G/TBT/N/EGY/371  
14 November 2023  
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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.: 0222845528  
Fax: 0222845504  
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):  Concrete 
and concrete products (ICS code(s): 91.100.30); Construction of railways (ICS code(s): 
93.100) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft of the 
Egyptian Standard ES for "Railway applications - Track - Concrete sleepers and bearers - 
Part 1: General requirements"; (37 page(s), in Arabic)  
6. Description of conten t: This draft Standard defines technical criteria and control 
procedures which need to be satisfied by the constituent materials and the finished 
concrete sleepers and bearers, i.e.: precast concrete sleepers, twin -block reinforced 
sleepers, bearers for sw itches and crossings, and special elements for railway tracks.  
The main requirement of concrete sleepers and bearers is the transmission of vertical, 
lateral and longitudinal loads from the rails to the ballast or other support. In use, they 
are also exposed to frost damage and to moisture, which can result in detrimental 
chemical reactions within the sleeper.  
These mechanical tests are defined which provide assurance of the capability of sleepers 
or bearers to resist repetitive loading and provide suf ficient durability. In addition, 
controls are placed on manufacturing processes and tests to ensure that the concrete will 
not suffer degradation in service through chemical reaction and frost damage.  
Worth mentioning is that this draft standard is technic ally identical with EN 13230 -1/2016  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Safety requirements; Quality requirements  G/TBT/N/EGY/371  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
EN 13230 -1/2016  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
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