G/TBT/N/EGY/312  
 
22 November 2021  
(21-8789) Page: 1/2 
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 notifi cation shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Pumps 
(ICS 23.080)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Ministerial 
Decree No. 221 /2021 (2 pages, in Arabic) mandating the Egyptian Standard ES 8441 
"Eco-design requirements for water pumps ener gy efficiency " (21 page(s), in Arabic)  
6. Description of content:  The Ministerial Decree No. 221/2021gives the producers and 
importers a six -month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian standard ES 8441.  
This standard establishes ecodesign requirem ents for the placing on the market of 
rotodynamic water pumps for pumping clean water, including where integrated in other 
products and requires an efficiency label.  
This standard shall not apply to:  
(a) water pumps designed specifically for pumping clean water at temperatures below – 
10 °C or above 120 °C, except with regard to the information requirements of Annex B, 
points B/2/12 to B/2/13;  
(b) water pumps designed only for fire -fighting applications;  
(c) displacement water pumps;  
(d) self -priming water pumps.  
Worth mentioning is that this standard is harmonized with the technical requirements of 
the European Directive and European union programs as following  
[1] COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 547/2012 of 25 June 2012.  G/TBT/N/EGY/312  
 
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  [2] European Commission Intell igent Energy Program.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment, consumer information, label requirement, 
conservation of Energy; Other  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Commission Regulation (EU) No 547/2012  
• European Commission Intelligent Energy Program  
• Ministerial Decree No. 221/2021  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  20 May 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  14 June 2021  
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: + (202) 22845528  
Fax: + (202) 22845504