Products covered: tissue paper (ICS: 85. 080.20)
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 3644 "paper products (tissue paper)" (partial amendment in 1 page, in Arabic).
It should be noted that the Ministerial Decree No. 174/2020 (2 pages, in Arabic) which was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/232/Add.1 dated 4 June 2020 mandated among others the earlier version of this standard, and the draft of this standard was formerly notified in G/TBT/N/EGY/232 dated 17 October 2019 and G/TBT/N/EGY/232/Add.2 dated 19 February 2025.
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.
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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