G/TBT/N/EGY/272  
5 October 2020  
(20-6738) 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  / tbteos@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):  Heat 
pumps (ICS 27.080), Refrigerating technology (ICS 27.200)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft of 
Egyptian standard ES 5056 -2 for "Refrigerating systems and heat pumps — Safety and 
environmental requirements — Part 2: Design, construction, testing, marking and 
documentation" (72 page(s), in Arabic)  
6. Description of content:  This part of this draft standard is applicable to the design, 
construction, and installation of refrigerating sy stems, including piping, components, 
materials, and ancillary equipment directly associated with such systems, which are not 
covered in other parts. It also specifies requirements for testing, commissioning, marking, 
and documentation. Requirements for sec ondary heat -transfer circuits are excluded 
except for any safety devices associated with the refrigerating system.  
This part of standard is applicable to new refrigerating systems, extensions or 
modifications of already existing systems, and for used syste ms, being transferred to and 
operated on another site.  
This part of standard applies to:  
a) refrigerating systems, stationary or mobile, of all sizes including heat pumps;  
b) secondary cooling or heating systems;  
c) the location of the refrigerating systems;  
d) replaced parts and added components after the adoption of this part of ES 5056 -2, if 
they are not identical in function and in capacity.  G/TBT/N/EGY/272  
 
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  This part of standard does not cover "motor vehicle air conditioners". It does not apply to 
goods in storage, with respect to spoilage or contamination, but it also applies in the case 
of the conversion of a system for another refrigerant.  
Worth mentioning is that this draft standard is technically identical with ISO 5149 -2:2014.  
7. Objective and  rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Safety requirements; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
• ISO 5149 -2:2014  
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  / tbteos@eos.org.eg   
Website: http://www.eos.org.eg   
Tel: + (202) 22845528  
Fax: + (202) 22845504