G/TBT/N/EGY/362  
19 June 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):  
Refrigerants and antifreezes (ICS code(s): 71.100.45)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) o f the notified document:  Draft of 
Egyptian standard ES 8403 for " specifications for fluorocarbon refrigerants"; (38 page(s), 
in Arabic)  
6. Description of content:  This draft of Egyptian standard specifies acceptable levels of 
contaminants (purity require ments) for fluorocarbon, hydrocarbon, and carbon dioxide 
refrigerants regardless of source and lists acceptable test methods. These refrigerants  
are as referenced in the ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 34 with Addenda and in ES 4855 :  
1.1.1 Single -Component Fluorocarbon Refrigerants: R -11; R -12; R -13; R -22; R -23; R -
32; R -113; R -114; R -115; R -116; R -123; R -124; R -125; R -134a; R -141b; R -142b; R -
143a; R -152a; R -218; R -227ea; R -236fa; R -245fa; R -1224yd(Z); R -1233zd(E); R -
1234yf; R -1234ze(E); R -1336mzz(Z); and R -1336mzz(E).  
1.1.2 Single Component Hydrocarbon Refrigerants: R -50; R -170; R -E170; R -290; R -600; 
R-600a; R -601;R -601a; R -610; R -1150; and R -1270.  
1.1.3 Carbon Dioxide Refrigerant: R -744. 
1.1.4 Zeotropic Blend Refrigerants: R -401A; R -401B; R -402A; R -402B; R -403A; R -403B; 
R-404A; R -405A;R -406A; R -407A; R -407B; R -407C; R -407D; R -407E; R -407F; R -407G; 
R-407H; R -407I; R -408A; R -409A; R -409B; R -410A; R -410B; R -411A; R -411B; R -412A; 
R-413A; R -414A; R -414B; R -415A; R -415B; R -416A;R -417A; R -417B; R -417C; R -418A; 
R-419A; R -419B; R -420A; R -421A; R -421B; R -422A; R -422B; R -422C;R -422D; R -422E; 
R-423A; R -424A; R -425A; R -426A; R -427A; R -428A; R -429A; R -430A; R -431A; R -G/TBT/N/EGY/362  
 
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  434A;R -435A; R -437A; R -438A; R -439A; R -440A; R -442A; R -444A; R -444B; R -445A; R -
446A; R -447A; R-447B;R -448A; R -449A; R -449B; R -449C; R -450A; R -451A; R -451B; R -
452A; R -452B; R -452C; R -453A; R -454A;R -454B; R -454C; R -455A; R -456A; R -457A; R -
458A; R -459A; R -459B; R -460A; R -460B; R -460C; R -461A; R - 462A; R -463A; R464A; 
and R465A.  
Worth mentioning is t hat this draft standard complies with AHRI Standard 700/2019 
Specifications for refrigerants".  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  safety requirements, consumer protection.; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
AHRI Standard 700/2019 "Specifications for refrigerants".  
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