Products covered: Footwear (ICS 61.060)
This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No.444/2024 (1 page, in Arabic) that gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 3571 for "Footwear and Its Parts" (16 pages, in Arabic) (partial amendment in 1 page, in Arabic).
It should be noted that the Ministerial Decrees No. 477/2018 (3 pages, in Arabic) which was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/194 dated 4 September 2018, the Ministerial Decrees No. 171/2020 (2 pages, in Arabic) which was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/194/Add.2 dated 4 June 2020, mandated among others the earlier versions of this Standard.
Worth mentioning is that this standard has been partially modified in the following:
- Item (2) Complementary specifications: add item No. (2/31) ISO 18454: Footwear Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing of footwear and components for footwear.
- Item (6) sample collection: add item No. (4/6) conditioning that Sample are conditioned according to ISO 18454.
- Table (1) as the following :(tests (natural) -part (sole) - property (Coefficient Of fraction)- value ( 4.5 ≤) - material (leather).
- Item (9/1) Data on the unit on pair of shoes: to be (the following information must be clearly, permanently and indelibly marked on the unit).
- Add item (9/2) Data of the package (The Eva slipper is exempt from having a primary package provided that the two slipper are connected to each other in suitable and non-separable manner easily).
Worth mentioning is that this standard complies with:
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
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ICS: (59.140) Leather and Leather products.