Products covered: Equipment for children (ICS 97.190)
This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No. 559 /2022 (3 pages, in Arabic) that gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 8543 for "Child care articles - Bath tubs, stands and non-standalone bathing aids - Safety requirements and test methods" (39 page(s), in Arabic)
It should be noted that the draft of this standard was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/316 dated 14 March 2022.
Worth mentioning is that this standard is technically identical with EN 17072/2018
Producers and importers are kept informed of any amendments in the Egyptian standard through the publication of administrative orders in the official gazette.
Proposed date of adoption: 17 November 2022 .
Proposed date of entry into force: 6 December 2022.
Agency or authority designated to handle comments and text available from: National Enquiry Point Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality
16 Tadreeb El-Modarrebeen St., Ameriya, Cairo – Egypt
Tel: + (202) 22845528
Fax: + (202) 22845504
E-mail: eos@idsc.net.eg /eos.tbt@eos.org.eg Website: http://www.eos.org.eg
