Products covered: Fertilizers (ICS code(s): 65.080)
This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No.445/2024 (2 pages, in Arabic) that gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 8539 for " Fertilizers – Marking – Presentation and declarations "; (partial amendment in 1 page, in Arabic).
It should be noted that the draft of this standard was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/477 dated 30 May 2024.
Worth mentioning is that this standard is technically identical with ISO 7409/2018.
This standard has been partially modified in the following items:
9/1/1 "Product name."
9/1/2 Type and grade of fertilizer, clause (9/3)
9/1/3 Installation, Clause (9/4)
9/1/4 Net mass or volume, clause (9/5)
9/1/5 Name and address of the person or entity responsible for compiling the data, clause (9/6).
9/1/6 Instructions for use, clause (9/7).
9/1/7 Warning sentences related to safety, clause (9/8).
9/1/8 In the case of a product sold by the Ministry of Agriculture, it must be written "For the Ministry of Agriculture (sponsored)."
For examples, see the appendices from Appendix (A) to (E).
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: 7 September 2024
Date of entry into force: 3 October 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
E-mail: eos@idsc.net.eg/eos.tbt@eos.org.eg
Website: http://www.eos.org.eg
Tel: + (202) 22845528 Fax: + (202) 22845504
Fertilizers (ICS code(s): 65.080)