Products covered: Standardization. General rules (ICS code(s): 01.120); Packaging and distribution of goods in general (ICS code(s): 55.020).
This addendum concerns the notification of the Ministerial Decree No. 246 /2025 (5 pages, in Arabic) that gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian Standard ES 4299 "Packaging Recommendations for addressing consumer needs"; (28 page(s), in Arabic).
It should be noted that the draft of this standard was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/457 dated 12 March 2024.
Worth mentioning is that this standard is technically identical with ISO /IEC Guide 41:2018.
Producers and importers are kept informed of any amendments in the Egyptian standards through the publication of administrative orders in the official gazette.
Proposed date of adoption: 11 August 2025
Proposed date of entry into force: The day following the date of publication in the official gazette
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@eos.org.eg/eos.tbt@eos.org.eg
Website: http://www.eos.org.eg
Tel: + (202) 22845528
Fax: + (202) 22845504
Standardization. General rules (ICS code(s): 01.120); Packaging and distribution of goods in general (ICS code(s): 55.020)