The Ministerial Decree No. 499 /2023 (4 pages, in Arabic) gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian standard ES 7280 which deals with the safety of electric oral hygiene appliances for household and similar purposes, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V, including direct current (DC) supplied appliances and battery-operated appliances.
Examples of appliances that this standard is applicable to are
- Oral irrigators;
- Toothbrushes.
As far as is practicable, this standard deals with the common hazards presented by appliances that are encountered by all persons in and around the home. However, in general, it does not take into account:
Attention is drawn to the fact that:
Worth mentioning is that this standard adopts the technical content of IEC 60335-2-52:2021
Domestic safety (ICS code(s): 13.120); Body care equipment (ICS code(s): 97.170)
