of Representatives had <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2017\/04\/27\/house-escalates-beef-with-judiciary-in-one-of-its-most-active-days-ever\/\">signed off on the amendments in April<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Abdel Fattah El Sisi signed off yesterday on amendments to the Commercial Registration Act, Al Shorouk reports. The law will require manufacturers to receive approval from their industry\u2019s division at the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and the Federation of Egyptian Industries before being listed in the Commercial Registry. 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