Products covered: Equipment for children (ICS code: 97.190).
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 StandardES 8220-1 "Child care articles - Wheeled child conveyances - Part 1: Pushchairs and prams" (116 pages, in English).
It should be noted that the Ministerial Decree No. 103/2019 (2 pages, in Arabic) which was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/190/Add.1 dated 15 May 2019, the Ministerial Decree No. 610 /2020 (4 pages, in Arabic) which was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/190/Add.2 dated 31 March 2021, mandated among others the earlier versions of this standard and the draft of this standard was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/190 dated 4 September 2018, and G/TBT/N/EGY/190/Add.4 dated 19 February 2025.
Worth mentioning is that this standard adopts the technical content of EN 1888-1:2018+A1:2022.
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.
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ICS (97.190) - Equipment for children