Products covered: (ICS code(s): 11.040.10) Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment .
This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No. 499 /2023 (4 pages, in Arabic) that gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 4941 for ”Medical electrical equipment - Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of infant transport incubators” (49 pages, in Arabic).
It should be noted that the draft of this standard was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/348 dated 8 March 2023.
Worth mentioning is that this standard is technically identical with IEC 60601-2-20:2020
Producers and importers are kept informed of any amendments in the Egyptian standards through the publication of administrative orders in the official gazette.
Date of adoption: 18 December 2023
Date of entry into force: 5 January 2024
Agency or authority designated to handle comments and text available from:
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Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality
16 Tadreeb El-Modarrebeen St., Ameriya, Cairo - Egypt
E-mail: eos@idsc.net.eg/eos.tbt@eos.org.eg
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Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment (ICS code(s): 11.040.10)
