Products covered: (ICS code: 97.200.50) toys
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 3123-3 "Safety of toys - Part 3: Migration of certain elements" " (partial amendment in 1 page, in Arabic).
It should be noted that the Ministerial Decree No. 524/2021 (2 pages, in Arabic) which was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/16/Add.5 dated 14 February 2022, mandated among others the earlier version of this Standard.
Worth mentioning is that this standard has been partially modified in the following items:
- Table (2) Limits of migratory elements.
Worth mentioning is that this standard complies with EN 71-3:2013+A3:2018
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: 18 December 2023
Proposed date of entry into force: 5 January 2024
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
