G/TBT/N/EGY/416  
15 February 2024  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  EGYPT  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
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  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Laundry 
appliances (ICS code(s): 97.060)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified  document:  Ministerial 
Decree No. 499 /2023 (3 pages, in Arabic) mandating the Egyptian Standard ES 7295 " 
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Particular requirements for fabric 
steamers "; (58 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of con tent:  The Ministerial Decree No. 499 /2023 gives producers and 
importers a six -month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian standard ES 7295 
which deals with the safety of electric fabric steamers intended for household and similar 
purposes, their ra ted voltage being not more than 250 V including direct current (DC) 
supplied appliances and battery -operated appliances.  
Appliances not intended for normal household use, but that nevertheless possibly pose a 
source of danger to the public, such as appliances intended to be used by laymen in 
shops, laundries and dry cleaners, are within the scope of this standard.  
As far as is practicable, this standard deals with the common hazards presented by 
appliances that are encountered by all persons in and a round the home. However, in 
general, it does not take into account:  
– Persons (including children) whose physical, sensory or mental capabilities; or lack of 
experience and knowledge prevents them from using the appliance safely without 
supervision or inst ruction;  
– Children playing with the appliance.  G/TBT/N/EGY/416  
 
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  Attention is drawn to the fact that  
– For appliances intended to be used in vehicles or on board ships or aircraft, additional 
requirements can be necessary;  
–In many countries additional requirements are spe cified by the national health 
authorities, the national authorities responsible for the protection of labour and similar 
authorities.  
Worth mentioning is that this standard adopts the technical content of IEC 60335 -2-
85:2022  
7. Objective and rationale, in cluding the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Safety requirements.; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Ministerial Decree No. 499 /2023  
• IEC 60335 -2-85:2022  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  18 December 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  5 January 2024  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality  
Address: 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: + (20 2) 22845528  
Fax: + (202) 22845504